61. Sunrise at Grand Prismatic Spring

Possible Camera Used: DJI Mavic Air 2
Where to Buy: DJI Drones
Cost: $799*
The Grand Prismatic Spring is part of Yellowstone National Park, and it is one of the most naturally colorful landscapes in America. The Spring really is a rainbow, following white light through a prism. The colors are due to bacteria that live in the hot spring for the heat.

Sunrise at Grand Prismatic Spring @Nicolasintravel / Unsplash.com
One photographer, Jassen T., captured this aerial photograph of the Spring in all its colorful glory. He took the picture at sunrise, calling it “Long Shadows.” The aerial picture really gave the photograph the entire rainbow spectrum, providing an angle that most people usually do not get to see. A DJI Mavic 2 could have been the aerial camera used to take this picture.

62. Red Skies of Deadvlei

Possible Camera Used: Canon Powershot SX70 HS
Where to Buy: Canon
Cost: $599*
This ethereal photograph is so fantastical that it looks almost like a Salvador Dali painting. But, as Hamish Mitchell, the National Geographic photographer can tell you, it’s very real. He took this photo in the Namib-Naukluft Park, located in Namibia. Deadvlei is a white clay salt pan near Sossusvlei.

Red Skies of Deadvlei @therapie-brendel / Pinterest
Deadvlei’s name translates to “Dead Marsh.” The white clay contrasts with the red sand dunes behind it, which reach 350 feet in height, creating a sky-like background. The landscape is dotted with dead camel thorn trees, which are between 600 and 700 years old. The blackened trees are cut off from water because of the dunes, so the entire spectacle is completely surreal.

63. Ruakuri Cave

Possible Camera Used: FujiFilm X-T2 APS-C Mirrorless Digital Camera
Where to Buy: Walmart
Cost: $1,419*
Shaun Jeffers took this surreal photograph inside the Ruakuri Cave in New Zealand. He took it at the farthest point in the cave humans can travel before they run out of air. The blue, twinkly lights are caused by glowworms. The glowworms’ light highlights the Ruakuri’s limestone textures, creating an amazing effect.

Ruakuri Cave @SHAUN JEFFERS / Pinterest
Jeffers discussed the labor-intensive process to even get to the scene of the photo. He abseiled down a 115-foot hole, climbed, walked, and swam through tiny dark passages, and then set up gear in chest-deep, pitch-black water for six minutes. A possible camera that could have taken such a photo is the Fuji X-T2, a splash-proof camera that is excellent for nighttime (or cave-time) photography.

64. Superstition Mountains

Possible Camera Used: Pentax K1 Full-Frame DLSR
Where to Buy: LensAuthority
Cost: $1,100*
Photographer Mike Oblinski called this his “best lightning photo to date,” and we have to agree. The storm photographer said he almost went to bed instead of capturing this shot, but instinct told him to check his radar one more time. When Oblinski saw that a storm was developing over the Apache Junction’s Superstition Mountains, he rolled out of bed.

Superstition Mountains @crotalusfreak / Twitter.com
He drove there and waited for an hour and a half until the lightning crashed. The photograph happened in a ten-second span, and it captured an amazing scene. A possible camera used to take this picture is the Pentax K1 Full-Frame DSLR, which is great for nighttime landscape photography.

65. The “Leuvenumse Beek”

Possible Camera Used: Nikon D810
Where to Buy: Nikon USA , Walmart
Cost: $2,564.95*
Jacob Kaptein often returned to the scene of this photo to take several pictures of this beech tree in the Leuvenumse Beek, a 9.3-mile hiking trail in Gelderland, Netherlands. This beech was placed in its river by a nature organization trying to increase the river bottom’s heterogeneity and water retention. Dead wood in the stream would also prevent flooding in the autumn during the rainy season.

The “Leuvenumse Beek” @natuurgebieden / Pinterest
Kaptein said the “little beech” tree in his photo was “trying to survive” under harsh conditions. He captured the photo of the brave little tree in the evening. A possible camera used is the Nikon D810, often used for nighttime or darkly-lit nature photography.

66. Lighting Over Tuscany

Possible Camera Used: Canon 7D Mark II APS-C DSLR
Where to Buy: Walmart
Cost: $1,499*
Gilbert Fitoussi captured this photograph and submitted it to the National Geographic “Your Shot” competition in 2017. Fitoussi said he was “waiting for this lightning” when a storm broke out over Pienza, Tuscany. It was a one-in-a-million shot, capturing this purple streak of lightning as it touched down on some Tuscan farmland (hopefully not near any people).

Lighting Over Tuscany @pmcaine / Pinterest
The possible camera used to capture such an amazing photograph is the Canon 7D Mark II, a common camera that is used by professionals. It has a 4.5/5-star rating on Google (out of 1,225 reviews), and you can buy it from B&H, Walmart, or the Canon website.

67. Kings of Shanghai

Possible Camera Used: iPhone Camera
Where to Buy: Apple
Cost: $599-$799*
Alexander Remnev is yet another Instagram user who gets a lot of likes taking some of the world’s most dangerous photos. The selfie-taking stuntman was posing with two of his friends—who also looked remarkably happy and calm—atop a super high building in Shanghai.

Kings of Shanghai @Alexander Remnev / Facebook.com
This photo was taken at just one of many places to climb in Shanghai. Thrill-seekers also have climbed crane jibs from unfinished construction sites in the Chinese city. Two climbers previously scaled a 2,073-foot crane near the Shanghai Tower (these two were the same ones who climbed the Great Pyramids of Giza, much to the Egyptian government’s displeasure).

68. Baja California Drifts

Possible Camera Used: DJI Inspire 2
Where to Buy: DJI Drones
Cost: $2,599*
Baja California borders California, and the Mexican state is home to many mountains and beaches that border both the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. Baja California is of the world’s most beautiful regions, and that unique beauty was captured by photographer Stas Bartnikas.

