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Two hikers in rain jackets examine a trail map beside a muddy path in a wet forest.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00086

Hikers Reading a Trail Map in a Wet Woodland

Older man seated beside a wooded pond, casting a fly-fishing line over the water.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00095

Fly Fisherman Casting from a Pond Bank

Green aurora glowing above a snowy frozen landscape with a utility pole and distant lights.

Nature & weather · THR-2026-00087

Aurora Over a Snow-Covered Frozen Landscape

Golden sunlight and mist stream between autumn trees over a leaf-covered woodland floor.

Nature & weather · THR-2026-00076

Golden Sunlight Through Autumn Woodland

Wet stone steps ascending through a fog-filled woodland in black and white.

Landscape · THR-2026-00075

Stone Steps Through Misty Woodland

Neuschwanstein Castle overlooking snow-covered fields and distant hills, framed by winter trees.

Travel & transport · THR-2026-00035

Neuschwanstein Castle Above a Snow-Covered Bavarian Landscape

Helicopter in dark silhouette flying against a golden sky

Aviation · THR-2026-00094

Helicopter Silhouette Against a Golden Sky

Turquoise river flowing around rocks through a dense conifer forest with hills in the background.

Landscape · THR-2026-00092

Turquoise River Flowing Through a Conifer Forest

Finland Snow-covered lookout tower beside calm water with the moon in a pink twilight sky and a person walking a dog nearby.

Travel & coast · THR-2026-00090

Snow-Covered Coastal Lookout Beneath the Moon

Illuminated MediaCityUK waterfront buildings reflected in dark water at night

City & architecture · THR-2026-00088

MediaCityUK Waterfront at Night

Flock of mottled Ruddy Turnstones standing on a large coastal rock beside rippling water.

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00080

Flock of Ruddy Turnstones Resting on a Coastal Rock

Great cormorant stretching its wings on rocks beside gray coastal water.

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00078

Great Cormorant Stretching Its Wings on Coastal Rocks

Manchester skyline at blue hour with illuminated skyscrapers, historic buildings and a prominent clock tower.

City & architecture · THR-2026-00074

Manchester city skyline illuminated during blue hour

Symmetrical view through a Tower Bridge tower with blue suspension cables, roadway, and pedestrians under an overcast sky.

City & architecture · THR-2026-00073

Symmetrical View of Tower Bridge Tower and Blue Suspension Cables

Illuminated MediaCity buildings and waterfront lights reflected in Salford Quays at night

City & architecture · THR-2026-00072

Illuminated MediaCity skyline reflected in Salford Quays at night

White sheep standing on wet green moorland with another sheep blurred in the background

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00071

White Sheep Standing in Rain on Green Moorland

Red fire engine with an extended ladder parked outside a historic stone civic building

Emergency services · THR-2026-00067

Greater Manchester fire engine outside historic civic building

Aviation · THR-2026-00062

Air ambulance helicopter in flight against a pale sky

Two yellow-and-blue air ambulance helicopters parked outside a hangar.

Emergency services · THR-2026-00061

Two North West Air Ambulance Helicopters Outside a Hangar

Front view of a marked British police car with yellow-and-blue livery parked outside a building.

Emergency services · THR-2026-00054

Front View of a Marked British Police Car

Several marked British police vehicles parked closely together, with yellow and blue livery visible.

Emergency services · THR-2026-00053

Marked British Police Vehicles Parked Together

Close-up of a blue-and-yellow British Transport Police car beside an urban street, with a white van and blurred pedestrians behind it.

Emergency services · THR-2026-00052

British Transport Police Car on an Urban Street

Curving black asphalt pump track with a bold red line and grassy edges

Sports & recreation · THR-2026-00047

Red Line Along a Curving Asphalt Pump Track

Metallic green bottle fly resting on a bright yellow leaf.

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00046

Green Bottle Fly Resting on a Yellow Leaf

Black-and-white cat with yellow-green eyes, white whiskers, and a pink nose looking toward the camera

Animals · THR-2026-00042

Close Portrait of a Black and White Cat with Yellow-Green Eyes

Large Irish Ferries passenger ship passing swimmers and white beach huts on a sunny beach.

Travel & coast · THR-2026-00040

Irish Ferries Passenger Ship Passing a Busy Beach

Hedgehog walking through grass with its spines and face clearly visible

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00038

Hedgehog Moving Through Grass

Small birds flying across a red-orange sunset above dark silhouetted vegetation and bare trees.

Nature & weather · THR-2026-00093

Birds in Flight Against a Fiery Sunset Sky

Wet rounded rocks in shallow seawater with a green coastal hill in the background

Travel & coast · THR-2026-00091

Sea-Washed Rocks Beneath a Green Coastal Hill

Two guard towers behind barbed-wire fencing beside a gated perimeter and leafless trees

Street & editorial · THR-2026-00085

Watchtowers Behind Barbed-Wire Fencing

Angled barbed-wire fencing with ceramic insulators silhouetted against a cloudy sky, with trees and a building behind it.

