Photo of the Day

Two boys wearing hats lay down in the grass in a wooded area.

Together in Nature

Students from St. Benedicts Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey rest while on a backpacking expedition along the Appalachian Trail. The all-male high school teaches a conscientious view of masculinity, with the school's motto being, "Whatever hurts my brother hurts me; whatever helps my brother helps me." The photo is an outtake from a story featured in our January 2017 issue titled "Making a Man," which highlights the transition from boyhood to manhood in the 21st-century across cultures around the globe.
Pete Muller, Nat Geo Image Collection