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Happy Earth Day: 20 Photos That Celebrate Nature’s True Beauty

By Johanna - 4 min read

We’re celebrating Earth Day with this round-the-world adventure of an image collection!

“50 years from now what will they say about us here? Did we care for the water and the fragile atmosphere?”
– Prince, Planet Earth (2007)

Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Launched as a movement to give planet earth a voice and to make environmental concerns front page news back in 1970, it is celebrated in more than 193 countries. Over 1 billion earthlings are getting involved this year – and this is my contribution. I curated this collection of planet earth images to celebrate Earth Day 2016.

20 pictures that show us just how beautiful nature really is:

Tian Tou Zhai, Guangxi, China

High angle view of town on houses during foggy weather
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Insung Choi

Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia

Scenic view of salt flat at salar de uyuni against blue sky

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Igor Fain

Northern Lights,Tromsø, Norway

Scenic view of lake against star field at dusk

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Ignatius Tan

Cappadocia, Turkey

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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.

Large hole with clear water

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Leonardo Pinheiro

Badīyah, Oman

Low angle view of desert against sky
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Geyser in Iceland

Rear view of tourist taking picture of geyser
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Dennis Montanaro

Cliffs of Etretat, France

Scenic view of sea against cloudy sky

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Grand Canyon, U.S.

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Jozsef Novobaczky

Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan

Flowers blooming at hitachi seaside park against sky
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Keiko Tanaka

Mount Etna, Italy

Smoke emitting from volcano

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Rice Field in Mae Chaem, Thailand

High angle view of woman working in rice field

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Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina

SCENIC VIEW OF SNOWCAPPED MOUNTAINS

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, United Kingdom

Built structure against cloudy sky

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Savannah in Kenya

Elephants on grassy field against cloudy sky

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Alberta, Canada

Calm lake against rocky mountains
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Victor Aerden

Wadi Rum, Jordan

SCENIC VIEW OF ROCKY MOUNTAINS

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Amr Alnuaimat

Skagit Valley, Washington, U.S.

Fields of tulips

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Biju Chandroth

Kilauea Volcano,Hilo, Hawaii

High angle view of smoke emitting at kilauea volcano

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Michael Schott

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

People paddleboarding in lake geneva
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Nicolas Ayer

Want to see more incredible photos of planet earth? Our curated collections of weather photos, travel pictures, global warming images and nature stock photos are the perfect place to start.

Oh, and don’t forget to check out our interview with Antarctic photographer Nicolas Bayou: Earth Day: An Antarctic Photographer’s Warning of Climate Change!

Header photo by @cali66.