Someday • Soft Still Drift

A church, a lighthouse, a quiet wood, still water, a dune, a small town, a ferry crossing, a train ride, etc, in several countries.

This is not a list of countries to collect. It is a list of things I want the camera to capture. Stuff will be added and removed. It will probably never be finished.

Netherlands

Sint-Bavokerk, Haarlem, a brick church.
Sint-Janskerk, Gouda, the glass in the morning.
The Domkerk, Utrecht, before the city.
The Eierland Lighthouse, on Texel.
The Brandaris, on Terschelling.
The Noordertoren, on Schiermonnikoog.
Paard van Marken.
A beech wood on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, a weekday morning.
The Speulderbos, old beeches on the Veluwe.
The harbour at Hoorn, at dawn.
Urk harbour, the boats, early.
Harlingen, the harbour in the morning.
Veere, a small harbour town.
A canal in Utrecht at dawn.
De Biesbosch National Park, still creeks.
Kinderdijk, the mills, first light.
The Boschplaat, on Terschelling.
De Slufter, on Texel.
The Schoorlse Duinen.
The beach on Schiermonnikoog, early.
Elburg, the small streets.
Thorn, the white village, early.
Hindeloopen, a painted town on the water.
A bulb field at first light.
Fruit blossom in the Betuwe.
Heather on the Veluwe, a weekday morning.
The Oude Kerk, Delft, early.
Pieterskerk, Leiden.
The Bergkerk, Deventer.
Martinikerk, Groningen.
Edam, the church and the harbour, early.
The lighthouse at Egmond aan Zee.
Vuurtoren de Ven, just north of Enkhuizen.
The Bornrif, on Ameland.
Westkapelle, the church tower that is the lighthouse.
Station Wolfheze, among the trees.
Weerribben-Wieden National Park, reeds and still water, early.
The Beemster, straight water, in the morning.
The Vecht at Loenen.
Wijk bij Duurstede, the river town.
Durgerdam, on the dike.
Marken, the green houses, early.
Naarden, the fortress streets, early.
Schiedam, the tall mills, early.
Delfshaven, before the city.
Enkhuizen harbour, at dawn.
Stavoren, the harbour, early.
Heusden, the harbour inside the walls.
Willemstad, the small fortified harbour.
Zierikzee, the harbour in the morning.
Middelburg, the abbey square, early.
Goedereede, a small town.
Sloten, in Friesland, a small canal town.
Blokzijl.
Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the dunes, a weekday morning.
The Loonse en Drunense Duinen.
The beach at Castricum, early.
Bourtange, the star fort, in the morning.
A frozen canal, the first ice.
Lauwersmeer National Park, still water and a wide sky.
Schiermonnikoog National Park, the salt marsh, early.
De Alde Feanen National Park, reeds and quiet water.
Drents-Friese Wold National Park, the forest, a weekday morning.
Dwingelderveld National Park, the wet heath, early.
The Drentsche Aa National Park, the brook and the old fields.
Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park, heather and forest.
Veluwezoom National Park, a quiet morning.
De Hoge Veluwe National Park, early, before the day.
Utrechtse Heuvelrug National Park, forest and heath, a weekday.
Duinen van Texel National Park, a morning in the dunes.
Oosterschelde National Park, still water from the dike.
De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide, the cross-border heath, early.
Van Gogh National Park, the Brabant woods, a quiet morning.
De Groote Peel National Park, the peat marsh, early.
De Maasduinen National Park, the river dunes.
De Meinweg National Park, pine and peat, a quiet morning.
Nieuw Land National Park, the Oostvaardersplassen at dawn.
Hollandse Duinen National Park, the coast between the towns, early.
The ferry to Texel, the crossing in the morning.
The ferry from Holwerd to Ameland.
The ferry from Harlingen to Terschelling.
The ferry to Schiermonnikoog, early.
The ferry from Vlissingen to Breskens.
The ferry from Enkhuizen to Stavoren, across the IJsselmeer.
The train through the Veluwe, woods at the window.
The slow train along the IJssel.

Akrotiri and Dhekelia

The monastery of St Nicholas of the Cats, low, beside the salt lake.
Akrotiri Salt Lake, pale water and a wide sky.
Lady's Mile, a long beach in the early hour.
The salt lake under the stars.

Alabama

The Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, when the street is quiet.
Middle Bay Lighthouse, standing out in Mobile Bay.
A hardwood quiet in Bankhead National Forest.
Fairhope, a small town on the Eastern Shore, in the morning.
The dunes at Bon Secour, before the beach day.
The sky over the Gulf dunes, when the shore is dark.

Åland Islands

Jomala Church, medieval fieldstone.
Kobba Klintar, the old pilot station on its skerry.
A birch grove on Nåtö.
Mariehamn's inner harbour, before the ferries.
Kökar, a small outer-island harbour.
The June light, when the water stays pale all night.

Alaska

St Michael's Cathedral, Sitka, a Russian Orthodox church.
Point Retreat Lighthouse, on Mansfield Peninsula.
A quiet reach of the Tongass.
Petersburg, a small harbour town.
The aurora, when the town is asleep.
Denali National Park, the mountain, early.
Glacier Bay National Park, the ice, from the shore.
Kenai Fjords National Park, a quiet arm of the water.
Redoubt, across the water, when it is clear.
A ferry on the Inside Passage, the deck, early.
The train toward Denali, the morning window.

Albania

The church of St Mary at Apollonia, stone above the ruins.
A fir wood at Llogara, over the coast.
Lake Shkodra, still water and reeds.
Berat, a slow stone town, early.
Theth, a mountain village in the Accursed Mountains.
Divjakë-Karavasta National Park, the lagoon, at dawn.
Syri i Kaltër, the blue spring, early.
Maja e Jezercës, from the valley, early.

American Samoa

Zion Church, Leone, by the water.
The ridge forest in the National Park of American Samoa.
Ofu Beach, a still lagoon.
Pago Pago Harbour, early.
Aunu'u, a small village across a short channel.
The lagoon at Ofu under the stars.

Andorra

Sant Joan de Caselles, a Romanesque church in a meadow.
The Madriu valley, a quiet wooded high valley.
The Valira, a small river through the towns.
Ordino, a mountain village before the shops.
Larch turning in the Madriu, in autumn.
The sky over the Madriu, when the towns are dark.

Anguilla

St. Mary's, The Valley, early.
Shoal Bay, early.
Rendezvous Bay, a long quiet beach.
Island Harbour, a small fishing village.
Sandy Ground, the roadstead, in the morning.
The Valley, the small streets.
Shoal Bay, when the island is dark.

Antigua and Barbuda

St. John's Cathedral, early.
English Harbour, at dawn.
Devil's Bridge, the east coast, early.
Fig Tree Drive, the forest, early.
Codrington, on Barbuda, the lagoon, early.
The morning ferry to Barbuda.
The sky over Barbuda, when the village is dark.

Arizona

Mission San Xavier del Bac, the white church in the desert outside Tucson.
A ponderosa stand near Flagstaff.
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry, early.
Saguaro National Park, before the heat.
Jerome, a town stacked on a mountainside.
The saguaro bloom, a few weeks in late spring.
Grand Canyon National Park, the rim, first light.
Petrified Forest National Park, the quiet desert.
The sky at the Grand Canyon, when the rim is dark.

Arkansas

Thorncrown Chapel, glass in the woods at Eureka Springs.
A hardwood quiet in the Ozark National Forest.
The Buffalo River, green water and limestone.
Eureka Springs, a hillside town in the morning.
Dogwood in the Ozarks, a short week in spring.
Hot Springs National Park, the woods above the town, early.
A fall on the Buffalo, early.

Aruba

Alto Vista Chapel.
The California Lighthouse.
Arikok, the dry hills, early.
Andicuri, a quieter bay.
Savaneta, a small harbour.
San Nicolas, in the morning.
The north coast, when the island is dark.

Ascension Island

St. Mary's, Georgetown, early.
Georgetown, the small settlement.
Green Mountain, the planted forest.
Comfortless Cove.
The pier, early.
The sky over Georgetown, clear and dark.

Australia

Holy Trinity, York, an old country church.
Split Point Lighthouse, at Aireys Inlet.
A karri grove in the forest near Walpole.
The Coorong, still water behind a long dune.
Kata Tjuta at first light.
Jacarandas in Grafton, the purple weeks of late spring.
Cape Byron Lighthouse, early.
Port Fairy, a harbour town, in the morning.
The Daintree, early.
A fern gully in the Otways.
The Pinnacles, first light.
The Flinders Ranges, at dawn.
Lucky Bay, early.
Echuca wharf, early.
Bright, a mountain town in a quiet season.
Lord Howe, the lagoon, in the morning.
Robe, a small harbour.
Kakadu National Park, a billabong, at dawn.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Uluru, first light.
Blue Mountains National Park, a valley, early.
The sky at Uluru, when the rock has gone dark.
Kosciuszko, the high plain, early.

