This image stands out because taking it very nearly killed me. The temperature in Death Valley National Park on June 27, 2015 hit 127F/52C. After a few hours of hopping in and out of the car to take pictures, I suffered heat stroke. I was able to get medical help at the visitor center, but by the time I arrived there I was not able to verbalize my name or understand what was going on around me. This was the last photograph that I had taken before I needed to grab onto my husband for stability and lost the ability to speak coherent sentences.

NIKON D5100 ƒ/13 1/160 46mm ISO100