Multicolored water images in nature
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A water droplet is transparent, but it can exhibit different colors in certain situations. World Water Day, which falls on March 22, reminds us of the importance of water for all life on earth.

Take a look at the unconventional images of water in this photo gallery.

A pink rose in a water droplet. /VCG

A pink rose in a water droplet. /VCG

A pink lake in Australia, colored this way due to a high concentration of salt crystals. /VCG

A pink lake in Australia, colored this way due to a high concentration of salt crystals. /VCG

Photographer Rochelle Coffey captures the moment normally crystal clear water suddenly turns red before gushing over the top of a waterfall in Canada. /VCG

Photographer Rochelle Coffey captures the moment normally crystal clear water suddenly turns red before gushing over the top of a waterfall in Canada. /VCG

This is the incredibly rare moment an ice cave in Iceland glows gold as the sun sits perfectly in line with its glistening walls. /VCG

This is the incredibly rare moment an ice cave in Iceland glows gold as the sun sits perfectly in line with its glistening walls. /VCG

Navigating their red canoe along an estuary which is yellow in color due to sand and sediment, these men catch fish in Vietnam. /VCG

Navigating their red canoe along an estuary which is yellow in color due to sand and sediment, these men catch fish in Vietnam. /VCG

Workers dye the Chicago River green in celebration of St. Patrick's day on March 16, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. /VCG

Workers dye the Chicago River green in celebration of St. Patrick's day on March 16, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. /VCG

Photographer Mike Boss has created an interesting way to view London by shooting the watery reflections of buildings. /VCG

Photographer Mike Boss has created an interesting way to view London by shooting the watery reflections of buildings. /VCG

This Envisat image highlights the Ganges Delta, the world's largest delta, in the South Asia area of Bangladesh (visible) and India. /VCG

This Envisat image highlights the Ganges Delta, the world's largest delta, in the South Asia area of Bangladesh (visible) and India. /VCG

This water from a small mountain stream in the Colorado Rockies in the U.S. looks as though it has been tie-dyed but in fact the colors are caused by mixing water with minerals. /VCG

This water from a small mountain stream in the Colorado Rockies in the U.S. looks as though it has been tie-dyed but in fact the colors are caused by mixing water with minerals. /VCG

Flamingos fly over Lake Natron in northern Tanzania. /VCG

Flamingos fly over Lake Natron in northern Tanzania. /VCG

A fisherman in Vietnam floats on a tiny wooden boat among clusters of bright pink algae as if drifting through a dream world. /VCG

A fisherman in Vietnam floats on a tiny wooden boat among clusters of bright pink algae as if drifting through a dream world. /VCG

A couple in front of the Northern Lights at a waterfall in Iceland. /VCG

A couple in front of the Northern Lights at a waterfall in Iceland. /VCG

This could be an ice cube in a gin and tonic, but in fact it is an iceberg in the Antarctic Peninsula. /VCG

This could be an ice cube in a gin and tonic, but in fact it is an iceberg in the Antarctic Peninsula. /VCG

Ice on Lake Michigan has formed in such a way that it resembles a science diagram of red blood cells. /VCG

Ice on Lake Michigan has formed in such a way that it resembles a science diagram of red blood cells. /VCG

Photographer Markus Reugels releases five to eight drops of water into a 150 milliliter pot of paint to create incredible patterns. /VCG

Photographer Markus Reugels releases five to eight drops of water into a 150 milliliter pot of paint to create incredible patterns. /VCG

(All photos via VCG)

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