Photo of the Day

May 20, 2020

On the Bridge

A worker paints the Golden Gate Bridge with a fresh coat of its iconic orange color in San Francisco. The iconic hue was chosen to help the bridge stay visible in the city's famous fog.

photograph by DAVID BOYER, nat geo image collection

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