PAVEL MACENAUER

A small mountain hut stands on a sunlit golden ridge below the snow-capped summit of Mount Kazbek and the Gergeti Glacier, under dramatic clouds.

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Thick rope-like roots curve down a lichen-covered tree trunk against softly blurred green forest.
Roots Along the Trunk
  • Forests
  • Trees
  • Roots
  • Lichen
  • Textures
  • Close Ups
A tightly packed row of glossy blue-black birds perches on a horizontal branch against blurred green foliage.
Blue Birds on a Shared Perch
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Flocks
  • Perching
  • Blue
  • Selective Focus
Slender club-shaped growths rise from a moss-covered branch against a warm orange blurred background.
Small Forms Above the Moss
  • Macro
  • Moss
  • Forest Details
  • Branches
  • Textures
  • Selective Focus
A Ringed Kingfisher flies left with raised wings, showing a white collar, rusty underparts and barred feathers beside a bare branch.
Kingfisher Leaving the Branch
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Kingfishers
  • Ringed Kingfisher
  • Megaceryle Torquata
  • Flight
  • Wings
A large brown frog with orange-mottled skin, dark-banded legs, a pale throat and a red-gold eye sits among dry leaves and twigs against a dark background.
Frog on the Forest Floor
  • Wildlife
  • Amphibians
  • Frogs
  • Macro
  • Forest Floor
  • Night
  • Leaf Litter
A reddish-brown frog rests on a bright green leaf, with a large gold-rimmed eye against a dark background.
Copper Frog on Green
  • Wildlife
  • Amphibians
  • Frogs
  • Macro
  • Leaves
  • Selective Focus
A reddish-brown monkey grips a lichen-covered trunk and crossing branches, with a long tail curving behind.
Red Fur Among the Branches
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Monkeys
  • Forests
  • Branches
  • Tails
A brown-furred sloth hangs upside down among branches and broad green leaves, with its head facing the camera.
Sloth Beneath the Leaves
  • Wildlife
  • Sloths
  • Mammals
  • Forests
  • Canopy
  • Branches
A small black frog with orange back stripes and pale net-like leg markings rests on a sloping green leaf.
Orange Lines on a Leaf
  • Wildlife
  • Amphibians
  • Frogs
  • Macro
  • Stripes
  • Leaves
Viewed from above, a black frog with orange stripes and pale patterned legs sits beside the central vein of a bright green leaf.
A Frog Along the Leaf Vein
  • Wildlife
  • Amphibians
  • Frogs
  • Macro
  • Leaves
  • Overhead View
A brown hairy spider spreads its legs across a green leaf, with the front of its body sharply focused and the legs fading into blur.
Spider at Leaf Level
  • Wildlife
  • Arachnids
  • Spiders
  • Macro
  • Leaves
  • Selective Focus
A slender reddish snake with dark bands extends from foliage in several loops against a black background, with its tongue visible.
A Snake in Curves
  • Wildlife
  • Reptiles
  • Snakes
  • Curves
  • Dark Background
  • Tongue
A sloth clings to a pale mottled tree trunk, extending one long limb upward among green leaves against a bright sky.
Sloth on Pale Bark
  • Wildlife
  • Sloths
  • Mammals
  • Trees
  • Canopy
  • Climbing
A small green parrot perches on a yellow wooden rail beside a person, with a tree trunk and bright foliage behind.
Green Parrot at the Wooden Rail
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Parrots
  • People
  • Wooden Rails
  • Green
Two dark-furred monkeys with pale muzzle markings sit on a wooden rail above blue and green painted surfaces.
Two Monkeys Above Painted Wood
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Monkeys
  • Pairs
  • Wooden Rails
  • Painted Surfaces
A squirrel monkey with yellow-orange limbs, a gray body and pale facial markings grips thin branches among green leaves.
Yellow Limbs in the Canopy
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Monkeys
  • Squirrel Monkeys
  • Forests
  • Canopy
A brown bird of prey with a hooked bill and yellow around the eye perches on a diagonal branch against blurred green foliage.
Bird of Prey on a Diagonal Branch
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Birds Of Prey
  • Perching
  • Branches
  • Selective Focus
Warm evening light turns the rock faces of Shkhara’s vast snow-and-ice wall orange above shadowed green ridges, with pink cloud drifting at the right.
