The Golden Gate Bridge, just before sunrise. (Photo: Michael Bennett/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot)
Photo: Joel Brady-Power/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Mount Baker, Wash.
"After three days of snowstorms on Mount Baker in Washington State, I snowshoed through thigh-deep snow to get this pristine view of Mount Shuksan at sunrise."
Photo: Florentina Tilvic/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
"Acacia tree and gnus grazing in the sunrise at Masai Mara reserve in Kenya."
Photo: Mathieu Dupuis/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Montparnasse, Paris
"Magic hour in the streets of Paris. Montparnasse, Ile-de-France, France."
Photo: Raymond Choo/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Santorini, Greece
"The picturesque Oia village is located on a sheer cliff on the northern tip of the volcanic Santorini island in Greece. It is famous for its architecture and sunset views."
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Vltava River, Prague
"Frosty morning in Prague. Silhouette of swans on Vltava River in mystery fog."
Photo: Sergiy Kadulin/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Kamchatka, Russia
"Klyuchevskoy volcano eruption as seen in the morning, when first sunlight touches smoke from the crater. Kamchatka, Russia, September 2013."
Photo: Nan Li Toh/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Matterhorn, Switzerland
"This is any photographer's regular spot for sunrise but I took a bet with sunset and it worked out pretty well. The timing had to be just right. I waited for the sun to disappear behind the peak of Matterhorn, and the colors started to become warm and just about enough for me to capture this shot of the Riffelsee Lake with Matterhorn and the surroundings in the reflections of the lake."
Photo: Mark Donougher/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Monument Valley, Utah
"Sunset provides magical light for less than five minutes on the Diné deities."
Photo: Lazar Ovidiu/National Geographic Travel's Your Shot
Rodna, Romania
"Mist hovers in the air during the golden hour in Rodna, Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania."
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