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A small fleet of gondolas sail under Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal as part of the annual Regata Storica - an annual pageant which recreates the tradition of parading barges and boats once enjoyed by leaders of the ancient Republic of Venice
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Rowers in period dress lead the procession aboard the Bucintoro (pictured) once used to transport the Doge and his wife, along the Grand Canal past St Mark's Basilica. The Flag of Veneto is hoisted at the boat's hull in a nostalgic nod to the former republic
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Aboard the Bucintoro, a small band of trumpet players herald the beginning of the procession. A large Flag of Veneto trails behind in the water as crowds gather on rickety wooden planks and floating stalls
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Spectators gather on Rialto Bridge to watch the pageant pass beneath them. The procession is followed by four competitive races in which gondoliers show off their rowing skills
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In Mr Johansson's image Expecting Winter, a woman is photographed sewing together blankets of snow across an autumn landscape
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Go Your Own Road, showing a man pulling an asphalt road across land, combines photos of a man pulling a blanket and pictures of the scene
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This image, called Landfall, was created by photographing a cardboard model with paint running down it, then adding photographs of a real house and field on to it
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The Cover Up shows two men covering a gloomy landscape with a picturesque wallpaper of green trees, fields and a bright orange sunset
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Roadworkers Coffee Break, which shows a digger carving a noughts and crosses game on the road, is a surreal picture but one which could easily pass off as genuine
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Downside of the Upside, which Mr Johansson made in 2009, is an illusion showing two people impossibly standing on opposite sides of the same bridge
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Beautiful destruction: Darvin Atkeson's pictures show the 4,500-acre blaze making its way through one of the most beautiful national parks in America
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Helicopter rescue: Hikers being evacuated off the park's iconic Half Dome peak, which rises nearly 5,000ft above Yosemite Valley
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Clouds of smoke billow across the skies. Yosemite National Park has been hit by a fire which has destroyed 4,500 acres of the park
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Vibrant colours: Many of the photographs were taken at twilight under a full moon. Atkeson says the Yosemite is 'one of the most stunning National Parks'
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Terrifying beauty: The Meadow Fire has been raging for weeks but the blaze has recently spread dramatically
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Raging inferno: Bloody red skies and forbidding clouds of smoke blocking out the dusky evening sky
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Otherworldly scenes: The Meadow Fire was started by a lightning strike and has turned into a raging inferno due to the drought affecting parts of California
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Don't look down: El Caminito del Rey has earned a reputation as the most dangerous and scariest walkway in the world
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Breath-taking scenery: Known as the King’s Pathway, the walkway is situated in the Gaitanes Gorge near the town of El Chorro in southern Spain
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Tragic history: El Caminito del Rey was shut down by authorities after five people plunged to their deaths in 1999 and 2000
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Dangerous path: The metre-wide concrete walkway, supported by steel stanchions, fell into disrepair and had wide gaps that put hikers' lives at risk
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When a 2.5-mile stretch reopens as a tourist attraction in January, it will be reinforced and have a security fence to make it safer for visitors
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Walk this way: Thrill-seeking locals and tourists continued to navigate the walkway even though its entrances were closed and they risked a fine
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Must have a head for heights: Authorities plan to charge admission and limit the number of visitors when the footpath reopens next year
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This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point last week.
a scene you will probably never get to see in person, so take a moment and enjoy the North Pole.
