an elephant walking in the woods on the Andaman Islands
a hiker on a glacier in Alaska
a gorilla in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
glowworms in New Zealand
lava flowing into the ocean in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
a vendor selling street food, Taiwan
Aerial picture of the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire
an ice cave on Vatnajokull glacier, Iceland
a performer blowing fire, Trinidad
a dog and people in alley in Milpa Alta, Mexico
a climber in Yosemite National Park, California
the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, South Korea
hikers on Giant Tree Trail in Sequoia National Park
a herd of vicuñas in Quechua village, Peru
a red fox at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
a woman emerging from an ice sauna, Finland
food stalls at the Jemaa el Fna, Marrakesh
sunrise at Point Reyes National Park, California
St Peters Square, Vatican City
stars seen above a village in Nepal
men playing polo on horses in Ladakh, India
women walking on wall of stairs in India
the Redwall Cavern at the Grand Canyon, Arizona
mounted huntsman and fox hounds in Unionville, Pennsylvania
a waterfall in Gasadalur, Faroe Islands
a horse race in Yushu, China
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INDIAIndia is one of my favorite countries in the world. It is a cultural and geographic wonder and the Andaman Islands are no exception. The Andaman Archipelago has more than 300 islands. The rain forests on these islands contain some 200 species of trees. With this incredible natural resource it’s not surprising that logging in the archipelago was prevalent in the 1970s through the 1990s. In the 1970s, this elephant and a handful of others were brought to the islands as youngsters to work with logging companies. They spent the next 30 years hauling giant trees through the jungles. The logging companies had no way of transporting the elephants to the next islands, so the elephants swam. When logging became banned in 2002, the elephants were out of a job. This is the last remaining elephant of the group. He has been living out his days on one of the islands and lives among the giant trees he used to haul. See all of Jody's favorite places to photograph.
Photograph by Jody MacDonald

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