This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
In the quarters beneath the Tomb of the Unknowns, known as the "Catacombs," one Tomb Sentinel assists another in the meticulous, hours-long preparation of his uniform before he "walks the mat" in front of the Tomb. On Memorial Day, like every day between April and October, guards change in front of the Tomb every half hour on the half hour in a precise ritual.
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
"Wouldn’t be doing anything else," says Rick Seymour, a slaughterman at the government-owned Homebush Abattoir Corporation in Sydney. He started at age 16, washing out the plant after school. Seymour is among the 57 percent of the nation’s work force that holds a union card.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009.
This Month in Photo of the Day: Images From National Geographic Books
Emperor chicks huddle for an exchange of heat in the chill of Antarctica. Born in winter, they complete their growth in time for summer’s ice breakup, when they go fishing for themselves.
From the upcoming National Geographic book The Image Collection, due fall 2009.
