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8 Earth Day Galleries to Show Off the Wonders of the World

Let's enjoy the planet in all its glories.

For nearly five decades now, America has celebrated Earth Day. The annual April 22 holiday marks the birth of the environmental movement in 1970, but its message is about more than paying attention to carbon emissions. While being conscious of human impact on the planet is valuable, it's also important to remember what environmentalists are seeking to save. Below are some of WIRED's favorite galleries showcasing the most wondrous, and endangered, places in the world.

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    Photograph: Neil Burnell
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    Is That Dagobah? No, Just a Real-Life Magical Forest

    Neil Burnell's photographs of Wistman's Wood in Devon, England evoke comparisons to Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

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  • Leah Kennedy
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    The Beauty and Danger of Australia's Salt Lakes

    Perth-based photographer Leah Kennedy captures the duality of Australia's salinization crisis in a series of extraordinary images.

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  • Reuben Wu
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    Inside the Arctic Circle, Golden Hour Has Nothing on Golden Day

    When photographer Reuben Wu visited the Svalbard Satellite Station in Norway, the sun never strayed far from the horizon.

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  • Ernesto Benavides
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    Aerial Images Capture Swathes of Amazon Rainforest Destroyed by Gold Mining

    Ernesto Benavides hangs out of helicopters to document the devastation inside Peru's Tambopata National Reserve.

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  • Rachael Talibart
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    You've Never Seen Waves Like This Before

    Photographer Rachael Talibart spends months waiting for the perfect shot.

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  • Florian Ledoux
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    A Polar Bear Frolics on Sea Ice, and 13 Other Gorgeous Drone Photos

    Florian Ledoux was named this year's Drone Photographer of the Year for his winning wildlife photo captured in Nunavut, Canada.

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  • Mitch Dobrowner
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    You've Never Seen Thunderstorms Like These Before

    Photographer Mitch Dobrowner has spent the past decade tracking storms across the American heartland.

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  • Jonk
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    Watch Nature Reclaim These Abandoned Buildings

    Life always finds a way.

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Sara Urbaez is the photo editor, platforms at WIRED, where she oversees photo usage across social media platforms and content creation on the WIRED photo vertical on Wired.com. Before coming to WIRED, Urbaez was a photo editor at Departures magazine and has held photo-related positions at a variety of publications... Read more
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