Austria

The church at Hallstatt, seen from the lake at dawn.
A spruce forest in the Kalkalpen.
Hallstätter See, flat, before the day.
The Danube in the Wachau, between the vines.
Heiligenblut, a village under the Grossglockner.
Apricot blossom in the Wachau, a short week in spring.
The church at St Wolfgang, early.
Dürnstein, the river town, early.
Gosausee, still, in the morning.
Alpbach, a village in a quiet season.
The reeds of Lake Neusiedl, at dawn.
A larch wood in the Zillertal.
Gmunden, the lake, early.
Hohe Tauern National Park, a high valley, early.
Krimml, the falls, early.
The Semmering line, the mountains at the window.

Azores

The Sé in Angra, a stone church above the harbour.
Capelinhos Lighthouse, alone on the ash of Faial.
Juniper and cryptomeria on the high spine of São Miguel.
Lagoa das Sete Cidades, two still lakes in one crater.
Horta harbour at first light.
Hydrangea hedges in midsummer, along a quiet road.
The sky over the crater lakes, when the villages are dark.
Pico, from the coast, early.
The steam at Furnas, early.

Bahamas

St. Matthew's, Nassau, early.
Hope Town Lighthouse, on Elbow Cay.
Dunmore Town, Harbour Island, early.
A pine wood on Andros, early.
Staniel Cay, the harbour, early.
Lucayan National Park, the mangrove, at dawn.
The sky over Elbow Cay, when the harbour is dark.

Barbados

St. John's Church, on the cliff, early.
South Point Lighthouse.
Bathsheba, the wild shore, early.
Turner's Hall Wood, early.
Speightstown, the harbour, in the morning.
The sky over the east coast, when the road is dark.

Balearic Islands

Santa Maria, Maó, a long church on the harbour square.
Far de Formentor, at the end of the ridge.
Pine woods in the Tramuntana.
Cala Figuera, a fishing harbour in the morning.
Es Trenc, dunes and a long beach before the day.
Almond blossom, late winter, white over the terraces.
Cabrera National Park, the empty archipelago.
The sky over the Tramuntana, when the villages are dark.

Belgium

The church of the Bruges Beguinage, white and still.
Lange Nelle, the Ostend lighthouse, before the beach fills.
A beech ride in the Sonian Forest.
The canals of Bruges at dawn.
The Westhoek dunes at De Panne.
Hallerbos, the early hour, when the bluebells are out.
Hoge Kempen National Park, the heath, early.
Semois Valley National Park, the river under the trees.
Brabantse Wouden National Park, a beech wood, a weekday.
A fog morning on the polders.

Bermuda

St Peter's, St George's, a small church in a cedar churchyard.
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse.
Spittal Pond, a quiet reserve.
St George's Harbour, early.
Warwick Long Bay, a long beach with nobody on it yet.
The Great Sound, when the island is dark.

Bonaire

St. Bernard's, in Kralendijk, early.
Willemstoren, the lighthouse at the south.
The salt pans, early.
Lac Bay, mangroves and still water.
Kralendijk, the waterfront in the morning.
Rincon, the old village.
Washington Slagbaai, the dry country.
Bonaire National Marine Park, the shore, early.
The salt pans under the stars.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Žitomislić Monastery, on the Neretva, early.
The slopes of Prenj, above Konjic.
The Neretva at Mostar, first light.
Lukomir, a stone village high above the canyon.
Jajce, the Pliva falling in a small town.
Neum, a short shore, early.
Una National Park, the river, early.

British Virgin Islands

St. George's, Road Town, early.
The Settlement, on Anegada.
Loblolly Bay, early.
Road Harbour, in the morning.
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke, early.
A quiet shore on Beef Island.
The sky over Anegada, when the settlement is dark.

Bulgaria

Rila Monastery, the courtyard before the buses.
Cape Shabla Lighthouse, low and old on the Black Sea.
The Ropotamo, a still river under the trees.
Koprivshtitsa, painted houses and an empty street.
Kovachevitsa, a stone village in the Rhodope.
Rose fields near Kazanlak, at dawn in early summer.
Rila National Park, a lake, early.
Pirin National Park, the marble and the pines.
Central Balkan National Park, a beech wood.
The sky over the Rila lakes, when the huts are dark.
Musala, from a valley, early.

California

Carmel Mission, the courtyard in the morning.
Point Reyes Lighthouse, in the fog.
A redwood grove in Prairie Creek.
Morro Bay, the harbour still at dawn.
The Mesquite Flat dunes, Death Valley, first light.
Mendocino, a coastal town before the shops.
Yosemite National Park, the valley, at dawn.
Sequoia National Park, the big trees, early.
Joshua Tree National Park, first light.
The sky over Death Valley, when the dunes are dark.
Mount Shasta, from a distance, first light.
Lassen, the steam, early.
The Coast Starlight, the morning shore at the window.

Canada

St. John's Church, Lunenburg.
Peggy's Cove, the lighthouse, early.
A still morning on Lake Superior.
Trinity, Newfoundland, the harbour, early.
The ferry through the Gulf Islands, in the morning.
The Canadian, the Rockies at the morning window.

Canary Islands

Santa María, Betancuria, a small old church.
Faro de Orchilla, on El Hierro.
The laurel forest of Garajonay.
Cofete, a long beach under the mountains.
The dunes of Corralejo, early.
Garachico, a harbour town of black stone.
Teide National Park, the lava, first light.
Timanfaya National Park, the black fields, early.
The sky on Teide, above the lights.

Cayman Islands

Elmslie Memorial Church, George Town, early.
The Mastic Trail, a small forest, early.
Rum Point, in the morning.
Blossom Village, on Little Cayman.
The shore on Cayman Brac.
George Town harbour, early.
The sky over Little Cayman, when the village is dark.

Ceuta

The cathedral.
The lighthouse at Punta Almina.
The harbour, early.
A pine slope on Monte Hacho.
The old streets, in the morning.
The strait from Monte Hacho, first light.

Chatham Islands

The church in Waitangi, early.
Waitangi harbour, on Chatham Island, early.
The northern cliffs, first light.
The sky over the island, wide and dark.

Christmas Island

The Catholic church in the Settlement, early.
The plateau rainforest.
Flying Fish Cove, in the morning.
The Settlement.
Dolly Beach, a quiet shore.
Christmas Island National Park, the forest and the shore.
The sky over the plateau, clear and dark.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The kampong, in the morning.
The lagoon, still, early.
West Island, the quiet strip.
Direction Island, an empty shore.
Pulu Keeling National Park, the empty atoll.
The lagoon under the stars.

Colorado

Chapel on the Rock, at Allenspark.
Aspens along Kebler Pass.
Grand Lake, the water still at dawn.
The Great Sand Dunes, first light.
Colorado National Monument, the quiet hour.
Silverton, a high town before the train.
Rocky Mountain National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Mesa Verde National Park, the quiet hour.
The sky over the dunes, when the valley is dark.
Longs Peak, from a meadow, at dawn.
The train up to Silverton, the canyon at the window.

Connecticut

The First Congregational Church, Litchfield, white on the green.
Stonington Harbor Lighthouse.
The Connecticut River at Essex, early.
Meigs Point, a quiet shore off season.
Stonington Borough, a harbour village.
Kent Falls, early.

Cook Islands

The church at Arorangi.
The inland of Rarotonga, under the trees.
Avatiu harbour, early.
Muri lagoon, in the morning.
Amuri, on Aitutaki.
The lagoon at Aitutaki, from the shore, early.
The lagoon under the stars.

Corsica

Saint-Jean-Baptiste, La Porta, a baroque church in a hill village.
Phare de la Revellata, near Calvi.
The Laricio pines of the Aitone forest.
Centuri, a small fishing harbour on Cap Corse.
Lama, a village in the Balagne.
Chestnut season in the Castagniccia.
The Restonica pools, early.
Monte Cinto, from a valley, early.

Crete

Toplou Monastery, on the quiet east.
The Chania lighthouse, at dawn.
The palm grove at Vai, early.
Loutro, a harbour with no road, in the morning.
Anopoli, a village above the Libyan Sea.
The green weeks of spring, before the season.
Samaria National Park, the gorge, early.
The stars over the south coast, from Anopoli.
Psiloritis, from the plateau, early.

Croatia

St Euphemia, Rovinj, the church on the hill at dawn.
Veli Rat Lighthouse, on Dugi Otok.
The beech woods of Northern Velebit.
Komiža, a fishing harbour on Vis.
Krasno, a village under the Velebit.
Lavender above Velo Grablje, early.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, the upper lakes, at opening.
Krka National Park, the river, early.
Kornati National Park, the empty islands.
The sky over Kornati, when the islands are dark.
The short ferry from Orebić to Korčula.

Curaçao

The church at Sint Willibrordus.
The lighthouse ruin on Klein Curaçao, early.
Christoffel, the dry hills.
The Handelskade in Willemstad, at dawn.
Grote Knip, first light.
Westpunt, the village.
Shete Boka National Park, the cliffs, in the morning.
The north coast under the stars.

