National Geographic Photos

PHOTOS: 6 Ancient Muslim Advancements We Still Use Today

Posted 03.26.2012

Imagine that you're on a camping trip. Are you jaunting through the Rockies, an earth-toned REI tent in tow? Imagine that you're in a garden. Are y...

PHOTOS: Bizarre Boulders Around America

Posted 03.05.2012

The following is an excerpt from the March issue of National Geographic magazine: The journeys of erratics, carried by glaciers during a successi...

National Geographic Photographer, Paul Nicklen

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 04.16.2012

Elysabeth Alfano

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PHOTOS: Wildlife, Wild Lands: On A Photo Safari

Lindblad Expeditions | Posted 04.15.2012

Lindblad Expeditions

This week our photos come from Galápagos, the Amazon, Antarctica, New Zealand, Costa Rica and Baja California.

PHOTOS: Inside Vermillion Cliffs National Monument

Posted 02.03.2012

The following is an excerpt from the February issue of National Geographic magazine: It's hard to believe that a national monument girded by toweri...

PHOTOS: 2011 National Geographic Contest Winners

Posted 12.30.2011

National Geographic has announced the winners of its 2011 Photography Contest, and the images are nothing less than stunning. Shikhei Goh of Indone...

10 Underwater Photos That Will Take Your Breath Away

Posted 11.14.2011

National Geographic describes its latest book, "Ocean Soul" ($50), as "a love story." It's a stunning showcase of underwater images, all shot by Brian...

PHOTOS: Nat Geo's Most Amazing Images Of Our World

Madeleine Crum | Posted 12.14.2011

To be a travel photographer is both a dream and a nightmare. They get to travel to the most incredible places in the world, but once there, they are c...

PHOTOS: Rare Canadian Spirit Bear Spotted In The Wild

Posted 09.27.2011

From National Geographic: Neither albino nor polar bear, the spirit bear (also known as the Kermode bear) is a white variant of the North American ...

PHOTOS: Alaska's Hidden Beauty

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Can you put a pricetag on nature? Perhaps $350 billion? National Geographic's book "Hidden Alaska: Bristol Bay and Beyond," photographed by Michael ...

PHOTOS: Winners Of Nat Geo's Photo Contest

Posted 05.25.2011

More than 3,700 avid amateur photographers entered nearly 11,000 images in the 2010 World in Focus photo contest, sponsored by National Geographic Tra...

National Geographic Image Collection (PHOTOS): Amazing Images From Around The World

Posted 05.25.2011

National Geographic has for over a century produced some of the most memorable and groundbreaking photography around, and it possesses a photo collect...