Sunday Stills: The world's oldest trees, under diamond-studded skies

Plus: Apartheid ended 29 years ago. How has South Africa changed? [Amidst big predators, tiny creatures thrive]( [VIEW ONLINE]( [Amidst big predators, tiny creatures thrive]( [National Geographic]( Issue 150 [S U N D A Y S T I L L S]( May 5, 2019 . Photograph by Beth Moon [Science]( [The world's oldest trees, by starlight]( Photographer Beth Moon slept under ancient baobabs and waited out the clouds to photograph Earth’s arboreal beauty at night. [See the pictures]( SHARE [F]( [T]( . Photograph by Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti [Magazine]( [Leonardo da Vinci’s enduring brilliance]( His creativity and foresight in science, engineering, and the arts continue to surprise and amaze 500 years after his death. [See the Pictures]( SHARE [F]( [T]( What we're looking at Our photo editors share their visual inspirations "I like to use Instagram as a virtual mood board. I curate my feed by following photographers and accounts who show me a new way of seeing and inspire me to think differently about photography, representation, and the way we document the world. [The Authority Collective]( is a group of womxn, femmes, trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people of color reclaiming their authority in the visual media industry. I love this account because they share work from photographers I’m not familiar with that broadens my understanding of aesthetic and representation. [Yumna Al-Arashi]( is a Yemeni-American photographer and filmmaker who focuses on portraiture and films. I’m constantly inspired by her empowering self-portraits and the painterly quality of her cinematography." Mallory Benedict, Photo Editor [Follow the Authority Collective]( ›› [Follow Yumna al-Arashi]( ›› . Photograph by Ilvy NJIOKIKTJIEN [Culture]( [South Africa since apartheid]( In 'Born Free: Mandela's Generation of Hope' photographer Ilvy Njiokiktjien follows the first generation to grow up without government-sanctioned segregation and economic restrictions, and reveals a country grappling with change. [See the pictures]( SHARE [F]( [T]( . Photograph by Piotr Naskrecki [Animals]( [Tiny creatures flourish in this African park]( Big predators shine in Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, but there's a diversity of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates, too. [See the Pictures]( SHARE [F]( . . . . [Selfies on Assignment]( Photographer [Robert Ormerod]( took this selfie at the Kennedy Space Center in front of the 363-foot long Saturn V rocket which was used in the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, in addition to a dozen others between 1967 and 1972. Ormerod spent 10 days on Florida’s Space Coast documenting how the space industry has become ingrained in the culture there. "Standing anywhere near a Saturn V is awe-inspiring and really brings home the feat of engineering it took to get to the moon," he writes. [See more selfies]( [Follow Robert Ormerod on instagram +]( [Email Icon]( [Sign up for more National Geographic newsletters]( [Shop]( [Donate]( [Subscribe]( [Travel]( [READ OUR LATEST STORIES]( [SHOP]( [DONATE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [TRAVEL]( [FB]( [Twitter]( [IG]( You are receiving this email because you elected to receive marketing communications from National Geographic under the terms of our [Privacy Policy](. Click here to [unsubscribe.]( If you reside in the EU/European Economic Area and wish to exercise all other data subject rights, [click here](. National Geographic | 1145 17th Street N.W. | Washington, D.C. 20036 Copyright © 2019 National Geographic Partners, LLC. All rights reserved.