Cyprus

Panagia tou Araka, Lagoudera, a small frescoed church.
Paphos Lighthouse, early.
Black pine on the high Troodos.
Latchi, a fishing harbour.
Fikardou, a stone mountain village.
Almond blossom in the hill villages.
The stars over the Troodos, when the villages are dark.

Czech Republic

St John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora.
The old forest at Boubín.
Český Krumlov, from the river, at dawn.
Telč, an empty square in the morning.
Kvilda, a high village in the Šumava.
Šumava National Park, the forest, a quiet morning.
Krkonoše National Park, a valley, early.
Bohemian Switzerland National Park, the sandstone, at dawn.
The sky over Kvilda, when the village is dark.

Delaware

Immanuel Church, New Castle, on the green.
Fenwick Island Lighthouse.
Bald cypress at Trap Pond.
Bombay Hook, marshes and still water.
Lewes, a harbour town in the morning.
Cape Henlopen, the dunes before the beach day.
The marsh under the stars.

Dominica

The cathedral in Roseau, early.
Trafalgar Falls, early.
The Indian River, at dawn.
Scotts Head, first light.
Portsmouth harbour, in the morning.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park, the forest, early.
The sky over the forest, when the villages are dark.

Denmark

Østerlars, a round white church on Bornholm.
Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse, in the dunes.
The beech wood above Møns Klint.
Christianshavn, the canal at dawn.
Råbjerg Mile, a dune that moves.
Ærøskøbing, a small harbour town.
Thy National Park, the dunes.
The Wadden Sea National Park, the flats, early.
Mols Bjerge National Park, the hills, a quiet morning.
The sky over the Wadden, when the islands are dark.
The ferry from Esbjerg to Fanø.

England

Holy Trinity, Blythburgh, a church in the marshes.
Happisburgh Lighthouse.
Wistman's Wood, the small oak wood on Dartmoor.
Buttermere at dawn.
The dunes at Formby.
Blakeney Harbour, early.
St Thomas à Becket, Fairfield, in the marsh.
Southwold Lighthouse.
Lindisfarne, the priory, in a quiet hour.
Staithes, a fishing village, early.
Rye, the hill, in the morning.
Stanton, a Cotswold village.
Muker, in the Dales.
Horsey Mere, at dawn.
A lock on the Kennet and Avon, early.
Cuckmere Haven, first light.
Kielder, a quiet forest.
Lake District National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Peak District National Park, the moor, a weekday morning.
Yorkshire Dales National Park, a village, early.
The sky over Kielder, when the forest is dark.
Scafell, from a dale, early.
The Solent crossing to the Isle of Wight, early.
The Settle to Carlisle railway, the land at the window.

Estonia

Karja Church, on Saaremaa.
Kõpu Lighthouse, on Hiiumaa.
Soomaa, bog and forest.
Luidja, a long beach and its dunes.
Haapsalu, the shore when the season is over.
The fifth season, when Soomaa floods.
Lahemaa National Park, the coast and the bog.
Matsalu National Park, the reeds, at dawn.
The sky over Hiiumaa, when the island is dark.
The ferry to Hiiumaa, the crossing.

Falkland Islands

Christ Church Cathedral, Stanley.
Cape Pembroke Lighthouse.
Stanley harbour, early.
Surf Bay.
Port Howard, a farm settlement.
The sky over the camp, wide and dark.

Faroe Islands

The church at Saksun, grass roof, in an empty valley.
Kallur Lighthouse, on Kalsoy.
The tidal lagoon at Saksun.
Gjógv, a harbour in a cleft.
Tjørnuvík, a village under the sea stacks.
The June light that does not quite become night.
The ferry to Kalsoy, the crossing.

Fiji

Sacred Heart, Levuka, early.
Levuka, the harbour, in the morning.
A quiet shore on Ovalau, early.
Taveuni, the forest, early.
A fall at Bouma, early.
The sky over Levuka, when the street is dark.

Finland

Petäjävesi Old Church.
Bengtskär Lighthouse, in the outer archipelago.
An old spruce wood in Patvinsuo.
The red warehouses at Porvoo, at dawn.
Yyteri, dune and beach.
The ruska on a Lapland fell.
Rauma, the wooden streets, early.
Suomenlinna, at dawn.
Nagu, a village in the archipelago.
Reposaari, a wooden harbour village.
Kerimäki, the great wooden church.
Hailuoto, the shore.
Kilpisjärvi, the fell and the lake.
The lights over a Lapland lake.
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park, the fell, early.
Urho Kekkonen National Park, a still river.
Oulanka National Park, the rapids, in the morning.
A ferry through the islands toward Åland.

Florida

The cathedral in St Augustine, at opening.
St Marks Lighthouse, in the refuge.
Corkscrew Swamp, cypress and quiet.
The Wakulla River under the trees, early.
St Joseph Peninsula, dunes and an empty Gulf beach.
Cedar Key, a small harbour town.
Everglades National Park, still water, early.
Dry Tortugas National Park, the fort and the sea.
Biscayne National Park, the bay, in the morning.
The sky over the Everglades, when the road is empty.

France

Vézelay, the basilica at dawn.
Phare de Ploumanac'h, on the pink granite.
A high beech wood in the Vosges.
The Canal du Midi, a lock in the morning.
Dune du Pilat, first light.
Bonneval-sur-Arc, a stone village.
Conques, the abbey village, early.
Phare de Saint-Mathieu.
Honfleur harbour, at dawn.
A lock on the Canal de Bourgogne, in the morning.
The salt marshes of Guérande.
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, the bay, early.
La Flotte, on the Île de Ré, in the morning.
Tronçais, an oak forest.
A lavender field near Sault, at dawn.
Étretat, the cliffs, first light.
Sainte-Enimie, a village in the Tarn gorge.
Calanques National Park, the cliffs, first light.
Vanoise National Park, a high village, early.
Cévennes National Park, the woods, a quiet morning.
The sky over the Cévennes, when the villages are dark.
Mont Blanc, from the valley, at dawn.
The crossing from Quiberon to Belle-Île, early.
The Train Jaune, the high line, in the morning.

French Guiana

The painted church at Iracoubo.
The Kaw marsh, forest and still water.
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the river in the morning.
Île Royale, the shore, early.
Cayenne, the old streets before the day.
Guiana Amazonian Park, the forest, a quiet morning.
The sky over the Kaw, clear and dark.

French Polynesia

Point Venus Lighthouse.
Notre-Dame, Papeete, early.
Opunohu Bay, Moorea, in the morning.
The interior of Moorea.
Fare, on Huahine, the waterfront.
A lagoon shore at dawn.
The lagoon under the stars.

Georgia

The Trappist church at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Conyers.
St Simons Lighthouse, early.
The Okefenokee, cypress and black water.
Driftwood Beach, on Jekyll Island.
Cumberland Island, dunes and an empty shore.
Blue Ridge, a small mountain town.
A fog morning on the Okefenokee.

Germany

The Wieskirche, a church in a meadow.
Westerheversand Lighthouse, in the saltmarsh.
The old forest around the Rachelsee.
The Spreewald, water under the alders, early.
The Kniepsand, on Amrum.
Lüneburg Heath in bloom, a weekday dawn.
Quedlinburg, the streets, early.
Bacharach, the river village, at dawn.
Stralsund harbour, in the morning.
Hiddensee, a village with few cars.
The Darß, forest and a wild shore.
Hallig Hooge, the marsh island.
Beilstein, on the Moselle.
Schiltach, a small Black Forest town.
Frauenchiemsee, the convent island, in the morning.
The Elbe at Rathen, early.
Ahlbeck, the pier, early.
Berchtesgaden National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Saxon Switzerland National Park, the Elbe cliffs, early.
Bavarian Forest National Park, the old trees.
The sky over Amrum, when the island is dark.
The Zugspitze, from a valley, early.
A morning train through the Rhine gorge, the river at the window.

Gibraltar

King's Chapel.
Europa Point Lighthouse.
Catalan Bay, a small shore village.
The harbour, early, from the west side.
The east cliffs, early.

Greece

The monastery of Osios Loukas.
The lighthouse at Gytheio.
A fir wood in the Pindus.
Voidokilia, first light.
Galaxidi, a harbour town on the gulf.
Dilofo, a stone village in Zagori.
The Holy Trinity at Meteora, early.
Monemvasia, at dawn.
Vathia, the tower village.
Nafplio, the old streets, early.
Monodendri, on the Vikos rim.
Stemnitsa, a mountain village.
The Prespa lakes, still, in the morning.
The dunes at Elafonisos, first light.
Gytheio, the harbour, in the morning.
Olympus National Park, the mountain, early.
Vikos-Aoös National Park, the gorge, in the morning.
Pindus National Park, the fir wood.
The sky over Prespa, when the villages are dark.

Greek Aegean Islands

The monastery of St John, Patmos, before the ships.
The lighthouse at Akrotiri, Santorini, at dawn.
The pine woods of Thasos.
Naoussa harbour, Paros, in the morning.
Olympos, a mountain village on Karpathos.
Spring on a Cycladic hillside, before the season.
Alonnisos Marine Park, a quiet bay.
The stars over Olympos, on Karpathos.
The caldera, at dawn, before the day.
The morning ferry from Paros toward Naxos.

