Balloon Fabric, New York, 1981
Photograph by Mark Henle
" is inspecting the fabric part of her balloon, called the envelope. Before each flight, the envelope lies on the ground partially filled with air. The pilot walks around inside it, checking for rips and holes through which air might leak."
—From "Reach for the Skies," August 1982, National Geographic World magazine
2002年1月16日 气球布，纽约，1981年 马克·亨乐 摄影 [这位热气球驾手]正在检查她称为“信封”的气球的外皮。“信封”每次升空，都要用充入部分空气，让气球平展在地面上，驾手在里面来回检查那些空气可能漏走得裂缝和破洞。 ——1982年8月国家地理杂志《飞向天空》（作者：sznscand译）
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Burnt Forest, Idaho, 1995
Photograph by Raymond Gehman
"’That place was moonscaped,’ firefighters say of land like a part of Boise National Forest that burned in 1994. After years of overprotection from fire, trees burn hotter, faster, and more completely. ’We don’t know when it will recover,’ says a forester, ’or what it will be when it does. Maybe a brush field.’"
—From "The Essential Element of Fire," September 1996, National Geographic magazine
过火后的森林，爱达荷州，1995年 雷蒙德·格曼 摄影 “那里同月球表面一样了”，救火队员如是评价1994年过火后的博伊斯国家森林的一处。由于数年的严格防火工作，导致树木燃烧更旺更快更彻底。一名护林员说：“我们不知道何时才能恢复，也不知道即使恢复后是什么样子。也许永远是片刷子一样的原野。” ——摘自1996年9月国家地理杂志《火灾的必要性》（作者：sznscand译）
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Trumpeter Swan, Wyoming, 1984
Photograph by James P. Blair
A trumpeter swan glides across the surface of the Yellowstone River. Trumpeter swans once faced extinction; today their numbers are rebounding.
2002年1月18日 号手天鹅，怀俄明州，1984年 詹姆斯·P·布莱尔 摄影 一只号手天鹅游过黄石河河面。号手天鹅一度面临灭绝之境地，如今它们的数量开始反弹了。（作者：sznscand译）
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Organ Pipe Cactus, Arizona, 1998
Photograph by Peter Essick
Home to more than 20 varieties of cactus—including its namesake, the organ pipe—Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument lies between the Ajo Mountains of Arizona and the Mexico border.
2002年1月19日 琴管仙人掌（Organ Pipe Cactus），亚利桑那州，1998年 彼得·埃斯科 摄影 这里是超过20种之多仙人掌的老家，包括琴管这个名字。著名的琴管仙人掌国家纪念牌位于亚利桑那州Ajo山脉同墨西哥边境之间。 ——本片刊于1998年11月国家地理杂志《荒野，隔离了美洲土地》（作者：sznscand译）
—Photograph published in "Wilderness: America’s Lands Apart," November 1998, National Geographic magazine
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Thomaston Peaches, Georgia, 1925
Photograph by Jacob Gayer
The town of Thomaston, Georgia, is represented by a peach-crate float in Fort Valley’s fourth annual Peach Blossom Festival.
—Published in the Odyssey: The Art of Photography at National Geographic book in 1988 by Jane Livingston with Frances Fralin and Declan Haun
2002年1月20日 托马斯顿蟠桃，佐治亚州，1925年 雅各布·盖亚 摄影 在福特河谷第四届桃花节上，佐治亚州托马斯顿镇的标志就是这个像满装桃子木箱的花车。 ——简·利文斯顿，弗兰斯·弗兰林和迪克兰·胡恩刊于1988年国家地理书籍《摄影之旅》（作者：sznscand译）
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Sequoia-Kings Canyon, California, 1997
Photograph by Peter Essick
The Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, in California’s Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, covers 736,980 acres (298,245 hectares).
—Photograph published in "Wilderness: America’s Lands Apart," November 1998, National Geographic magazine
2002年1月21日 红杉-国王峡谷，加利福尼亚州，1997年 彼得·埃斯科 摄影 红杉-国王峡谷荒野，位于加利福尼亚州红杉及国王峡谷国家公园，月736,980平方英里（合298,245公顷）。 ——本片刊于1998年11月国家地理杂志《荒野，隔离了美洲土地》（作者：sznscand译）
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Titanic Bow, North Atlantic Ocean, 1988
Photograph by Emory Kristof
"Working two and a half miles deep, Emory Kristof made his haunting Titanic portrait with a pair of submersibles carrying nearly 10,000 watts of high-intensity lighting."
2002年1月22日 泰坦尼克号船头，北大西洋，1988年 爱默瑞·克里斯托弗 摄影 爱默瑞·克里斯托弗下潜2.5英里（合4公里）深，使用了一对携带了10万瓦高强度亮光的潜艇，才拍摄到他念念牵挂的泰坦尼克号影像。 ——摘自1999年12月国家地理杂志《地理百年》（作者：sznscand译）
—From "Geographic Century," December 1999, National Geographic magazine
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Moorea Dolphins, French Polynesia, 1996
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Dolphins follow a tight choreography in the Dolphin Quest program at Moorea’s Beachcomber resort.