Alpenglow on Shkhara
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Shkhara
  • Caucasus
  • Alpenglow
  • Glaciers
  • Sunset
  • Snow
A lone medieval Svan defensive tower stands on a dark grassy hill below the snow-covered massif of Shkhara, glowing under a vivid pink and magenta sky.
A Svan Tower Below Shkhara
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Shkhara
  • Svaneti
  • Caucasus
  • Svan Towers
  • Towers
  • Medieval Architecture
  • Sunset
  • Snow
An abandoned stone house with a tin roof stands at the foot of steep autumn slopes in yellow and green in the Truso Valley, beneath a cloudy sky.
The Last House in the Truso Valley
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Caucasus
  • Truso Valley
  • Kazbegi
  • Valleys
  • Abandoned Buildings
  • Autumn
  • Clouds
A clear, braided river winds over a wide gravel bed toward a small settlement with a stone tower beneath golden autumn slopes and distant rocky peaks.
River Through the Truso Valley
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Caucasus
  • Truso Valley
  • Kazbegi
  • Rivers
  • Villages
  • Autumn
The stone ruins of Zakagori Fortress crown a golden grassy hill beneath dark storm clouds, with a Georgian flag on a pole at the lower left.
Zakagori Fortress Under Storm Clouds
  • Landscapes
  • Fortresses
  • Ruins
  • Zakagori
  • Truso Valley
  • Kazbegi
  • Caucasus
  • Storm Clouds
  • Autumn
Jagged rock in the foreground leads to a turquoise mineral pool fed by an orange-stained spring stream, below golden autumn meadows and steep mountains.
Mineral Pool in the Truso Valley
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Caucasus
  • Truso Valley
  • Kazbegi
  • Mineral Springs
  • Pools
  • Autumn
A small mountain hut stands on a sunlit golden ridge below the snow-capped summit of Mount Kazbek and the Gergeti Glacier, under dramatic clouds.
Hut Below Kazbek
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Kazbek
  • Gergeti Glacier
  • Mountain Huts
  • Kazbegi
  • Caucasus
  • Clouds
The dark, striated ice of the Gergeti Glacier fills the foreground beneath the rocky, cloud-capped flanks of Mount Kazbek.
On the Gergeti Glacier
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Kazbek
  • Gergeti Glacier
  • Glaciers
  • Kazbegi
  • Caucasus
  • Ice
The snow-covered Kangchenjunga massif glows orange and pink at sunrise above dark, shadowed ridges and a pale blue sky.
Kangchenjunga at First Light
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Kangchenjunga
  • Sunrise
  • Snow
  • Alpenglow
  • Himalayas
A tea picker in a floral headscarf and patterned blouse stands among green tea bushes, a large woven basket on her back and her hands clasped at her chest.
A Pause in the Tea Rows
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Tea Pickers
  • Tea Gardens
  • Baskets
  • Agriculture
  • Selective Focus
Rows of tea bushes fill the foreground as a road winds past trees and estate buildings toward misty, layered hills under a golden evening sky.
Tea Hills at Golden Hour
  • Landscapes
  • Tea Gardens
  • Hills
  • Roads
  • Golden Hour
  • Mist
  • Agriculture
An elderly tailor in a navy jacket threads a needle at a black vintage sewing machine, with colorful striped fabric beside him and red-framed windows behind.
Threading the Needle
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Tailors
  • Sewing Machines
  • Workshops
  • Craft
  • Documentary
An elderly tailor in a black knit cap and padded jacket sits at a sewing machine with purple fabric, surrounded by a calendar, a clock, shelves and colorful striped textiles.
The Tailor’s Corner
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Tailors
  • Sewing Machines
  • Workshops
  • Textiles
  • Documentary
A young rhesus macaque grooms the raised tail of an adult stretching low on a stone ledge, with another monkey resting in the background.
Grooming on the Ledge
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Monkeys
  • Rhesus Macaques
  • Grooming
  • Juveniles
The sharp summit of Ama Dablam rises above drifting clouds, its rocky ridge dusted with snow beneath a blue and white sky.
