2022: The Photographers of the Year

Go behind the scenes with five photographers who crisscrossed the world.

She took 522 ethereal forest photos. See which ones made the cut.

Photographer Orsolya Haarberg submitted these breathtaking images of the mist-shrouded laurels of Madeira. Then our photo editor had to choose.

How do you photograph an elephant? With 1,100 pounds of gear.

For an assignment covering forest elephants in Gabon, National Geographic’s photo engineer had to think big.

The story behind 9 of the photos from our Pictures of the Year

Out of millions of images, just 49 were selected as the best photos of the year. Our photo editors give a glimpse behind the scenes of 9 images included in our 2022 Pictures of the Year annual special issue.

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