Greenland

The church ruin at Hvalsey.
Qinngua, the one small wooded valley.
The Ilulissat Icefjord, early, from the shore.
Sisimiut harbour.
Oqaatsut, a small settlement.
The northern lights, when the town is dark.
Northeast Greenland National Park, the empty shore.

Grenada

The cathedral in St. George's, early.
The Carenage, at dawn.
Grand Etang, the lake and the forest, early.
Levera, a quiet shore, first light.
Hillsborough, on Carriacou, the harbour, early.
Windward, a village on Carriacou, early.
The sky over Carriacou, when the harbour is dark.

Guadeloupe

The church at Vieux-Habitants.
The rainforest on Basse-Terre, early.
Terre-de-Haut, the harbour in the morning.
Deshaies, a small harbour.
A quiet cove on Les Saintes.
The sky over Les Saintes, when the harbour is dark.
La Soufrière, the steam, early.

Guam

The church in Umatac, by the bay.
The limestone forest at Ritidian.
The shore at Ritidian, early.
Merizo, a southern village.
The sky over Ritidian, when the shore is dark.

Guernsey

The Little Chapel, early.
Castle Breakwater Lighthouse, St Peter Port.
Moulin Huet, the bay in the morning.
St Peter Port harbour, before the boats.
Sark, lanes with no cars, a morning.
The sky over Sark, when the lanes are dark.
The boat from Guernsey to Sark, in the morning.

Hawaii

St Benedict's Painted Church, on the Big Island.
Kīlauea Lighthouse, on Kauai.
The Alakaʻi, a cloud forest.
Hanalei Bay at dawn.
Polihale, dunes and a long empty beach.
Lānaʻi City, a small quiet town.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, the dry lava, at dawn.
Haleakalā National Park, the crater, first light.
The sky on Haleakalā, above the clouds.
Mauna Kea, from the saddle, early.

Hungary

The Romanesque church at Ják.
The Gemenc, a floodplain forest.
Lake Fertő, reeds and still water at dawn.
Hollókő, a small village in the morning.
Zebegény, a riverside village on the Danube Bend.
Hortobágy National Park, the plain, early.
Bükk National Park, the forest.
Kiskunság National Park, the puszta, at dawn.
The sky over the Hortobágy, when the plain is dark.

Iceland

Búðakirkja, the black church.
The lighthouse at Dyrhólaey.
Hallormsstaðaskógur, a small forest.
Fjallsárlón, a still glacial lagoon.
Seyðisfjörður, a fjord village.
The northern lights over a dark fjord.
Vatnajökull National Park, the ice, from the shore.
Þingvellir National Park, the rift, early.
Snæfellsjökull National Park, the coast, in the morning.
Strokkur, before the crowd.
Hekla, from a quiet distance.

Idaho

The Cataldo Mission, a church in the woods.
A cedar grove near Priest Lake.
Stanley Lake, early.
The Bruneau Dunes.
The Owyhee Canyonlands.
Stanley, a small town under the Sawtooths.
The sky over the Owyhee, when the desert is dark.

Illinois

The colony church at Bishop Hill.
Grosse Point Lighthouse.
The Cache River, cypress and still water.
A quiet mile of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
Illinois Beach, dunes on the lake.
Galena, the river town in the morning.
The Mississippi under the stars, at a quiet bend.

Indiana

The Roofless Church, New Harmony.
The Old Michigan City Lighthouse.
A hollow in Brown County, a quiet morning.
Madison, on the Ohio.
Indiana Dunes, the shore at dawn.
The sky over the dunes, when the shore is dark.

Ionian Islands

Vlacherna Monastery, Corfu, at dawn.
The lighthouse at Cape Lefkatas.
Fiskardo, a small harbour on Kefalonia.
Issos, dunes and a wilder beach on Corfu.
Exogi, a quiet hill village on Ithaca.
The sky over Fiskardo, when the harbour is dark.
The morning ferry into Fiskardo.

Iowa

The Little Brown Church, Nashua.
Yellow River State Forest.
The Mississippi at McGregor, early.
McGregor, a small river town.
October colour in the driftless hills.
The sky over the driftless hills, when the towns are dark.

Ireland

Clonfert Cathedral, a small church with a great doorway.
Hook Head Lighthouse.
The woods at Muckross, first thing.
A lock on the Grand Canal.
Inch Strand, the dunes.
Roundstone, a small harbour.
Loop Head Lighthouse.
Glendalough, the lake, early.
The Burren, a morning on the limestone.
Leenane, at the head of the fjord.
Kinsale harbour, early.
Banagher, on the Shannon.
Keem Bay, on Achill, first light.
Portnoo, the dunes.
Killarney National Park, the lakes, early.
Connemara National Park, the bog and the hills.
Wicklow Mountains National Park, a valley, in the morning.
The sky over the Burren, when the villages are dark.
Carrauntoohil, from the valley, early.
The morning boat to Inis Meáin.
The Shannon ferry from Killimer to Tarbert.

Isle of Man

The cathedral ruin at Peel.
Point of Ayre Lighthouse.
Ballaglass Glen, a wooded glen.
The Ayres, a quiet dune shore.
Peel harbour, early.
The sky over the Ayres, when the shore is dark.
The crossing to the island, the deck in the morning.

Israel

The Church of the Beatitudes, early.
The Church of the Multiplication, at Tabgha, early.
The Church of the Primacy of Peter, on the shore, early.
Capernaum, by the water, early.
Kursi, the ruined monastery by the lake, early.
The church on Mount Tabor, early.
The Basilica of the Annunciation, Nazareth, early.
The wedding church at Cana, early.
The Holy Sepulchre, at opening.
Gethsemane, the old olives, early.
The Church of St Anne, early.
Dominus Flevit, early.
The Cenacle, on Mount Zion, early.
The Church of the Visitation, Ein Karem, early.
The Monastery of the Cross, early.
The Garden Tomb, early.
Stella Maris, on Carmel, early.
The monastery at Latrun, early.
The Crusader church at Abu Ghosh, early.
A wood on Mount Carmel.
The Sea of Galilee at dawn.
Akko harbour, in the morning.
Dor, a quiet shore.
Makhtesh Ramon, first light.
Ein Avdat National Park, the canyon, early.
Ein Gedi, the spring, in the morning.
Banias, the spring under the trees.
The sky over the makhtesh, when the desert is dark.

Italy

Sant'Antimo, the abbey at dawn.
The lighthouse at Santa Maria di Leuca.
The Foresta Umbra, an old forest on the Gargano.
A canal in Dorsoduro, Venice, at dawn.
Camogli harbour, in the morning.
The plain of Castelluccio at dawn, when the flowers are out.
Torcello, the empty square, early.
Orta San Giulio, the island, in the morning.
Comacchio, the canals, early.
Matera, the sassi, at dawn.
San Galgano, the roofless abbey.
Santo Stefano di Sessanio.
Tellaro, a small harbour.
Monteriggioni, at dawn.
A cypress lane in the Val d'Orcia, early.
Alberobello, the trulli, first light.
Gran Paradiso National Park, a high valley, early.
Stelvio National Park, the larches, in the morning.
Abruzzo National Park, a beech wood.
The sky over Gran Paradiso, when the valleys are dark.
Vesuvius, from the bay, early.
The Tre Cime, first light.
The boat to Torcello, at dawn.

Japan

Ōura Church, Nagasaki, early.
Inubōsaki Lighthouse.
A mossy cedar forest on Yakushima.
Ine, the boat houses, at dawn.
The dunes at Tottori, first light.
Taketomi, the lanes, before the day boats.
The small harbour on Chichijima.
Cherry trees along a Kyoto river, at dawn, before the path fills.
Tsumago, a post town, at dawn.
Hinomisaki Lighthouse.
Tomonoura, the old harbour, early.
Otaru canal, at dawn.
Shirakawa-go, at dawn.
The rice terraces of Shiroyone, first light.
Shodoshima, a small harbour, in the morning.
The churches of Motomachi, Hakodate, early.
Nikko National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, the mountain, early.
Daisetsuzan National Park, the high plain.
The sky over Yakushima, when the cedars are dark.
Sakurajima, across the bay, early.
The crater of Aso, first light.
A local train along the Sanriku coast, the sea at the window.
A local ferry on the Seto Inland Sea, in the morning.

Jeju Island

Jungang Cathedral, early.
Seopjikoji Lighthouse, early.
Gotjawal, the lava forest.
Jeongbang, where the waterfall meets the sea.
The shore under Sanbangsan.
Hallim harbour, in the morning.
Canola fields at dawn, in spring.
Hallasan National Park, the forest, early.
The sky over Hallasan, when the island is a ring of lights.

Jersey

St Brelade's Church, by the bay.
La Corbière, the lighthouse on its rock.
Gorey harbour, early.
St Ouen's Bay, the long beach and its dunes.
St Aubin, a small harbour.
A fog morning on St Ouen's Bay.

