Ice field in Patagonia, a territory shared by Argentina and Chile located at the southern end of South America, where some of the most dramatic landscapes on Earth (Photo: Ellen Jacob/USA)

Friends enjoy the beach at Assateague Island. The 37-mile long barrier island is located off the eastern coast of Delmarva. The northern two-thirds of the island is in Maryland while the southern third is in Virginia. (Photo: Alison Klein/USA)

Lichens growing on the rocky slopes of Big Sur, California (Photo: Elizabeth Pfotzer/USA)

An 82-year old Padaung woman cooks in her kitchen in De Maw Soe Township, Loikaw, Kayah State in eastern Burma. Padaung is one of the ethnic groups in the country. (Photo: Simon Soe/Burma)

Island boys hauling their sailboat ashore in the Caribbean island of Granada (Photo: Alison Klein/USA)

Horses graze in open pasture at the base of Mt. Shasta in Siskiyou County, California, USA. (Photo: Elizabeth Pfotzer/USA)

A toddler enjoys playing in a pool of water in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: Thar Ngae/South Korea)

School of fish being fed by scuba divers nearby in the Exema islands in The Bahamas (Photo: Elizabeth Pfotzer/USA)