This is the photo that renewed my love for photography. Taken at 1 am on a snowy night in Vancouver with a 10-year-old camera, I learned that good photography does not come as a result of having good equipment, it comes as a result of curiously exploring the world January 2020 · Vancouver, BC, Canada

A serene lake called Oldevatnet in Norway. The purple tint comes from a combination of the evening light and the bus window through which the photo was captured June 2022 · Oldevatnet, Norway

A student reads under a tree by the Burlington boardwalk October 2022 · Burlington, Vermont

A boy looks through the glass toward a shark exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium November 2022 · Atlanta, Georgia

A child repaints the walls of an orphanage's dining hall March 2023 · Camargo, Mexico

Sue Detweiler (left) and Tara Seidman (right) escort Her Excellency Rachel Ruto, the First Lady of Kenya (center) May 2023 · Dallas, Texas

Two guards protect a Louvre exhibit August 2023 · Paris, France

This apartment block marks the end of La Calle de los Libreros (The Street of the Booksellers) in Madrid. The bookstores from which this street receives its name are no longer here but one gem of a store still remains August 2023 · Madrid, Spain

A member of the Queen's Life Guard watches over Whitehall (London's political center) during the Changing of the Guard ceremony June 2022 · London, UK

Two Lindy Hop dancers in the low light of Tampa's Torpedo Room September 2022 · Tampa, Florida

Sunset at the Burlington boardwalk October 2022 · Burlington, Vermont

A rescued seal performs a show at the Georgia Aquarium, resting for a moment on top of a glass platform before splashing viewers November 2022 · Atlanta, Georgia

A young Mexican orphan being held by a volunteer March 2023 · Camargo, Mexico

A game of Red Light Green Light with the boys at an orphanage in Mexico March 2023 · Camargo, Mexico

Ladies dance a traditional Mexican dance routine at the Cinco de Mayo Celebration held at the Dallas Farmers Market May 2023 · Dallas, Texas

Cars as small as this are targets for theft. This one is secured with a lock that resembles bike locks seen throughout Amsterdam August 2023 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Three colorful buildings and cars on the canals by De Negen Straatjes (The Nine Bridges) in Amsterdam August 2023 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

The entrance to the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum. Taken from high in the Louvre Palace August 2023 · Paris, France

The main ferris wheel at The State Fair of Texas October 2023 · Dallas, Texas

The bride, Selena, dances with her husband November 2023 · Dallas, Texas