Signs & concepts · THR-2026-00084

Barbed-Wire Perimeter with Insulators

Weathered outdoor lamp behind dense strands of barbed wire on a concrete post.

Signs & concepts · THR-2026-00082

Aged Security Light Behind Barbed Wire

Close-up black-and-white view of the wrought-iron Arbeit Macht Frei gate at Dachau Memorial Site

Street & editorial · THR-2026-00081

Arbeit Macht Frei Gate at Dachau Memorial Site

Cormorant standing on a rock beside rippling coastal water

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00079

Cormorant Perched on a Coastal Rock

Lifeguard tower with a green flag and yellow umbrellas beside calm water, with distant mountains under a clear sky.

Travel & coast · THR-2026-00077

Beach Lifeguard Tower with Green Flag and Yellow Umbrella

Alpine valley with grassy meadows, chairlifts, forested slopes, and rugged mountain peaks beneath white clouds.

Landscape · THR-2026-00070

Mountain Valley with Alpine Meadows and Chairlifts

Wet rounded stones and foam in shallow lake water with wooded hills beyond

Landscape · THR-2026-00069

Foam-Capped Stones Along a Calm Lake Shore

White sheep standing on green moorland and looking directly at the camera.

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00068

White Sheep Facing the Camera on Green Moorland

Two pedestrians and a pigeon crossing a red STOP road marking.

Street & editorial · THR-2026-00066

Pedestrians and Pigeon Crossing Red STOP Road Marking

Beer kegs and orange and green wheelie bins reflected in a puddle beside brick and painted walls

City & architecture · THR-2026-00065

Beer Kegs and Wheelie Bins Reflected in an Alley Puddle

Bumblebee feeding among clusters of purple flowers

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00064

Bumblebee Feeding on Purple Flowers

Honey bee with pollen-covered legs feeding among purple flowers

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00063

Honey Bee Gathering Pollen from Purple Flowers

Man in a cap creating large soap bubbles with a wand at an outdoor gathering.

Events · THR-2026-00060

Man Making Soap Bubbles at an Outdoor Community Event

Volunteer in a Salford Astronomical Society vest stands beside a telescope in a sunlit field.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00059

Astronomical Society Volunteer Beside Telescope at Sunset

Telescope on a mount in the foreground with other telescopes and people gathered outdoors at sunset.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00058

Telescope Equipment at a Golden-Hour Astronomy Gathering

Green corn plants in the foreground with a jagged mountain ridge beneath an overcast sky

Landscape · THR-2026-00057

Cornfield Beneath a Rugged Mountain Ridge

Two empty wooden benches on a wet, barren landscape fading into dense white mist.

Nature & weather · THR-2026-00056

Two Empty Benches in Dense Mist

Two hikers in colorful rain gear reading a trail map in a wet woodland.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00055

Two Hikers Consulting a Trail Map in Wet Woodland

Large white STOP marking on a red road surface beside a sidewalk and yellow curb lines.

City & architecture · THR-2026-00051

White STOP Road Marking on Red Bus Lane

Red Footpath Closed sign blocking a damp woodland trail

Signs & concepts · THR-2026-00050

Footpath Closed Sign on a Woodland Trail

Red neon arrow and star sign glowing against a dark, graphic-covered interior.

Signs & concepts · THR-2026-00049

Red Neon Arrow and Star Sign in an Urban Venue

Brown horse standing in snow with other horses near hay behind it

Nature & wildlife · THR-2026-00048

Brown Horse Standing in a Snow-Covered Field

Man holding a bubble wand as soap bubbles float above an outdoor crowd.

Outdoor lifestyle · THR-2026-00045

Man Waving a Bubble Wand Among Floating Soap Bubbles

Brown and white spaniel sitting among potted plants beside a stone wall.

Animals · THR-2026-00041

Brown and White Springer Spaniel in a Garden

White beach huts on sand overlooking a calm blue sea with distant ships

Travel & coast · THR-2026-00039

Beach Huts Facing a Calm Sea

Two marked British police cars parked closely together, with blue and fluorescent yellow livery.

Emergency services · THR-2026-00037

Marked British Police Cars Parked in Line

Tall feather-shaped white cloud stretching vertically across a deep blue sky.

Nature & weather · THR-2026-00036

Tall Feather-Shaped Cirrus Cloud in a Blue Sky

Stone memorial topped with a menorah-like monument seen behind three strands of barbed wire.

Signs & concepts · THR-2026-00083

Memorial Behind Barbed Wire

Young visitor wearing eclipse glasses looks upward while another checks a phone in a crowded outdoor gathering.

Events · THR-2026-00044

Visitors Observing the Sky at an Outdoor Astronomy Gathering

Three blurred walkers on a worn road through brown moorland beneath a hazy cloudy sky.

Landscape · THR-2026-00043

Three Walkers on a Hazy Moorland Road