October 26, 2005
Near Lekhwair oil fields, Oman
1981
Thomas J. Abercrombie
When Oman's oil runs out and natural-gas flares no longer cast an eerie midnight glow on the dunes near the Lekhwair oil fields, the government hopes that farming, fishing, and mining industries will be strong enough to sustain Oman's economic progress.
(Text adapted from and photograph published in "Oman: Guardian of the Gulf," September 1981, National Geographic magazine
October 27, 2005
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2000
Chris Johns
"Graduation dances and a beach bonfire celebrate the training of new izangoma in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal. Part spirit medium, part herbalist, izangoma gather plant and animal materials to use in rituals against sickness and bad luck. Some izangoma now work with conservationists to limit the impact of such collecting on threatened species."
—From "Without Borders: Uniting Africa's Wildlife Reserves," September 2001, National Geographic magazine
October 28, 2005
Vermont
1997
Michael S. Yamashita
Halloween looks to be right around the corner as dark clouds hang over a graveyard littered with fallen leaves. By this time of year, a New Englander can feel the long cold winter approaching.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
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