Photos of the Week: 3/1 - 3/7

In this article there will be a collection of the best pictures from the week of March 1st to March 7th. The best, and only the best, will be here. First, I would like to thank National Geographic for sharing their photographs with the TMJH Park City Post.

Photograph by Alex Majoli, National Geographic

Hellenic Cadets

Cadets from the Hellenic Military Academy tour the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Degraded by pollution, the ancient temple (to the goddess Athena) stands atop the Acropolis is being restored.

Photograph by Stefano Unterthiner, National Geographic

High-Forging Chamois

Springtime is when high-foraging chamois give birth; there are now about 8,000 in Italy’s Gran Paradiso National Park.

Photograph by Vedrana Tafra, National Geographic Your Shot

Falls in Autumn 

Dispersing fog and a moment of sunshine bring the falls and foliage of Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes National Park into view on an early autumn morning.

 

Photograph by Chris Prescott, National Geographic Your Shot

The Pinnacle

The summit of Sgurr Dearg, (also called) the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a famous feature of the Cuillin Ridge on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.

Photograph by John Warner, National Geographic Your Shot

Winter Lodgings

A solitary beaver pauses at dawn on its way home from a night of chewing off tree branches, newly within reach under the weight of freshly fallen snow.

Photograph by Felipe Jacome

Mixed Roots

The mangroves of the Cayapas Mataje Mangrove Reserve in northwestern Ecuador are the tallest in the world. The area is home to many Afro-Ecuadorian communities who rely on gathering black cockles that can be found in the mud of the mangroves and sold as a culinary delicacy.

Photograph by Yoh Fong Chan, National Geographic Your Shot

Catch of the Day

“The polar bears were usually playing, sleeping, and sometimes nursing,” writes Your Shot member Yoh Fong Chan of observing the bears in Kaktovik, Alaska. “They were hanging out near the shore during this time of the year, waiting for the sea to freeze before they could go out hunting for seals. On this very rare occasion, this bear came proudly from the horizon with its catch of the day.

Photograph by Reuters

Fireworks

Fireworks go off during the Beehive Rockets Festival, ahead of the Chinese Lantern Festival in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on March 4, 2015. It is believed by locals that bad luck will go away after one is "bombed" with beehive firecrackers, a tradition that has evolved into a huge tourist attraction.

Photograph by Vadim Ghirda/AP

Broken Bridge

A woman walks on a destroyed bridge on the road to the airport, which was the scene of heavy fighting, on her way to retrieve belongings from her home, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on March 1, 2015.

Photograph by Vadim Ghirda/AP

Mine Rescue Smoker

A Ukrainian mine rescue worker smokes after taking part in the search for bodies of miners killed in an explosion the day before. At more than 1,000 meters (3,200 feet) underground at the Zasyadko mine, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on March 5, 2015.

There it is, the ten best photos of the week. Another big thanks to National Geographic.