End of the World
Photo and caption by Sean Hacker Teper
Location: Banos, Ecuador
This photo, taken at the ‘end of the world’ swing in Banos, Ecuador, captures a man on the swing overlooking an erupting Mt. Tungurahua. The eruption took place on February 1st, 2014. Minutes after the photo was taken, we had to evacuate the area because of an incoming ash cloud.
Divine Makeover
Photo and caption by Mahesh Balasubramanian
Location: Kaveripattinam, Tamilnadu, India
Taken during “The Mayana Soora Thiruvizha” festival takes place every March in the small village of Kaveripattinam, the day after Mahashivarathiri (The great night of Shiva). The festival is devoted to Angalamman, a fierce guardian deity worshipped widely in Southern India.
A well earned rest in the Sahara
Photo and caption by Evan Cole
Location: Summit of Tin-Merzouga, Tadrat, Tassili N’Ajjer National Park, Algeria
Photos are courtesy of the 2014 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
