The best photos of the past week (March 14-20) from National Geographic

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Traditionally, when one week ends and another begins, Culturology.rf together with National Geographic gives you a selection of the best photos of the week. What interesting things have talented photographers, both professionals and amateurs, filmed during this time?

March 14th

It is no secret that many peoples honor their domestic animals, worship them as deities, especially those that provide food and shelter. So, a shepherd from the Sudanese Dinka tribe (pictured) takes care of his cows, tirelessly, believing that the soul of the animal understands everything, and thanks his owner for affection, care and care with good milk.

March 15th

In China, next to the famous Shaolin Monastery, there is the Talin Cemetery, or, as it is also called, the "Forest of Pagodas". This forest consists of more than two hundred pagodas-tombs, in which the bones of the monks and abbots who served in the monastery rest. The more important the monk was, the more "layers" there are in his pagoda. Often in the same tomb, but several levels lower, the followers, disciples of the monk, are also buried.

March 16

A sight worthy of canvas and oil: festive fireworks in the center of New York, which can be seen from almost all over the metropolis.

March 17

In southern Alaska, there is a place with a surprisingly poetic name: Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. It is located in the Katmai National Park, which formed around the stratovolcano of the same name. The valley is located on the western slope of the volcano. It was discovered by American researchers in 1915, completely devoid of vegetation, and only fumaroles - gushing hot vapors and gases - showed signs of life. Thanks to fumaroles, this area got its name. True, today there is no smoke or gases in the valley - only a name remains in memory of the formidable volcano and its no less formidable eruption.

18th of March

In the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Reserve in the Gulf of Mexico, tubular sponges have grown over the steel pillars that support the gas platform. This is how artificial reefs were formed, one of the attractions of interest to those who are fond of diving.

19 march

Israeli shepherds, more precisely, a shepherd and a little shepherd boy, are playing the serenade with a flock of goats that graze below, literally a few miles from the place where David himself tended his flocks.

20th of March

Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, these funny miniature animals, are considered an endangered species of dwarf pigs, but for many animal lovers it is a welcome pet, unusual and very cute. So, in many families, pot-bellied pigs are considered almost members of the family, and a pig named Daisy May from Minnesota (pictured) may not be afraid that one day it will end up on the festive table in the form of a delicacy.