Kansas

St Fidelis, Victoria, the Cathedral of the Plains.
The Konza Prairie at dawn.
Cottonwood Falls, a small town.
The tallgrass coming back green after the spring burn.
The sky over the prairie, when the town is dark.

Kentucky

The abbey church at Gethsemani.
Blanton Forest, an old wood on Pine Mountain.
A quiet bend of the Green River.
Shaker Village at Pleasant Hill, in the morning.
Redbud along a back road, in spring.
Mammoth Cave National Park, the forest above the cave, early.
The sky over the hills, when the hollows are dark.

Kosovo

Gračanica Monastery.
A beech wood on the Šar.
The Lumbardhi, through the Rugova canyon.
Prizren, the riverside, at dawn.
Brod, a mountain village in the Šar.
Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park, a high valley.
The sky over the Šar, when the villages are dark.

Lampedusa

The church of the Madonna di Porto Salvo.
The lighthouse at Capo Grecale.
The harbour, early.
Isola dei Conigli, first light.
The sky over the island, clear and dark.

Latvia

The basilica at Aglona, on an ordinary day.
Oviši Lighthouse.
The bog at Ķemeri.
Kuldīga, the town and the Venta.
Pāvilosta, a small harbour.
The shore at Cape Kolka.
Gauja National Park, the river valley, early.
Slītere National Park, the shore.
The sky over the bog, when the road is dark.

Liechtenstein

St Florin, Vaduz.
The woods above Triesenberg.
The Samina valley, a quiet stream.
Triesenberg, a mountain village.
The sky over Triesenberg, when the valley is dark.

Lithuania

Pažaislis Monastery, the church.
The pine woods of the Curonian Spit.
Parnidis Dune, early.
The Baltic shore of the spit.
Nida, the town in the morning.
Ginučiai, a lake village.
Aukštaitija National Park, the lakes, in the morning.
Dzūkija National Park, the pine woods.
The sky over the Curonian Spit, when the towns are dark.

Louisiana

St Martin de Tours, St Martinville, on the bayou.
Sabine Pass Lighthouse, a brick light in the marsh.
Lake Martin, cypress at dawn.
Natchitoches, the riverfront early.
Grand Isle, the Gulf shore on a still morning.
The sky over the swamp, when the road is empty.

Luxembourg

The basilica at Echternach.
The Mullerthal, a quiet wood.
Esch-sur-Sûre, the village in the river.
Clervaux, a valley town in the morning.
A fall in the Mullerthal, early.

Madeira

The parish church in Ribeira Brava.
Farol da Ponta do Pargo, on the western tip.
The old trees at Fanal, in the fog.
A quiet levada, water beside the path.
Câmara de Lobos harbour, early.
The long beach at Porto Santo, in the morning.
The sky above the clouds, from Paul da Serra.

Maine

St Patrick's, Newcastle, a brick church in the countryside.
Bass Harbor Head Light, early.
Spruce on Isle au Haut.
Five Islands, a working harbour.
Popham Beach, early or off season.
Monhegan, the village once the morning ferry has gone.
Acadia National Park, the shore, early.
The sky over Acadia, when the park is dark.
The boat out to Monhegan, the morning crossing.

Malta

The church of the Assumption, Mġarr, with its egg-shaped dome.
Giordan Lighthouse, on Gozo.
Marsaxlokk harbour, early.
The salt pans at Xwejni.
Ramla Bay, Gozo, early.
Mdina, at dawn.
The Dingli cliffs, first light.
The ferry to Gozo, early.

Martinique

The church at Les Anses-d'Arlet, on the water.
The forest on the Pitons, a morning.
Saint-Pierre, the shore and the quiet streets.
Anse d'Arlet, the harbour in the morning.
Morne-Rouge, on the slopes.
The sky over the Pitons, when the coast is dark.
Pelée, from a quiet shore.

Maryland

Old Trinity Church, Church Creek.
Turkey Point Lighthouse.
The woods at Swallow Falls.
Blackwater, marsh and still water.
Assateague, the dunes and shore.
Chestertown, a river town.
The sky over Assateague, when the shore is dark.

Massachusetts

Old Ship Church, Hingham.
Race Point Lighthouse, in the dunes.
A beech and maple wood in the Berkshires.
Nauset Marsh at dawn.
Menemsha harbour, early.
A cranberry bog flooded for the harvest.
Bash Bish Falls, early.

Mauritius

The chapel at Cap Malheureux, early.
Mahebourg, the harbour, early.
Black River Gorges, the forest, early.
Le Morne, from the shore, early.
Gris Gris, the south coast, early.
The sky over the south coast, when the road is dark.

Mayotte

Notre-Dame de Fatima, in Mamoudzou, early.
A lagoon shore, early.
Dzaoudzi, the small harbour.
The hills above the lagoon.
The lagoon under the stars.

Melilla

The church in Melilla la Vieja.
Melilla la Vieja, early.
The harbour, in the morning.
The ensanche streets, before the shops.
The sea from the old walls, first light.

Michigan

The Mission Church on Mackinac Island.
Crisp Point Lighthouse, on Superior.
Hemlock, and October maple, in the Upper Peninsula.
Fishtown, Leland, early.
Sleeping Bear Dunes.
Copper Harbor, a small town at the end of the road.
Isle Royale National Park, a quiet harbour.
The sky over the Upper Peninsula, when the towns are dark.
The ferry to Isle Royale, the crossing.

Minnesota

The abbey church at St John's, Collegeville.
Split Rock Lighthouse, from the shore, in the morning.
A still lake in the Boundary Waters.
Grand Marais harbour.
Lanesboro, a small town in the bluffs.
Voyageurs National Park, still water, in the morning.
The sky over a Boundary Waters lake, when the camp is dark.

Mississippi

St Mary Basilica, Natchez.
Biloxi Lighthouse, early.
Longleaf pine in De Soto National Forest.
The Pascagoula swamp.
Ocean Springs, the morning.
The sky over the Pascagoula, when the road is empty.

Missouri

The parish church in Ste. Genevieve.
Alley Spring and its mill, early.
A quiet stretch of the Current River.
Ste. Genevieve, the town in the morning.
Dogwood in the Ozark woods.
The sky over the Current, when the river is dark.

Moldova

The cave monastery at Orheiul Vechi.
The Codru forest.
The river bend below the monastery.
Butuceni, the village, in the morning.
The sky over the Codru, when the villages are dark.

Monaco

The chapel of Sainte-Dévote.
The cathedral, when the square is empty.
The harbour, early.

Montana

St Ignatius Mission.
Ross Creek Cedars.
Flathead Lake, a quiet bay at dawn.
The Upper Missouri Breaks.
Philipsburg, a small mountain town.
Larch going gold in the Seeley valley.
Glacier National Park, a lake, at dawn.
The sky over the plains, when the ranches are dark.

Montenegro

Our Lady of the Rocks, early.
Biogradska Gora, the old forest.
The Bay of Kotor at dawn.
The Tara, a clear river.
Perast, the town in the morning.
Njeguši, a village above the bay.
Durmitor National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Skadar Lake National Park, the reeds, early.
The sky over Durmitor, when the villages are dark.
Bobotov Kuk, from a valley, early.

Montserrat

St. Patrick's, in Lookout, early.
Little Bay, the harbour in the morning.
The Centre Hills, the forest.
Woodlands, a quiet shore.
Brades, the small streets.
The sky over the Centre Hills, when the villages are dark.
The Soufrière Hills, from the north, in the morning.

Nebraska

The Holy Family Shrine, a glass chapel on the prairie.
The Niobrara, wooded and still.
The Sandhills at dawn.
Valentine, a small town.
The Platte at dawn, when the cranes are on the river.
The sky over the Sandhills, when the ranch lights are few.

Nevada

St Mary in the Mountains, Virginia City.
The bristlecone grove in Great Basin National Park.
Pyramid Lake, still and wide.
Rhyolite, at dawn.
Baker, a small town under the Snake Range.
The sky over Great Basin, when the desert is dark.

Nevis

St. John's, Figtree, early.
Charlestown, the waterfront, in the morning.
Oualie, a quiet shore, early.
Nevis Peak, from a valley, early.
The morning ferry from Saint Kitts.
The sky over Charlestown, when the street is dark.

New Caledonia

Saint-Joseph Cathedral, Nouméa, early.
Amédée Lighthouse.
Rivière Bleue, forest and still water.
Hienghène, a small place on the east coast.
Poe, a long beach.
Kuto, on the Isle of Pines, in the morning.
The lagoon under the stars.

New Hampshire

The church in Harrisville.
Portsmouth Harbour Lighthouse.
A wood in the Sandwich Range.
Chocorua Lake at dawn.
The Portsmouth waterfront, early.
The sky over the Sandwich Range, when the notches are dark.
Mount Washington, from the valley, early.

New Jersey

Cold Spring Presbyterian Church, near Cape May.
Barnegat Lighthouse.
A cedar swamp in the Pine Barrens.
Island Beach, dunes and shore.
Cape May Harbour, early.
The sky over the Pine Barrens, when the sand roads are dark.