Baja California Drifts @natgeo / Pinterest
Bartnikas took an aerial photograph of the place where the ocean and Colorado River meet in Baja California. The result were tree-like tributary formations that stretched out across an arid-looking landscape. To take an aerial photograph like this, Bartnikas might have used a drone like the DJI Inspire 2, one of the industry-leaders in drone photography.

69. Hills of Palouse

Possible Camera Used: Nikon D500
Where to Buy: Walmart
Cost: $1,469.95*
This amazing photograph looks like a rolling sea of green. Palouse is located in Washington State, and its hills and valleys have led the region to be nicknamed the “Tuscany of America.” Palouse’s fields are green seas of wheat, canola, and lentils, and the scenic drive there is beautiful year-round.

Hills of Palouse @ritalenaers / Pinterest
Hamish Mitchell took this picture, possible with a camera like the Nikon D500, which is one of the clearest cameras for nature photography, able to capture a scene like this with precision. The D500, available at Nikon USA for $1,500-$2,100, or at Walmart for a little cheaper. At Walmart, the D500 is priced at around $1,470.

70. Cosmic Scotland

Possible Camera Used: DJI Inspire 2
Where to Buy: DJI Drones
Cost: $2,599*
Photographer Fabrice Petruzzi was traveling through Scotland when he saw a shot so beautiful that it became his “first objective.” Petruzzi said he spent “hours and days” trying to capture “Cosmic Scotland,” his otherworldly picture of Scottish hills, rock formations, and a Celtic spire, all framed by a beautiful sky. Depending on the vantage point (if this truly is an aerial photograph), a drone like the Inspire 2 might have been used.

Cosmic Scotland @dinhbaoboilovely / Pinterest
The Celtic spiral, located in the lower left corner, was and still is a major symbol in Celtic Paganism. Called the Triskelion, this spiral first began appearing on landscapes such as this in the Neolithic Era. According to Petruzzi, it represents a “higher spirit[ual] form.” Ancient Celtic people thought it also symbolized the “sun[‘s] cosmic energy.”

71. Flight of the Seagull

Possible Camera Used: Sony Alpha A7 III
Where to Buy: Best Buy
Cost: $1,899.99*
The Reynisdrangar stacks are some of the most beautiful natural formations in Iceland. These basalt sea stacks are located under Reynisfjall, a mountain near the coastal village of Vik i Myrdal in southern Iceland. The salt stacks are near a black sand beach that has made many “Most Beautiful Beaches” lists.

Flight of the Seagull @Acarbey23 / Pinterest
Photographer Vincenzo Mazza captured these stacks in a storm. He snapped a right-place-right-time shot of a seagull flying over the tumultuous ocean with the Reynisdrangar lurking in the background. The possible camera used could have been the very durable Sony Alpha A7 III, available at Best Buy for $1,899.99.

72. On Top of Hong Kong

Possible Camera Used: iPhone Camera
Where to Buy: Apple
Cost: $599-$799*
Daniel Lau (Instagram handle: @daniel_lau) is one of the most famous daredevil photographers on social media. He has shot many a gasp-inducing photo, and this is no exception. Taken at the top of a skyscraper in Hong Kong, the photo shows Lau balancing for his life thousands of feet in the air.

On Top of Hong Kong @daniel__lau / Instagram.com
Lau has over 100,000 followers on Instagram, and he often details the lengths to which he has gone to get the perfect shot. The Hong Kong government has tried to warn people off taking these thousand-foot photos, to no avail. So far, there haven’t been any bans on these stomach-turning selfies.

73. Mill Valley Fog

Possible Camera Used: Olympus Tough TG-6
Where to Buy: Amazon
Cost: $349*
California’s Mount Tamalpais is considered a symbol of the beautiful Marin County region. Mount Tamalpais is 2,572 feet tall, and it provides some of the most beautiful views and vistas in the world. One photographer, Christopher Markisz, climbed to the peak of Tamalpais to capture the waves of fog rolling over Mill Valley, California.

Mill Valley Fog @juliannetoohey / Pinterest
The fog looks almost like a sea sweeping through the region and burying the trees and homes there. That region of California is very foggy especially during the morning from June to August. A possible high-altitude camera that could capture such a view is the durable (and affordable) Olympus Tough TG-6.

74. Proboscis Monkey

Possible Camera Used: Fuji X-T3
Where to Buy: B&H Photo
Cost: $1499.99*
A wildlife photographer caught this rare, thoughtful moment with an endangered proboscis monkey – likely with Fuji’s top-of-the-line X-T3 camera system. Typically found on the island of Borneo, these rare monkeys are known for their strange-looking (but highly useful) noses – hence their name.

Proboscis Monkey ©Ryan M. Bolton / Shutterstock
Making this photo all the more incredible is the fact that few proboscis monkeys are left in the wild. While there are more than a dozen protected areas where these monkeys can thrive, their numbers have been steadily dropping worldwide for the last 20 years

75. Surfer Girl

Possible Camera Used: TX400 RebelXS
Where to Buy: Walmart
Cost: $15*
Cameras don’t have to be expensive to catch a really cool shot. This picture was taken with a TX400 Rebel Xs, which The Dark Room paid just $15 for. The photographers paired the Rebel with Canon 40mm f/2.8 or 50mm f/1.8 to produce this eerie shot.

Surfer Girl ©thedarkroom.com
The black-and-white photograph features a female surfer, either on her way to catch a wave or just coming back from the beach. You can see her silhouette outlined against the calm waves as she watches the shoreline. The photograph gives off a vacation feel, with a touch of eeriness added into the mix.