For almost 13 years, you have been sharing your photos with the Your Shot community. Our mission is to tell stories collaboratively with our photographers while harboring an educational and welcoming community for you to improve your photography. These 70 selections were curated from over 1.2 million photo uploads in 2018 from photographers around the world who are just like you. Our photographers always display an impressive variety of photographic styles and it all starts with picking up the camera closest to them. So, what are you waiting for? You can make these images, too. We’ll see you in 2019.
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Your best photos of 2018
The best images this year from National Geographic’s photo community—curated from thousands of photographers and over a million photographs
Your Shot photographer Aya Okawa captured this image of a long exposure of the San Francisco city skyline emerging from the fog at sunrise.
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Animals
- Wild cockatoos learn to open bins by copying others—first evidence of social learningWild cockatoos learn to open bins by copying others—first evidence of social learning
- Extreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the WestExtreme heat triggers mass die-offs and stress for wildlife in the West
- These bunny-faced animals have an unusual strategy for surviving winterThese bunny-faced animals have an unusual strategy for surviving winter
- The wild celebrities of Japan's national parks
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The wild celebrities of Japan's national parks
Environment
- Wildfire smoke blowing across the U.S. is more toxic than we thoughtWildfire smoke blowing across the U.S. is more toxic than we thought
- Can a new way to measure tropical rainforest vulnerability help save them?Can a new way to measure tropical rainforest vulnerability help save them?
- This summer could change our understanding of extreme heatThis summer could change our understanding of extreme heat
- Climate change goals and oil production are clashing in the U.S.Climate change goals and oil production are clashing in the U.S.
- Experts fear Germany’s deadly floods are a glimpse into climate futureExperts fear Germany’s deadly floods are a glimpse into climate future
- Nearly half of Americans say climate change has become a bigger threatNearly half of Americans say climate change has become a bigger threat
History & Culture
- The bombing of Hamburg foreshadowed the horrors of HiroshimaThe bombing of Hamburg foreshadowed the horrors of Hiroshima
- Haitians reflect on the past while confronting the futureHaitians reflect on the past while confronting the future
- Last meal of sacrificial bog body was surprisingly unsurprisingLast meal of sacrificial bog body was surprisingly unsurprising
- How the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of ancient civilizationsHow the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secrets of ancient civilizations
- How gymnastics became a deeply beloved Olympic sportHow gymnastics became a deeply beloved Olympic sport
Science
- Scientists urge local mask mandates as Delta sweeps the U.S.Scientists urge local mask mandates as Delta sweeps the U.S.
- Vaccines are highly unlikely to cause side effects long after getting the shotVaccines are highly unlikely to cause side effects long after getting the shot
- Core of Mars is shockingly big, NASA mission revealsCore of Mars is shockingly big, NASA mission reveals
- A spritz instead of a jab? Future COVID-19 vaccines may go up your nose.A spritz instead of a jab? Future COVID-19 vaccines may go up your nose.
- Chunk of an ancient supercontinent discovered under New ZealandChunk of an ancient supercontinent discovered under New Zealand
- Jeff Bezos reaches space—a small step toward big dreamsJeff Bezos reaches space—a small step toward big dreams
Travel
- Rock climbing is getting more popular—and that concerns conservationistsRock climbing is getting more popular—and that concerns conservationists
- Canada is reopening its border. Here’s what travelers need to know.Canada is reopening its border. Here’s what travelers need to know.
- These mystery stories solve crimes and spark travel
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