And, you also see the sun below the moon,
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Around 430,000 acres of land in California will be left fallow by draught this year because there hasn't been enough rain or snow. Forecasters have predicted that it is set to continue until the end of the year and possibly beyond
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In early 2014 no water had reached the Rye Path Dam that lies on the Humboldt River in Nevada. As of Thursday, 81 per cent of the state had severe
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Boats crowd a marina in this large reservoir in Lake Oroville north of Sacramento in California. The water levels have shrunk drastically during the drought
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The water levels at Shasta Lake in California are 65 per cent below their. Officials in the city have put Emergency Water Use Restrictions in place to stop residents from using too much
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Sun City in Phoenix, Arizona - the population of which has grown four-fold since 1970 - uses a 336-mile-long system of canals and pipelines to carry water from the Colorado River through the desert
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The incredible mid-air takeaway was captured by Malaysian photographer Phoo Chan on a trip to Gomes Park in Fremont, California
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The photographer said this sort of behaviour is also known as a food-exchange ritual, which begins during the birds' nesting season
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The white-tailed kite was rendered almost extinct in California in the 1930s and 1940s by shooting and egg-collecting. Although they are now considered to be common again, the distribution of the species is patchy
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Capturing the images just twenty metres above him, Phoo watched from the ground as the white-tailed kite passed over the meadow vole to her youngster
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Being able to catch the vole in mid-air is part of the chick's formative training, before the bird is old enough to hunt on its own without its mother
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Otherworldly: The travertine terraces of Pamukkale, Turkey - a Unesco World Heritage Site - have been created by the carbonate mineral in flowing water building up
Travertine Terraces - Pamukkale, Turkey
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Don't look behind you: Devil's Pool is adjacent to Victoria Falls in Zambia - swimmers can look out over a 355-foot drop
Devil's Pool - Victoria Falls, Zambia
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Heavenly: The tiered waterfall in Laos emerges from shallow pools which cascade into a 60-foot waterfall
Kuang Si Waterfall - Luang Prabang, Laos
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Warm water: Natural hot springs feed into the ocean in São Miguel, Portugal, creating warm bathing water in this natural rock pool amongst black lava rocks
Ponta di Ferreira - São Miguel, Portugal
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Pool with a view: It's quite a hike up to the Top Ponds at Valley View Hot Springs, but the view is worth the effort
Top Ponds, Valley View Hot Springs - Villa Grove, Colorado
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To infinity and beyond: Sydney has many tidal pools along its coastline, but the ones at Coogee Beach are arguably the most beautiful
Coogee Beach Tidal Pools - Sydney, Australia
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Into the wild: Geothermal springs make the warm mineral waters of the Caldeira Velha pleasant to bathe in
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Idyllic island: Water Cay, in Turks and Caicos in the Caribbean, has gone on the market with Sotheby's International for £36m
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Wish you were here? The 435-acre-long stretch of land boasts white sands and is surrounded by crystal-clear turquoise waters
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White sandy beaches: Water Cay has been described as the 'finest private island development opportunity in the Caribbean'
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Island life: The beautiful island, which is 435 acres-long - is uninhabited and boasts clear waters and fluffy white sand
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And relax ... one lucky owner could be calling this idyllic island home after it was put on the market for a staggering £36m
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Going underground: Josh Hydeman captured this incredible photo of a network of caves tunnelling beneath Washington
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Experienced climbers: The group said the cave network - which formed more than 8,000 years ago - would not be suitable for beginners
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Stunning colours: The cave network was formed thousands of years ago by layers of lava building on top of each other inside a deep canyon
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It is believed the cave system under Washington was first explored by children after loggers discovered it
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What lies beneath: The colourful network of caves stretch for more than two miles under Washington state
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Long way down: Adventurer Eric Guth explores the cave network under Washington, with photos taken by Josh Hydeman
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Beautiful formations: The rocks - explored by Eric Guth - formed hundreds of feet underground after lava layers built in a deep canyon
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This otherworldly landscape is really a natural sulphur spring in Dallol, Ethopia
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Created by high levels of salt, the ground appears as though it could be home to extraterrestrial life forms
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New Zealand-based photographer, Bradley Ambrose, captured these impressive sights
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Battling intense heats of up to 53 degrees Celsius, Bradley ventured to the Afar region to shoot
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'It's like stepping onto another planet,' Bradley said of visiting the springs
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Although it may look like a lake, the salt ground is actually several kilometres deep in places
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Though Bradley is from Rotorua, where they have their own springs, he was struck by the beauty in Dallol
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The photograph, Mangroves, was taken at Wellington Point in Brisbane
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Debbie Fowler shot this photograph from an open door helicopter ride over the Cambridge Gulf on the North Coast of Western Australia
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Australian photographer Ben Neale said 'This image took 2 weeks of flying and scouting for all the elements to finally come together, although the herds where numerous, to get a family group like this out in the open, in formation, on the red tinged grass was very difficult'
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Haibo Chi's Posture of kingfisher
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Photographer Mohammad Reza Domiri said using a tripod inside the Vakil bath in Shiraz, Iran is banned
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The image captures the Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City
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The key elements for 'Macau Painting' was location, height, drops, colour and culture
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This photograph captures Ross Jones Memorial Pool, Coogee Beach, Sydney, Australia
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Ed Cooley's 'A Mysterious Land' captures Zhanjiajie National Forest, Hunan Province, China
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' The Rock' - Hermitage of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, in the north of Spain
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Photographer Timo Lieber said, 'Earlier this year, I camped in the Rubʿ al Khali - the world's largest sand desert and one of the driest places on the planet. With only desert mice for company and endless sandstorms, it was also one of the more challenging environments I have worked in so far. But the reward came in form of amazing dune shapes and beautiful light'
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This medieval church that dates to the 12th century sits on this tiny little island called Cribinau in Wales, which is surrounded by a sea wall
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Julien Bastide photographs Montreal, Quebec from below the "Échangeur Turcot" which is a three level freeway interchange
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Jason Henthorne's 'Miami in the morning'
