Your Shot photographer Carsten Bachmeyer captured this breathtaking scene of the Dolomites in the Italian Alps.
Your Shot photographer Carsten Bachmeyer captured this breathtaking scene of the Dolomites in the Italian Alps.
Photograph by Carsten Bachmeyer, National Geographic Your Shot

Your best photos of the week, December 28, 2018

Each week, our editors choose stunning photos submitted by members of Your Shot, National Geographic's photo community.

My intention with this weekly series is to be a round-up of photographs that highlight the creativity and talent that is fostered within our photo community. We have photographers from 195 countries spanning every style of photography from documentary to nature to conceptual and everything in between. The range of photography is what makes Your Shot so incredibly special, in my humblest, completely unbiased opinion.

As 2018 ends, I look back at how this series started from the ground up on the Your Shot blog in April. Our team had no idea what this series might become but I’m happy to see how far it has come and look forward to how it will continue to grow. I

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