New Mexico

San José de Gracia, Las Trampas, an adobe church.
Aspen above Taos.
White Sands at dawn.
The hills around Abiquiú, in the morning.
Truchas, a high village.
Cottonwoods along the Rio Grande, in gold.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, the desert above, early.
The sky over White Sands, when the dunes are dark.
Wheeler Peak, from a valley, early.

New York

The Old Dutch Church, Sleepy Hollow.
Montauk Point Lighthouse.
An Adirondack shore when the colour is in.
The Erie Canal at Little Falls.
The Napeague dunes.
Greenport harbour, early.
The sky over an Adirondack lake, when the camps are dark.
The Adirondack, the lake at the window.

New Zealand

The Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo, at dawn.
Castlepoint Lighthouse.
Waipoua, the kauri forest, early.
Ship Creek, forest, dune, and beach.
Glenorchy, the lake village in the morning.
Pōhutukawa in flower on a quiet northland beach.
Russell, the shore, early.
Nugget Point Lighthouse.
Akaroa harbour, in the morning.
Okarito, a village on the lagoon.
Oban, on Stewart Island, early.
The Moeraki boulders, at dawn.
Wharariki, first light.
Sandfly Bay, the dunes, early.
Lake Gunn, the beech, early.
A bay in the Marlborough Sounds, in the morning.
Fiordland National Park, a still arm of the water.
Tongariro National Park, the volcanic plain, early.
Abel Tasman National Park, a bay, in the morning.
The sky over the Mackenzie, when the basin is dark.
Aoraki, from the valley, at dawn.
Pohutu, early, before the crowd.
The Cook Strait crossing, the deck in the morning.
The TranzAlpine, the high pass at the window.

Niue

The church in Alofi.
The bush in the interior.
Avatele, a small shore.
Limu, the rock pools, early.
Alofi, the village in the morning.
The sky over the island, clear and dark.

Norfolk Island

St Barnabas Chapel.
Kingston, the old settlement, early.
Emily Bay, in the morning.
The pine forest in the national park.
Anson Bay.
The sky over Kingston, when the settlement is dark.

North Carolina

St Thomas Church, Bath.
Ocracoke Lighthouse.
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest.
Beaufort harbour, early.
Jockey's Ridge, the dunes.
Hot Springs, a small mountain town.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a cove, early.
The sky over the Blue Ridge, when the ridge is empty.
The ferry to Ocracoke, the sound, in the morning.

North Dakota

Assumption Abbey, Richardton.
Aspen and oak in the Turtle Mountains.
The Little Missouri through the badlands, at dawn.
Medora, the street before the day starts.
Prairie potholes at dawn, in the spring migration.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the badlands, at dawn.
The sky over the badlands, when the prairie is dark.

North Macedonia

St John at Kaneo, at dawn.
A molika pine wood on Pelister.
Matka Canyon, early.
Trpejca, a small village on the lake.
Galičnik, a high village when the festival is not on.
Mavrovo National Park, the forest and the lake.
Galičica National Park, above the two lakes.
The sky over Galičica, between the two lakes.
Korab, from a valley, early.

Northern Cyprus

Bellapais Abbey, in the morning.
The monastery of Apostolos Andreas.
A pine slope above Kyrenia.
Kyrenia harbour, at dawn.
A long beach on the Karpaz, early.
The sky over the Karpaz, when the villages are dark.

Northern Ireland

Down Cathedral, on the hill.
St John's Point Lighthouse.
Tollymore, a wooded glen.
A quiet bay on Lower Lough Erne.
Murlough, dunes and shore.
Cushendun, a coastal village.
The sky over the Mournes, when the hills are dark.

Northern Mariana Islands

Mount Carmel Cathedral, Saipan.
Songsong, a small village on Rota.
The forest above Songsong.
Lau Lau Bay, a quieter shore, in the morning.
The sky over Rota, when the village is dark.

Norway

Urnes Stave Church.
Lindesnes Lighthouse.
The old forest at Trillemarka.
Nusfjord, early.
Undredal, a small fjord village.
A harbour under the midnight sun.
Borgund Stave Church, early.
Å, a village at the end of the Lofoten road.
Reine harbour, at dawn.
Henningsvær, in the morning.
Røros, the wooden streets, early.
Ona, a fishing village.
Nyksund, a quiet fishing village.
Hoddevik, a still morning.
Selje, the monastery by the sea.
Jotunheimen National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Hardangervidda National Park, the plateau, early.
Jostedalsbreen National Park, the ice, from the valley.
Galdhøpiggen, from a valley, at dawn.
A fjord ferry on the Sognefjord, the crossing in the morning.
The Bergen line, the plateau at the window.

Ohio

The meeting house at Zoar.
Marblehead Lighthouse.
Shawnee State Forest.
A lock on the Ohio and Erie Canal.
Marietta, the rivers in the morning.
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the river, a quiet morning.
Ash Cave, the overhang, early.

Oklahoma

The ruins of Sacred Heart Mission.
A hardwood forest in the Ouachita Mountains.
The Mountain Fork, early.
The Wichita Mountains at dawn.
Medicine Park, a small cobblestone town.
The sky over the Wichitas, when the plain is dark.

Oregon

Mount Angel Abbey, the church on the hill.
Heceta Head Lighthouse.
The spruce forest at Cape Perpetua.
The John Dellenback Dunes.
The Alvord Desert.
Joseph, a town under the Wallowas.
Crater Lake National Park, first light.
The sky over the Alvord, when the desert is dark.
Mount Hood, from a meadow, early.

Palau

Sacred Heart Church, Koror, early.
The rock islands, in the morning.
A still cove among the rocks, early.
A fall at Ngardmau, early.
The sky over the rock islands, when the boats are gone.

Pennsylvania

The Ephrata Cloister, in the morning.
Presque Isle Lighthouse, and the shore.
Heart's Content, an old grove.
A mile of the Delaware Canal.
Wellsboro, the town green.
The sky at Cherry Springs, when the forest is dark.

Philippines

Miagao Church, early.
Cape Bojeador Lighthouse.
Batad, the rice terraces at dawn.
Chavayan, a stone village in Batanes.
Saud Beach, Pagudpud, in the morning.
Basco harbour, early.
Paoay Church, early.
Cape Engaño Lighthouse.
Vigan, the old street, at dawn.
Banaue, the terraces, at dawn.
Maligcong, the terraces, early.
The forest on Mount Makiling, early.
The harbour at Romblon, early.
Paliton Beach, on Siquijor, early.
The Chocolate Hills, first light.
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the shore, early.
Mount Pulag National Park, the grassland, at dawn.
Mounts Iglit-Baco Natural Park, the dry hills.
The sky over Siquijor, when the shore is dark.
Mayon, the cone, from a quiet field, at dawn.
Taal, the lake and the cone, early.

Pitcairn Islands

The church in Adamstown.
Adamstown, the village.
The ridge above the village.
The shore, seen from the island.
The sky over Adamstown, wide and dark.

Poland

The wooden church at Dębno.
Stilo Lighthouse, in the pines above the dune.
Białowieża, the old forest, a morning.
A Masurian lake at dawn.
The moving dunes at Słowiński.
Chochołów, a wooden village.
Święta Lipka, on an ordinary day.
Kazimierz Dolny, the river town, early.
Łeba harbour, in the morning.
The lighthouse at Hel, early.
Cisna, a village in the Bieszczady.
Toruń, the old streets, early.
Ryn, a small lake town.
Tatra National Park, a lake, at dawn.
The sky over the Bieszczady, when the villages are dark.
Rysy, from a valley, early.

Portugal

Santa Maria, Óbidos, at dawn.
The sanctuary and lighthouse at Cabo Espichel.
The forest of Buçaco.
The Douro above Pinhão, early.
The Ria Formosa, morning.
Piódão, a schist village.
Monsaraz, a walled village, early.
Marvão, a hill village.
Monsanto, the boulder village.
Tavira, the river, early.
Porto Covo, a small harbour.
Odeceixe, the river and the sea, early.
The Comporta shore, first light.
A cork wood near Évora.
The Convent of Christ, Tomar, early.
Peneda-Gerês National Park, the woods and the water.
The sky over Alqueva, when the water is dark.

Prince Edward Island

St. Dunstan's Basilica, Charlottetown, early.
Point Prim Lighthouse.
Basin Head, the red shore, early.
North Rustico, the harbour, early.
Victoria-by-the-Sea, the small streets.

Puerto Rico

Porta Coeli, San Germán.
The lighthouse at Cabo Rojo.
El Yunque, a ridge in the morning.
Playuela, the beach under the light.
Boquerón, a small bay town.
Jayuya, a mountain town.
The sky over the cordillera, when the coast is a line of lights.

Réunion

The lighthouse at Sainte-Suzanne.
Hell-Bourg, a village in the cirque, early.
The forest of Bébour.
A village in Mafate, in the morning.
Saint-Pierre harbour, early.
The black sand at L'Étang-Salé.
Réunion National Park, the high cirques, early.
The sky above the cirques, when the coast is a ring of lights.
Piton de la Fournaise, the crater, early.