Ama Dablam Through the Clouds
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Ama Dablam
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Clouds
  • Snow
  • Himalayas
Buddhist monks in maroon robes perform a ritual dance in the stone-paved courtyard of Tengboche Monastery, the foreground dancer blurred mid-turn with arms outstretched.
Monks in Motion
  • People
  • Monks
  • Buddhism
  • Ritual Dance
  • Monasteries
  • Tengboche
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Festivals
  • Motion Blur
A monk in maroon and orange robes holds a painted hand drum and curved drumstick in the courtyard of Tengboche Monastery, with other monks waiting behind.
The Drummer
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Monks
  • Buddhism
  • Drums
  • Tengboche
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Festivals
  • Selective Focus
The snow-covered peak of Ama Dablam rises above a sea of white clouds under a deep blue sky, with another snowy summit to the right.
Ama Dablam Above the Clouds
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Ama Dablam
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Clouds
  • Snow
  • Himalayas
A pale glacial river winds through a brown valley floor beneath the snow-covered slopes of Ama Dablam and heavy grey clouds.
The Valley Below Ama Dablam
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Ama Dablam
  • Valleys
  • Rivers
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Himalayas
Orange light strikes one side of the snow-covered summit of Cho Oyu while blue-grey clouds obscure the lower mountain.
Cho Oyu’s Last Light
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Cho Oyu
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Snow
  • Clouds
  • Sunset
  • Alpenglow
  • Himalayas
Orange-gold clouds rise behind the snow-covered wall of Mount Everest and Lhotse, above dark valley slopes beneath a blue sky.
Golden Clouds over Everest and Lhotse
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Everest
  • Lhotse
  • Khumbu
  • Nepal
  • Snow
  • Clouds
  • Sunset
  • Dramatic Sky
  • Himalayas
A sadhu with a white beard, saffron turban and painted face raises both hands, wearing orange robes, a printed scarf and rudraksha bead necklaces against a brick wall.
Saffron and Ash
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Sadhus
  • Hinduism
  • Face Paint
  • Beads
  • Orange
Women in red shawls and patterned clothing sit and stand around a raised brick platform in a sunlit street in Bhaktapur, with hens pecking near a basin in the foreground.
Afternoon on the Platform
  • People
  • Street Photography
  • Documentary
  • Women
  • Chickens
  • Brick Buildings
  • Everyday Life
  • Bhaktapur
  • Nepal
Men sit and crouch on the worn wooden floor of an arcaded brick building in Bhaktapur, some playing a game with small markers, framed by carved pillars.
Between the Wooden Pillars
  • People
  • Street Photography
  • Documentary
  • Wooden Pillars
  • Arcades
  • Games
  • Brick Buildings
  • Bhaktapur
  • Nepal
Snow-covered Kirkjufell rises above a small frozen waterfall and a dark blue stream, beneath long-exposure purple and pink cloud streaks.
Kirkjufell Under Winter Streaks
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Kirkjufell
  • Kirkjufellsfoss
  • Waterfalls
  • Winter
  • Snow
  • Long Exposure
  • Snaefellsnes
Floating ice rests on a mirror-calm glacier lagoon beneath a dark, snow-streaked mountain and a broad blue cloudy sky.
Ice on a Still Lagoon
  • Landscapes
  • Glacier Lagoons
  • Icebergs
  • Glaciers
  • Reflections
  • Mountains
  • Blue Hour
The jagged peaks of Vestrahorn glow in warm pink light above a low band of mist drifting over black sand dunes topped with snow-dusted grass.
Vestrahorn Above the Mist
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Vestrahorn
  • Stokksnes
  • Black Sand
  • Dunes
  • Mist
  • Warm Light
An orange and gold sunset breaks through dark clouds above black sand dunes, with a grass-topped mound in the foreground.
Fire Over the Dunes
  • Landscapes
  • Sunset
  • Black Sand
  • Dunes
  • Dune Grass
  • Dramatic Sky
  • Clouds
A sunlit snowy summit of Vestrahorn rises above low mist and black sand dunes with frosted grass tufts, beneath a purple cloudy sky.
Sunlit Summit, Purple Sky
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Vestrahorn
  • Stokksnes
  • Black Sand
  • Dunes
  • Mist
  • Snow
Vestrahorn’s jagged peaks rise behind a rippled, wet black-sand beach that reflects a soft purple and gold dusk sky.
