Pictures of scenery [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Breaking surf on a beach on the Osa Peninsula (Costa Rica) Upper Amazon forest and the Andes Creek below Tad Kwang Si waterfall (Laos) Waterfall in the Bornean rainforest (Malaysia) Pasture and forest fragment in the Colombian Choco Breaking surf at sunrise in Hana Pasture and forest near Penalosa Rio Don Diego valley, a former coca-growing area Fishing boat on the Cuiaba river in the Pantanal (Brazil) Villages and rice fields along RN7 Ranch land in the llanos Chapada dos Guimarães (Brazil) Cape near Ft. Dauphin Peucang Island rain forest Wild red ginger flowers The ceiling of the rainforest, as seen from below New Guinea jungle cave Deforestation in Northern Madagascar Mountain peak near Andringitra Silkworm poop used for tea (Laos) Clear jungle creek Meadow and forest in the Loita hills (Kenya) Rocks, beach, and mangroves on Bunaken Clear-cutting in the Amazon Mist over the Amazon rainforest at sunset Steer in rice field Aerial view of a jungle river delta in New Guinea Overview view of Amazon landscape scarred by open pit gold mines Overhead view of new oil palm plantations in Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Beach at low tide near Bunaken Cha Cha Family carrying alfalfa in a boat on the Nile Aerial picture of flowering trees and rainforest canopy in the Western Amazon of Peru Sunlit rainforest leaves Rice Fields Clouds over the Amazon Mount Kenya forest vegetation (Kenya) Oranges being sold in the Wamena market Andranobory sisal workers (Berenty) Horse-drawn cart crossing a river Amber Mountain waterfall Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea Peatland scrub Pool formed by a collapsed lava tube Isalo sunset Nosy Mangabe coastline Rainforest in West Kalimantan Logging in New Guinea Cypress swamp Wunderlich County Park, San Mateo County, California Fishermen in the Nile Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Belizean sunset (Belize) Peak of Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Ship off Peucang Island Glaciers in the Andes, as seen from an aircraft Peatland drainage canal along side a deforested area Cloud forest in Peru Rainforest in Indonesian Borneo Footprint cast of a Javan rhino Sunur coastline Aloe suzannae Pink water lotus in New Guinea Mangroves and coastline of northern New Guinea Deforestation in Lao (Laos) Atop a canopy tower on Barro Colorado Island Lao village (Laos) Mining road being built through Gunung Palung National Park Osa beach (Costa Rica) Ferns emerging from burned soil Amazon rainforest and Andean glaciers and peaks Sailboat versus speedboat in Madagascar Coastline near Sunur, West Java Oil palm tree nursery (Indonesia) Waves breaking on an Osa Peninsula beach (Costa Rica) Route Nationale 2 (RN2) Sulawesi sunrise Papuans washing their laundry and rock mining in a highland river Deforestation in Bokeo (Laos) Storm over the Amazon rainforest Deforestation along the Transoceanic highway in Peru Tad Lo waterfall (Laos) Grilled frogs on a stick (Laos) Government built houses along a road in the Arfak mountains Poipu beach at sunset Dredged pool in the white sands rainforest of Suriname (Suriname) Mining near Ft. Dauphin Surf and coastline near Puerto Escondido (Costa Rica) scenery: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44 | Page 45 | Page 46 | Page 47 | Page 48 | Page 49 | Page 50 | Page 51 | Page 52 | Page 53 | Page 54 | Page 55 | Page 56 | Page 57 | Page 58 | Page 59 | Page 60 | Page 61 | Page 62 | Page 63 | Page 64 | Page 65 | Page 66 | Page 67 | Page 68 | Page 69 | Page 70 | Page 71 | Page 72 | Page 73 | Page 74 | Page 75 | Page 76 | Page 77 | Page 78 | Page 79 | Page 80 | Page 81 | Page 82 | Page 83 | Page 84 | Page 85 | Page 86 | Page 87 | Page 88 | Page 89 | Page 90 | Page 91 | Page 92 | Page 93 | Page 94 | Page 95 | Page 96 | Page 97 | Page 98 | Page 99 | Page 100 | Page 101 | Page 102 | Page 103 | Page 104 | Page 105 | Page 106 | Page 107 | Page 108 | Page 109 | Page 110 | Page 111 | Page 112 | Page 113 | Page 114 | Page 115 | Page 116 | Page 117 | Page 118 | Page 119 | Page 120 | Page 121 | Page 122 | Page 123 | Page 124 | Page 125 | Page 126 | Page 127 | Page 128 | Page 129 | Page 130 | Page 131 | Page 132 | Page 133 | Page 134 | Page 135 | Page 136 | Page 137 | Page 138 | Page 139 | Page 140 | Page 141 | Page 142 | Page 143 | Page 144 | Page 145 | Page 146 | Page 147 | Page 148 | Page 149 | Page 150 | Page 151 | Page 152 | Page 153 | Page 154 | Page 155 | Page 156 | Page 157 | Page 158 | Page 159 | Page 160 | Page 161 | Page 162 | Page 163 | Page 164 | Page 165 | Page 166 | Page 167 | Page 168 | Page 169 | Page 170 | Page 171 | Page 172 | Page 173 | Page 174