Rhode Island

Old Narragansett Church, Wickford.
Beavertail Lighthouse.
The woods at Arcadia.
Wickford harbour.
Napatree Point, beach and dune.
A fog morning on the bay.

Rodrigues

St. Gabriel Cathedral, early.
Port Mathurin, the harbour, early.
Trou d'Argent, the shore, early.
The lagoon, at dawn.
The sky over the lagoon, when the harbour is dark.

Romania

Moldovița Monastery, early.
The old lighthouse in Sulina.
A spruce wood in Maramureș.
The Danube Delta, a channel at dawn.
Budești, a village and its wooden church.
Hay meadows in June.
Sucevița Monastery, early.
Viscri, the fortified church.
Sighișoara, the old town, early.
Rimetea, a white village.
Dubova, on the Danube.
A beach at Sfântu Gheorghe, in the morning.
A morning in the Piatra Craiului.
Retezat National Park, a lake, at dawn.
Rodna National Park, the high meadows.
The sky over the Retezat, when the huts are dark.
Moldoveanu, from a valley, early.

Saba

The church in The Bottom.
The Bottom, the village.
Windwardside.
Fort Bay, the small harbour.
The elfin forest on Mount Scenery.
Saba National Marine Park, the water off the island.
The sky over the mountain, when the villages are dark.

Saint Barthélemy

The church in Gustavia, early.
Gustavia harbour, before the day.
Corossol, a small fishing village.
Saline, in the morning.
Colombier, a quiet bay.
The sky over Colombier, when the bay is dark.

Saint Helena

St Paul's Cathedral.
Diana's Peak, the tree ferns.
Jamestown, the street in the morning.
The waterfront.
Sandy Bay.
The sky over the island, wide and dark.

Saint Kitts

St. George's, Basseterre, early.
Dieppe Bay, the quiet north shore, early.
A forest on Liamuiga, early.
South Friars Bay, first light.
The sky over the island, when the towns are dark.

Saint Lucia

The cathedral in Castries, early.
Marigot Bay, at dawn.
The Pitons, from the bay, early.
A forest above Soufrière, early.
Anse La Raye, the village, in the morning.
The sky over the Pitons, when the bay is dark.

Saint Martin

St. Martin of Tours, in Marigot, early.
Marigot harbour, early.
Grand Case, the village in the morning.
The beach at Grand Case, first light.
A wood on Pic Paradis.
Cul-de-Sac, a quiet shore.
The sky over Pic Paradis, above the lights.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The cathedral in Saint-Pierre.
Île aux Marins, the empty village.
Saint-Pierre harbour, early.
Miquelon village.
Langlade, a quiet shore.
The sky over Langlade, when the village is dark.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Mary's Cathedral, Kingstown, early.
Owia, the salt pond, early.
La Soufrière, from a valley, early.
Port Elizabeth, on Bequia, the harbour, early.
A still morning in the Tobago Cays.
The morning ferry to Bequia.
The sky over Bequia, when the harbour is dark.

Samoa

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Apia, early.
Apia harbour, early.
Lalomanu, the shore, in the morning.
A quiet shore on Savaiʻi.

San Andrés and Providencia

The First Baptist Church, San Andrés, early.
San Luis, a quiet village, early.
Manzanillo, on Providencia, the bay at dawn.
McBean Lagoon, early.
The Peak, from a valley, early.
The sky over Providencia, when the village is dark.

San Marino

The basilica.
The old town on the ridge, early.
A wooded slope below the towers, in the morning.

Sardinia

Santissima Trinità di Saccargia, striped stone in the countryside.
The lighthouse at Capo Testa.
An oak wood in the Barbagia.
Bosa, the river and the town.
The dunes at Chia, early.
Aritzo, a mountain town.
La Maddalena National Park, the islands, early.
Asinara National Park, the quiet shore.
The sky over the Barbagia, when the villages are dark.

Scotland

Iona Abbey, in a quiet hour.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse.
Ariundle oakwood.
The Crinan Canal, a lock in the morning.
Sandwood Bay.
Shieldaig, a small village on a sea loch.
St Clement's, Rodel.
Tarbat Ness Lighthouse.
Pittenweem harbour, early.
Plockton, on the loch.
Elgol, the bay, in the morning.
Luskentyre, early.
Glen Affric, the pines.
The Italian Chapel, on Lamb Holm.
Stromness, the harbour.
Portmahomack.
Cairngorms National Park, the pines and a loch.
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, the water, early.
The sky over the Cairngorms, when the glens are dark.
Ben Nevis, from the glen, early.
The ferry from Fionnphort to Iona, the morning crossing.
The West Highland line, the morning train to Mallaig.

Serbia

Studenica Monastery.
The forest on Tara.
The Uvac meanders, early.
Bajina Bašta, the town by the Drina, in the morning.
Mokra Gora, a small village.
Đerdap National Park, the Danube, in the morning.
Fruška Gora National Park, the woods.
The sky over Tara, when the forest is dark.

Seychelles

The cathedral in Victoria, early.
Anse Source d'Argent, early.
Vallée de Mai, early.
La Passe, the small harbour, in the morning.
The sky over La Digue, when the shore is dark.

Sicily

Cefalù cathedral, at dawn.
The lighthouse at Capo Passero.
A beech wood in the Madonie.
Marzamemi, the fishing harbour.
Petralia Soprana, a mountain town.
Almond blossom inland from Agrigento.
The sky over the Madonie, when the towns are dark.
Etna, the snow and the smoke, from a quiet slope.
Stromboli, the glow, at dusk.

Singapore

The Armenian Church.
The boardwalk at MacRitchie, early.
Pulau Ubin, the village and the shore.
The Singapore River at dawn.
Tiong Bahru, the blocks in the morning.
The forest after the rain, still and dripping.

Sint Eustatius

The ruined Dutch church in Oranjestad.
Oranjestad, the small streets.
Lower Town, the shore.
The forest in the Quill.
Zeelandia, the beach in the morning.
Statia National Marine Park, the shore, early.
The sky over the Quill, when the town is dark.

Sint Maarten

The Methodist church on Front Street.
Great Bay, at dawn, before the ships.
Philipsburg, the street in the morning.
Mullet Bay, early.
The lagoon at Simpson Bay, first light.

Slovakia

The wooden church at Hervartov.
The forest of the Tichá valley.
The Dunajec, a quiet hour.
Levoča, the square early.
Ždiar, a mountain village.
High Tatras National Park, a lake, early.
Slovak Paradise National Park, a gorge, in the morning.
Malá Fatra National Park, the meadows.
The sky over the Tatras, when the villages are dark.
Gerlach, from a valley, early.

Slovenia

The church of St John the Baptist, at Bohinj.
The old forest at Rajhenav.
Lake Bohinj, early.
Piran harbour, at dawn.
The Logar valley, a morning.
Triglav National Park, a lake, at dawn.
The sky over Bohinj, when the lake is dark.
Triglav, the peak, from a valley, early.

Solomon Islands

St. Barnabas Cathedral, Honiara, early.
Marovo Lagoon, at dawn.
Gizo, the harbour, early.
A quiet shore on the lagoon, in the morning.
The sky over Marovo, when the villages are dark.

South Carolina

Sheldon Church, a brick ruin in the trees.
Hunting Island Lighthouse.
Congaree, the forest boardwalk, early.
Georgetown, the waterfront.
Huntington Beach, the shore in the morning.
The sky over the maritime forest, when the shore is dark.

South Dakota

The Chapel in the Hills, Rapid City.
Pine along a back road in Custer State Park, at dawn.
Sylvan Lake, early.
The Badlands at first light.
Custer, the town.
Wind Cave National Park, the prairie above, early.
The sky over the Badlands, when the prairie is dark.

South Korea

Jeondong Cathedral, Jeonju, early.
Ganjeolgot Lighthouse, on an ordinary morning.
A forest path in the Sobaek mountains.
Tongyeong harbour, in the morning.
The dunes at Sinduri.
Hahoe village, early.
Yangdong village, early.
Naejangsan, the maples, early.
The tea fields at Boseong, at dawn.
Sangju beach, early.
Mijo, a small harbour on Namhae.
Seoraksan National Park, a valley, early.
Jirisan National Park, the ridge forest.
Taeanhaean National Park, the coast, in the morning.
The sky over Jirisan, when the valleys are dark.

Spain

San Juan de la Peña, the monastery under the cliff.
The lighthouse at Cabo Ortegal.
The beech forest of Irati.
Cudillero harbour, early.
The Bardenas Reales at dawn.
Albarracín, the town at dawn.
Sant Climent de Taüll.
Muxía, a fishing town, early.
The Ebro delta, at dawn.
Cadaqués, the white town, at dawn.
Vejer de la Frontera, early.
Ansó, a Pyrenees village.
Trujillo, the square, in the morning.
A dehesa near Trujillo.
Lastres, a fishing harbour.
The dunes at Liencres, early.
Covarrubias, a small town.
Picos de Europa National Park, a village, early.
Doñana National Park, the marshes, at dawn.
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, the valley, in the morning.
The sky over Monfragüe, when the dehesa is dark.
Aneto, from a high valley, early.

