Photo of the Day

April 28, 2020

Summer in Cyprus

A 12-year-old girl poses for a portrait in front of her home in Cyprus. This colorized photo was one of 66 that accompanied a July 1928 article about the Mediterranean island.

photograph by MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

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