"'The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here now; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life - Bhagat Singh'. Vibrant street shoppers enjoying their daily lives during Ramadan in Commercial Street, Bangalore."—<a href="http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/profile/184711/?source=7gallery" target="_blank">Nikhil Rasiwasia</a>
Bangalore, India
"'The aim of life is no more to control the mind, but to develop it harmoniously; not to achieve salvation here after, but to make the best use of it here now; and not to realise truth, beauty and good only in contemplation, but also in the actual experience of daily life - Bhagat Singh'. Vibrant street shoppers enjoying their daily lives during Ramadan in Commercial Street, Bangalore."—Nikhil Rasiwasia
Photograph by Nikhil Rasiwasia, National Geographic Your Shot
From the mighty train to the humble hoof, see unique modes of transportation across the globe.
ByNational Geographic Staff
Published May 30, 2017
Feel the crush of Tokyo's subway at rush hour. See the rolling dunes of Morocco from the back of a camel. Cruise through a traditional floating market in Bangkok. Every traveler knows that a trip starts long before arrival, and getting there is half the fun. One of the best ways to experience the rhythm of a destination is by taking local transportation.
The 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest is rolling, and already many entries show the world on the go. Find vintage cars rambling through Havana, chaotic traffic jams in India, and the iconic double decker buses of London. Check out some of our editors' favorite submissions so far, then be sure to submit your best shot.
The scarlet macaw population in Central America’s largest wilderness area had dwindled drastically. The Indigenous Miskito people stepped in to help save them.
An ambitious new Florida trail links two U.S. national parks
Once it’s complete, the 42-mile biking and walking path will allow tourists to visit both Everglades and Biscayne national parks—without having to dodge traffic.
How reading the night sky helped Black Americans survive
From tracking the seasons to “following the gourd” to freedom, knowledge of the stars was imperative for enslaved Africans. Their descendants are reclaiming those ties.
Does a woman’s fertility really plummet at age 35?
“Fertility lies on a continuum,” experts say. While age delivers the harshest blow to a woman’s odds of conceiving, many other factors are also at play.
