Photo of the day - SEPTEMBER 2026 | National Geographic

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1 SEPTEMBER 2026

Nzuri, one of Kio's brothers, tilts his head to one side as he stands in the long grass. Image from Lion.

National Geographic/Claire Arthur

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2 SEPTEMBER 2026

Steven Donnelly, Camera Operator, filming the Nido de Quetzalcoatl apartments. Image from Best of the World with Antoni Porowski.

National Geographic/Amy Browning

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3 SEPTEMBER 2026

Scott Fox, John McLoughlin, and John Busching pose together during their reunion. McLoughlin was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11, and Busching and Fox were two of the people who helped rescue him. Image from 9/11 Reunited.

National Geographic/Harrison Cooney

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4 SEPTEMBER 2026

Cinematographer Domenico Pontillo films Kio's brotherhood as one of the young males stands on a mound next to the film vehicle. Image from Lion.

National Geographic/Georgie Ward

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5 SEPTEMBER 2026

Customs and Border Patrol and Marine operations officers traveling in the patrol boat. Image from To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture.

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6 SEPTEMBER 2026

An archive image of John Busching, an Emergency Service Unit officer who helped save John McLoughlin on 9/11. Image from 9/11 Reunited.

Courtesy John Busching

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7 SEPTEMBER 2026

Kio rests his head on the mound, eyes closed, taking a quiet snooze in the grassland. Image from Lion.

National Geographic/Simon Blakeney