Dusk on the Wet Sand
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Vestrahorn
  • Stokksnes
  • Beaches
  • Black Sand
  • Dusk
  • Reflections
Long-exposure waves wash in soft white lines over a black-sand beach scattered with pebbles, beneath the jagged peaks of Vestrahorn and a stormy sky.
Tide Lines Below Vestrahorn
  • Landscapes
  • Mountains
  • Vestrahorn
  • Stokksnes
  • Beaches
  • Black Sand
  • Waves
  • Long Exposure
  • Seascapes
A red-tailed monkey with pale cheek whiskers and a white nose patch sits on mossy branches amid green forest leaves.
Red-tailed Monkey Among the Branches
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Monkeys
  • Red Tailed Monkey
  • Cercopithecus Ascanius
  • Forests
  • Branches
A chimpanzee rests among branches and bright green leaves, with one arm extending downward and its head turned upward.
Chimpanzee in the Canopy
  • Wildlife
  • Primates
  • Chimpanzees
  • Forests
  • Canopy
  • Foliage
A person crouches beside stacked reddish bricks and loose earth, with a slender tool on the ground and low structures behind.
Among the Earth and Bricks
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Bricks
  • Earth
  • Tools
A person in beige clothing stands beside a dense green hedge, holding a slender stick with one hand and raising the other hand to the mouth.
At the Edge of the Hedge
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Hedges
  • Vegetation
  • Sticks
Two people appear in a close portrait with green and cream fabric; a black rectangular object partially obscures the right side.
Green Fabric, Close Frame
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Green
  • Fabric
  • Selective Focus
A close frontal portrait of a lion shows a dark mane, amber eyes, whiskers and marks across the muzzle against blurred dry grass.
Lion in Golden Light
  • Wildlife
  • Lions
  • Big Cats
  • Animal Portraits
  • Close Ups
  • Mane
A lion tilts its head back with its jaws wide open, showing teeth and a curled tongue among green shrubs and dry grass.
Lion with Jaws Open
  • Wildlife
  • Lions
  • Big Cats
  • Open Mouth
  • Teeth
  • Vegetation
A person crouches on bare ground wearing brightly patterned fabric and a black head covering, with a black-and-white goat at the left.
Patterned Fabric Beside a Goat
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Goats
  • Patterned Fabric
  • Outdoors
A person carrying another person stands on a dirt road, wearing a red top and plaid fabric and holding a red-and-white checked bag; a third figure stands behind.
Plaid Along the Dirt Road
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Dirt Roads
  • Plaid
  • Bags
A person holds a pipe between the lips beside a wooden post, wearing layered patterned fabric and a wrapped head covering.
Pipe at the Wooden Post
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Pipes
  • Patterned Fabric
  • Wooden Shelters
Three people sit closely together against a reddish brick wall, with a pink head covering, orange clothing and brightly patterned fabric.
Patterns Against the Brick Wall
  • People
  • Group Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Brick Walls
  • Patterned Fabric
  • Seated Figures
A person with leafy strands over patterned clothing stands with hands raised, while several people appear blurred in the background.
Leaves in the Foreground
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Leaves
  • Patterned Fabric
  • Gatherings
  • Hand Gestures
A motorcycle travels along a reddish dirt road bordered by green vegetation.
The Red Dirt Road
  • Landscapes
  • Motorcycles
  • Roads
People beside a rural road with vegetation in the background.
Along the Roadside
  • People
  • Roads
People and goods fill an outdoor market scene.
The Outdoor Market
  • People
  • Markets
An outdoor portrait of a person against a softly blurred background.
Portrait in the Street
  • People
  • Portraits
A road extends through a green landscape, with vehicles beneath a wide sky.
Through the Green Landscape
  • Landscapes
  • Roads
  • Vehicles
A giraffe spreads its front legs and lowers its head toward brown water beside a muddy bank and green grass.
Giraffe at the Waterline
  • Wildlife
  • Giraffes
  • Waterholes
  • Mud
  • Grassland
  • Drinking
A person seated in a wooden doorway exhales cigarette smoke beside green patterned fabric, a stained white bucket and a small round container.
Smoke at the Threshold
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Doorways
  • Wooden Interiors
  • Smoking
  • Smoke
Two people stand in a weathered wooden doorway; the foreground figure wears a colorful Hello Kitty shirt and raises a hand to the head.
