Year in Pictures

National Geographic photographers are fueled by restless curiosity, roaming the planet in search of fresh perspectives. Join us on a journey of the hurdles, triumphs, discoveries, and wins from 2020, and see how hope endures as we continue to explore the world.

Best of the Year

Magazine

Revisit Previous Years

Year in Pictures

Latest Magazine Issues

Through an Astronaut's Eyes

Mysteries of a Virus

2020: The Year in Pictures

Saving the Great Lakes

A World Gone Viral

Reimagining Dinosaurs

Meet the Robots

Stopping Pandemics

Everest

The Last Voices of World War II

You'll Miss them when They're Gone

Earth Day

The End of Trash

Last Journey Into Slavery

Pain

Under Jerusalem

Women: A Century of Change

Last of its Kind

The Arctic is Heating Up

A World on the Move

The Moon and Beyond

The Hidden Cost of Wildlife Tourism

Leonardo

Cities

We are Not Alone

The Ultimate Climb

The Future of Medicine

The Search for the Sacred Texts

Battle for the American West

Last Tribes of the Amazon

The Story of a Face

The Science of Sleep

Building a Better Athlete

Planet or Plastic?

Artist, Provocateur, Rogue, Genius, Picasso.

Black and White

Through an Astronaut's Eyes

Mysteries of a Virus

2020: The Year in Pictures

Saving the Great Lakes

A World Gone Viral

Reimagining Dinosaurs

Meet the Robots

Stopping Pandemics

Everest

The Last Voices of World War II

You'll Miss them when They're Gone

Earth Day

The End of Trash

Last Journey Into Slavery

Pain

Under Jerusalem

Women: A Century of Change

Last of its Kind

The Arctic is Heating Up

A World on the Move

The Moon and Beyond

The Hidden Cost of Wildlife Tourism

Leonardo

Cities

We are Not Alone

The Ultimate Climb

The Future of Medicine

The Search for the Sacred Texts

Battle for the American West

Last Tribes of the Amazon

The Story of a Face

The Science of Sleep

Building a Better Athlete

Planet or Plastic?

Artist, Provocateur, Rogue, Genius, Picasso.

Black and White

Through an Astronaut's Eyes

Mysteries of a Virus

2020: The Year in Pictures

Saving the Great Lakes

A World Gone Viral

Reimagining Dinosaurs