Photo of the Month - January 2008

The Gods Must Be Restless In Indonesia, life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks. It's a zone of geophysical violence, a juncture of colliding tectonic plates that loops more than 25,000 miles (40,200 kilometers) around the Pacific. Geography has dealt Indonesia a wild card: Nowhere else do so many live so close to so many active volcanoes—129 by one count. Explore an interactive of a mudflow, one of the more bizarre expressions of Indonesia’s geophysical turmoil. Read about the volcanic eruption that began on October 30, 2007 in the same place where, 125 years ago, the biggest volcanic eruption in history took place at Krakatoa. Find out from photographer John Stanmeyer what it was like to climb Mount Bromo as it erupted sulfur smoke. And join other readers to discuss volcano culture in Our Shot.

PHOTO OF THE MONTH

Silverback Charging Kingo and his family of reclusive western lowland gorillas live wild and free in the Congo Basin of central Africa. A noisy charge through the jungle may be to intimidate nearby rivals, one of Kingo's main jobs as protector of his family.   Photograph by Ian Nichols In the Presence of Giants, January 2008   E-mail this page to a friend.   Download Wallpaper

EDITOR'S NOTES Blog Central Can you see the Great Wall of China from space? How do photo editors pick images? And what’s the latest in digital photography? Find answers to these questions and more in our blogs from National Geographic photographers and writers. HIGHLIGHTS An Assignment for You > Whether you’ve traveled to China or just to your local Chinatown, Your Shot wants your photos of Chinese places, people, and culture. Send them to us; your photo could be published in National Geographic magazine.     Our Shot > National Geographic editors select a new shot each weekday—see the latest.     Contest Picks > See photo galleries picked from more than 148,000 images submitted to the International Photography Contest. PHOTO GALLERIES       Gorilla Family >   Himalaya Climb >   Emptied Prairie >   Flashback > INTERACTIVES       Hi-Tech Trash >   India’s Ancient Art >   Toxic PC Parts >   Decade Volcanoes >

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