Take a gander at these absolutely gorgeous, iconic and moving photos shared for #WorldPhotoDay

These are only a handful of the amazing photos people are sharing on Twitter today in honor of #WorldPhotoDay.

The Crab Nebula as seen by Hubble. #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/TOmKuY7AL1

— Science Channel (@ScienceChannel) August 19, 2016

Celebrate #WorldPhotoDay with this incredible image of #Saturn. pic.twitter.com/t2lsQIq14E

— SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) August 19, 2016

Top Shot: When The Lights Go Downhttps://t.co/LDEDIiUsHg #WorldPhotoDay #YourShot pic.twitter.com/1RoyBfzywQ

— Nat Geo Photography (@NatGeoPhotos) August 19, 2016

Want to get featured on @Canada? Send us your best pictures of your Canadian travels for #WorldPhotoDay ? pic.twitter.com/E7whBIucOU

— Canada (@Canada) August 19, 2016

For #WorldPhotoDay, one of our most iconic: Dorothea Lange's 1930s image of a migrant mother https://t.co/HkpbnfDvbj pic.twitter.com/qBKX93iVnl

— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) August 19, 2016

Love this shot – photographing the world. On #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/j4k48usUEc

— Terry Virts (@AstroTerry) August 19, 2016

These are photos of puppies learning to swim. That is all. https://t.co/m4hVEN614S #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/SUtoGv63wj

— Fast Co. Creativity (@FastCoCreative) August 19, 2016

It's #WorldPhotoDay! Honoring all those who inspire & educate about wildlife conservation through their photography. pic.twitter.com/3i6BqPTzlk

— US Fish and Wildlife (@USFWS) August 19, 2016

So, so cool. #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/7zdc6JpP7u

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) August 19, 2016

A selfie, 1920 #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/9ofXceIb4N

— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) August 19, 2016

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#WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/5lmMN1xiiS

— Deebs (@DeebsFLA) August 19, 2016

HEY, who put that in here …

1989,Tiananmen Square, unarmed civilians were confronted by military troops.#WorldPhotoDay #HumanRights pic.twitter.com/5syjHa1zDu

— Esther GN (@OlivGN) August 19, 2016

In honor of #WorldPhotoDay, take a look at this historic photo from the 1948 election courtesy of @USNatArchives → https://t.co/ZASVM2qJxJ

— Google Politics (@googlepolitics) August 19, 2016

Saying that… #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/IEfIR4XoYF

— Steven Waring (@StevieDubya) August 19, 2016

#WorldPhotoDay – my favourite pics from my time as photographer @SundEmpire in the 70s. Slade in concert. pic.twitter.com/UuH1vDUmMX

— Peter Lathan (@peterlathan) August 19, 2016

Major #Throwback from @ltmuseum for #worldphotoday: Traffic on London Bridge c.1918 pic.twitter.com/D4b1BUz8K1

— Visit London (@visitlondon) August 19, 2016

In honor of #WorldPhotoDay– one of my favorite shots I took while working in the field in #Tanzania. pic.twitter.com/eW1r82pFpm

— Cher Gonzalez, JD (@GonzGovConsult) August 19, 2016

A picture is indeed worth a thousand words … or tweets.