(Photography taken on assignment for, but not published in, "French Polynesia," June 1997, National Geographic magazine)
2002年1月23日 Moorea岛海豚，法属波利尼西亚，1996年 Jodi cobb 摄影 在Moorea岛名胜海岸巨浪，海豚们按照"追寻海豚"节目的严格编舞在表演。 ——本片为1997年6月国家地理杂志《法属波利尼西亚》而摄，但未刊发。（作者：sznscand译）
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Dutton Point, Grand Canyon, 1993
Photograph by Bruce Dale
"’You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted...,’ said John Wesley Powell in 1895 of his favorite place, Dutton Point on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon."
—From "John Wesley Powell: Vision for the West," April 1994, National Geographic magazine
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Forest Spirit, Makao, Congo, 1999
Photograph by Michael K. Nichols
"To recruit his team, Fay went to Makao, a Motaba River village frequented by Bambendjellé living as they have for thousands of years—in a world ruled by forest spirits such as Ekambo Deki, a hunting deity ’captured’ at a forest camp and made to dance."
—From "Megatransect," October 2000, National Geographic magazine
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Lone Cannon, Tennessee, 1993
Photograph by Bruce Dale
"A lone cannon stands at the edge of Bloody Pond in Shiloh National Military Park in Tennessee, yards from where Captain Powell lost his right arm below the elbow to a Confederate rifle ball in April 1862."
—From "John Wesley Powell: Vision for the West," April 1994, National Geographic magazine
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Gorilla Gathering, Mbeli Bai, Congo, 1998
Photograph by Michael K. Nichols
"One hundred three and counting. That’s the number of lowland gorillas researchers in Congo have identified at this natural clearing called Mbeli Bai, a hot spot for the study of gorilla social life."
—From "Final Edit," October 2000, National Geographic magazine
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Art Class, Havana, Cuba, 1998
Photograph by David Alan Harvey
"Work on the 18th-century Casa del Marqués de Arcos began with structural stabilization. As renovation progresses, eight-year-old Adel Acea does a painting for his art class."
—From "The Rebirth of Old Havana," June 1999, National Geographic magazine
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Urubamba River, Peru, 1998
Photograph by Frans Lanting
"The only roads into this rugged area of south-central Peru are rivers such as the Urubamba. Feeding these waterways, frequent rains also support an abundance of elaborately interconnected life. Development would bring irreversible changes, threatening plants and animals before scientists even have a chance to identify them."
—From "Wilderness Headcount," February 1999, National Geographic magazine
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Nudibranch, Western Pacific Ocean, 1996
Photograph by David Doubilet
"Gliding over filter-feeding strawberry ascidians and stinging hydroids, a greenspot nudibranch senses the sea with hornlike organs called rhinophores. Orange frills on its back are gills. These shell-less snails eat sponges, hydroids, and ascidians that are poisonous to other creatures, incorporating the toxins. Nudibranchs advertise their nastiness with poster colors."
—From "Coral Eden," January 1999, National Geographic magazine
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Sturgeon River, Michigan, 1997
Photograph by Peter Essick
Ottawa National Forest covers nearly one million acres (405,000 hectares) in the Western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The Sturgeon River rushes through a 300-foot (91-meter) gorge.
—Photographs published in "Wilderness: America’s Lands Apart," November 1998, National Geographic magazine
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Venice Carnival, Italy, 1994
Photograph by Sam Abell
"Panache goes on parade during Venice’s Carnival. Today’s pageantry lasts only ten days—a shadow of the two-month-long bacchanals of the 1700s."
—From "Venice: More Than a Dream," February 1995, National Geographic magazine
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Brain Specimen, Washington, D.C., 1992
Photograph by Bruce Dale
"A scientist to the end, Powell willed researchers his brain—which now rests in a preservative at the Smithsonian Institution."
—From "John Wesley Powell: Vision for the West," April 1994, National Geographic magazine
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Football Game, Provo, Utah, 1993
Photograph by James P. Blair
At the Brigham Young University football stadium, 65,000 Cougar fans cheer as the Wasatch Range looms in the distance.
(Photographed while on assignment for, but not published in, "Utah," January 1996, National Geographic magazine)
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Sapphire Mining, Madagascar, 1998
Photograph by Frans Lanting
"Get rich quick—that’s the fantasy of fortune hunters who in recent years have swarmed into the Ankarana Nature Reserve in search of sapphires. Besides hunting lemurs and other endangered species to feed themselves, these miners have stripped and scoured the land, increasing soil erosion and damaging the watershed."
—From "Restoring Madagascar," February 1999, National Geographic magazine
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