Srpska

Tvrdoš Monastery, near Trebinje.
Perućica, the old forest in Sutjeska.
The Trebišnjica through Trebinje, in the morning.
The Drina at Višegrad, early.
Tjentište, a quiet morning in the park.
Kozara National Park, the forest, a quiet morning.
The sky over Kozara, when the forest is dark.

Svalbard

Svalbard Church, in Longyearbyen.
The shore of the Isfjorden.
Longyearbyen, the town in a quiet hour.
The polar night, and the lights.
Nordre Isfjorden National Park, the fjord.
Sør-Spitsbergen National Park, the coast.
Nordvest-Spitsbergen National Park, the ice and the shore.

Sweden

Habo Church, painted wood.
Kullen Lighthouse.
The old forest at Tyresta.
A lock on the Göta Canal, early.
Langhammars, the rauk shore on Fårö.
Simrishamn, a small harbour.
Visby, the wall, at dawn.
Möja, a red village in the archipelago.
Bönhamn, a small fishing harbour.
Långe Jan, on Öland.
The alvar of Öland.
Sigtuna, the small streets, early.
Marstrand harbour, in the morning.
Torneträsk, still, under the lights.
Leksand, the church and the lake.
Sarek National Park, the open valley.
Abisko National Park, the lake, and the lights.
Padjelanta National Park, the high lakes.
Kebnekaise, from a distance, early.
A morning boat through the Stockholm archipelago.

Switzerland

The church of St Johann, in Val Müstair.
The forest above the Aletsch.
Lake Sils, early.
Guarda, a village of painted houses.
Larch in the Engadine, in gold.
The Swiss National Park, the woods, a quiet morning.
The sky over the Engadine, when the villages are dark.
The Matterhorn, from a quiet meadow, first light.
The Bernina line, the high window, early.

Taiwan

Wanchin Basilica, early.
Luce Memorial Chapel, in Taichung, early.
Eluanbi Lighthouse, at dawn.
Sandiaojiao Lighthouse, early.
Xiyu Lighthouse, on Penghu, early.
Taroko, the gorge, early.
Chenggong, a fishing harbour, early.
The rice fields at Chishang, at dawn.
Sanxiantai, first light.
Qixingtan, the shore at dawn.
Alishan, the cypress forest, early.
Cherry blossom on Alishan, a quiet morning.
The old cypresses at Smangus, early.
The salt pans at Jingzaijiao, early.
Sun Moon Lake, at dawn.
Xiaoyoukeng, the steam, early.
Yushan National Park, a high valley, early.
Kenting National Park, the shore, at dawn.
A quiet shore on Lanyu, in the morning.
The local train along the east coast, the sea at the window.
The Alishan forest railway, the morning window.
The morning ferry from Fugang to Green Island.

Tasmania

St John's, Richmond, a sandstone church.
Cape Bruny Lighthouse.
A myrtle forest in the Tarkine.
Strahan harbour, early.
Friendly Beaches.
The fagus turning, in the highlands.
Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, the lake, at dawn.
Freycinet National Park, the bay, early.
Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park, the forest.
The sky over the highlands, when the towns are a far glow.
The ferry from Kettering to Bruny Island.

Tennessee

All Saints' Chapel, Sewanee.
Big South Fork, forest and river.
The Hiwassee, a calm morning.
Jonesborough, the main street early.
October colour in a cove.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a cove, early.
The sky over the Cumberlands, when the hollows are dark.

Texas

St Mary's, Praha, a painted church in a small community.
Port Isabel Lighthouse.
A cypress slough in the Big Thicket.
Padre Island, the wild shore.
Marathon, and the Chisos at dawn.
Bluebonnets on a back road, early.
Big Bend National Park, the Chisos, at dawn.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, a quiet canyon.
The sky over Big Bend, when the desert is dark.

Tokelau

The church on Nukunonu.
The village on Fakaofo.
The lagoon, still, in the morning.
Atafu, the small shore.
The lagoon under the stars.

Tonga

Centenary Church, Nukuʻalofa, early.
Neiafu harbour, on Vavaʻu, early.
A still lagoon in Vavaʻu, in the morning.

Transnistria

Noul Neamț Monastery, at Chițcani.
The Dniester, a quiet bank in the morning.
Bender, the river edge, early.
The river under the stars.

Trinidad and Tobago

The cathedral in Port of Spain, early.
The Main Ridge forest, on Tobago, early.
Castara, the bay, at dawn.
Englishman's Bay, early.
Scarborough harbour, in the morning.
The morning ferry to Tobago.
The sky over the Main Ridge, when the villages are dark.

Tristan da Cunha

The church in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
The settlement.
The shore below the village.
The mountain behind the houses, from the village.
The sky over the settlement, wide and dark.

Turks and Caicos Islands

St. Mary's, Cockburn Town, early.
Grand Turk Lighthouse.
Cockburn Town, in the morning.
The salt pans, early.
Salt Cay, the quiet island.
Mudjin Harbour.
The sky over Salt Cay, when the island is dark.

Tuvalu

The Morning Star Church, Funafuti, early.
The lagoon, at dawn.
A quiet shore on Fongafale, early.
The sky over the lagoon, when the island is dark.

U.S. Virgin Islands

Frederick Lutheran Church, Charlotte Amalie.
A forest path on St John, early.
Francis Bay, still water, in the morning.
Christiansted harbour, early.
Virgin Islands National Park, a bay on St John, early.
The sky over a north-shore bay, when the anchor lights are few.

Utah

The tabernacle in St George, early.
Aspen on Boulder Mountain.
A high lake in the Uinta Mountains, at dawn.
Canyonlands at first light.
The Coral Pink dunes, at dawn.
Grafton, the empty town, in the morning.
Zion National Park, the canyon, early.
Bryce Canyon National Park, first light.
Arches National Park, at dawn.
The sky over Canyonlands, when the desert is dark.

Vanuatu

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Port Vila, early.
Champagne Beach, early.
Port Resolution, the shore, early.
Yasur, the cone, from the plain.
The sky over Tanna, when the villages are dark.

Vatican City

The square at dawn, before the queue.
The nave of the basilica, early.

Vermont

The meetinghouse at Strafford.
The woods above Lake Willoughby.
The lake at dawn.
Grafton, a quiet village.
Fall colour on a back road.
The sky over the Northeast Kingdom, when the villages are dark.

Virginia

Christ Church, in Lancaster County.
Assateague Lighthouse.
The Great Dismal Swamp.
The Assateague shore.
Onancock, a small harbour.
Monterey, a mountain town.
Shenandoah National Park, a ridge, in the morning.
The sky over Shenandoah, when the ridge is dark.

Wales

St David's Cathedral, early.
Strumble Head Lighthouse.
An oak wood above Ffestiniog.
Solva harbour.
The dunes at Ynyslas.
Aberdaron, a village at the end of the road.
St Govan's Chapel.
Porthgain, a small harbour.
Tenby harbour, early.
Rhossili, the beach, first light.
The Mawddach, still, in the morning.
Laugharne, the estuary.
Llyn y Fan Fach.
Eryri National Park, a lake, in the morning.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, a cove, early.
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, the hills, a quiet hour.
The sky over the Bannau, when the hills are dark.
Yr Wyddfa, from a lake, early.
The Cambrian coast line, the sea at the window.

Wallis and Futuna

The cathedral at Mata-Utu.
Mata-Utu, the waterfront in the morning.
The lagoon, early.
Leava, on Futuna.
A wooded valley.
The lagoon under the stars.

Washington

St Paul's, Port Townsend.
North Head Lighthouse.
The Hoh forest, first thing.
The Long Beach shore.
Port Townsend waterfront, in the morning.
The Palouse at dawn.
Olympic National Park, the forest and the shore.
Mount Rainier National Park, the meadows, early.
North Cascades National Park, a lake, at dawn.
The sky over the Olympic mountains, when the forest is dark.
Mount St. Helens, the crater, from a ridge, early.
The ferry through the San Juan Islands, in the morning.

West Virginia

The church in Helvetia, and the village around it.
Cathedral State Park, the hemlock grove.
The Greenbrier River.
Helvetia, a mountain village.
Fall colour in the high forest.
New River Gorge National Park, the river, early.
The sky over the high forest, when the towns are dark.

Wisconsin

The stavkirke on Washington Island.
Cana Island Lighthouse.
A hemlock and pine wood in the Chequamegon.
Bayfield harbour, early.
The dunes at Kohler-Andrae.
The sky at Newport, on the Door, when the shore is dark.

Wyoming

The Chapel of the Transfiguration.
A lodgepole wood, early.
A bend of the Snake at dawn.
The Red Desert, and the Killpecker dunes.
Dubois, a town at the edge of the mountains.
Yellowstone National Park, a basin, at dawn.
Grand Teton National Park, the lake, first light.
The sky over Yellowstone, when the basin is dark.
Old Faithful, before the benches fill.

Countries and Territories were chosen from the list compiled by Travelers’ Century Club.