Behind the Wooden Rail
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Doorways
  • Wooden Buildings
  • Graphic Shirts
A person holds another person dressed in bright pink outside a wooden building, while a third figure stands at the lower left.
Pink Against the Planks
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Wooden Buildings
  • Outdoors
  • Pink
A person faces the camera with white and red painted patterns, a decorated headpiece and tall black feathers against blurred green foliage.
White Lines, Green Background
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Painted Patterns
  • Feathers
  • Decorative Headpieces
  • Foliage
  • Selective Focus
A person stands with hands together, wearing a decorated headpiece, a patterned top and a straw-colored skirt, with red and white painted designs.
Patterns in Red and White
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Painted Patterns
  • Decorative Headpieces
  • Patterned Fabric
  • Foliage
A Red Bird-of-Paradise with an emerald-green face, yellow neck, chestnut wings and long black tail wires perches among rainforest branches.
Red Bird-of-Paradise in the Canopy
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Birds Of Paradise
  • Red Bird Of Paradise
  • Paradisaea Rubra
  • Rainforest
  • Canopy
  • Branches
  • Plumage
  • Tail Wires
Two Red Birds-of-Paradise spread reddish flank plumes on slender tree trunks, their long black tail wires curling against a pale sky.
Red Plumes Against the Sky
  • Wildlife
  • Birds
  • Birds Of Paradise
  • Red Bird Of Paradise
  • Paradisaea Rubra
  • Display
  • Flank Plumes
  • Tail Wires
  • Trees
Three people gesture toward the camera behind a market stall covered with packaged food, beneath colorful umbrellas.
Gestures Across the Market Stall
  • People
  • Documentary
  • Street Photography
  • Markets
  • Food Stalls
  • Hand Gestures
  • Umbrellas
Three barefoot people pose in a blue-painted wooden doorway; the central figure raises one leg against the dark interior.
Three at the Blue Doorway
  • People
  • Group Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Doorways
  • Wooden Buildings
  • Blue
  • Gestures
A person in a blue patterned shirt stands with arms extended in a wooden doorway beside a red, black and white painted panel.
Between the Doorframe and the Painted Panel
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Doorways
  • Wooden Buildings
  • Painted Panels
  • Blue
A person holds a long slender stick inside a dim wooden building, with floral fabric and a striped woven textile visible.
A Stick in the Dim Interior
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Wooden Interiors
  • Woven Textiles
  • Floral Patterns
  • Sticks
A close portrait of a person wearing a broad black feather headpiece and several necklaces against softly blurred green foliage.
Black Feathers, Green Backdrop
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Close Ups
  • Feathers
  • Decorative Headpieces
  • Necklaces
  • Selective Focus
A person crouches inside a dark shelter, reaching toward the foreground above scattered tubers, leaves and plant material.
Light Across the Harvest
  • People
  • Documentary
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Interiors
  • Tubers
  • Plant Material
  • Natural Light
A close portrait shows white painted dots and marks, a beaded necklace and red-and-black striped fabric against a blurred background.
White Marks and Red Stripes
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Close Ups
  • Painted Patterns
  • Beads
  • Striped Fabric
  • Selective Focus
A close portrait features a black feather headpiece, white painted lines, a curved pale nose ornament and a black-and-white necklace.
Curves Beneath Black Feathers
  • People
  • Portraits
  • Close Ups
  • Feathers
  • Painted Patterns
  • Ornaments
  • Necklaces
Two people sit beside a large tree and wooden shelter; the foreground figure wears an orange feather headpiece, with a second figure seated behind.
Two Figures Beside the Tree
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Trees
  • Wooden Shelters
  • Feathers
  • Seated Figures
A seated person wearing an orange feather headpiece holds a cigarette near a small fire, with smoke drifting across the frame.
Orange Feathers Through Smoke
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Feathers
  • Smoking
  • Smoke
  • Fire
A person wearing a black feather headpiece sits against a tree trunk with a small packet near one hand; another seated figure appears behind.
At the Base of the Tree
  • People
  • Environmental Portraits
  • Documentary
  • Trees
  • Feathers
  • Seated Figures
  • Selective Focus

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