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    Top 100 Photos of the Year 2012

    Top 100 Photos of the Year 2012

    100. CHICAGO FROM AFAR 


    Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr 


    99. THE ROLLER COASTER SUBMERGED BY SANDY 


    Photograph by Stephen Wilkes | Prints available 


    98. A DESERT OASIS IN LIBYA 


    Photograph by George Steinmetz 


    97. SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT AT NIGHT 


    Photograph by Andrew Choy 


    96. THE ALPINISTS 


    Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px 


    95. INSIDE THE OLD METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE 


    Photograph via The Natioanl Archives and Records Administration 


    94. THE POWER OF AN ORANGE 


    Photograph by Caleb Charland 


    93. TITANIC’S ENGINES UNDERWATER 


    Produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute 


    92. SUNRISE OVER LONDON’S TOWER BRIDGE 


    Photograph by Jason Pope 


    91. THE WHITE WHALE 


    Photograph by Dan Fisher 


    90. NUGGET POINT LIGHTHOUSE, NEW ZEALAND 


    Photograph by Scott Robertson 


    89. VINTAGE NEW YORK, 1935 


    Photograph by Berenice Abbott 


    88. OUR SUN ERUPTS 


    Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO 


    87. THE EYE OF THE DRAIN 


    Photograph by Liammm on Reddit 


    86. SNOWMOBILING THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER 


    Photograph by haqbar on Reddit 


    85. A CABIN THAT FLOATS 


    Photograph by Marcus Peabody 


    84. THE SLEEPING GODDESS 


    Photograph by The Lost Gardens of Heligan 


    83. A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP 


    Photograph by sleepychinchilla on Flickr 


    82. PURPLE HAZE OVER EDINBURGH CASTLE 


    Photograph by Scott Hutcheson (SMHutch Photography on Flickr) 


    81. THE COCONUT OCTOPUS 


    Photograph by Mario Neumann (scuba.hamburg on Flickr) 


    80. A CLOUD ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTNING 


    Photograph by Mike Jones (mrjones131 on Flickr) 


    79. A TINY RIVER HOUSE IN SERBIA 


    Photograph by Irene Becker for National Geographic 


    78. A SUBMARINE SURFACES THROUGH ARCTIC ICE 


    Photograph by Tiffini M. Jones, U.S. Navy 


    77. A WALL OF FALL 


    Photograph by Eric Forey (Kala___ on Flickr) | Prints Available 


    76. AN AIRPLANE CROSSES THE MOON 


    Photograph by Chris Thomas 


    75. THE RED ZONE AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 


    Photograph by Elia Locardi on Google+ | blamethemonkey.com 


    74. ONE TRIPPY PROFILE PIC 

     
    Photograph via persnicketypoop on Reddit 


    73. LIONESSES AT THE WATERING HOLE 

     
    Photograph by Ranger Chad Cocking of the Motswari Private Game Reserve 


    72. DEATH BEGETS LIFE 

     
    Photograph by Ireena Worthy on Flickr 


    71. MOUNT FUJI FROM ABOVE 

     
    Photograph via news.mydrivers.com 


    70. SKYDIVING INTO BURNING MAN 

     
    Photograph via opi8 on Reddit 


    69. THE ONLY AMERICAN NOT ON EARTH ON SEPT 11 

     
    Photograph by NASA 


    68. THE VENEZUELAN POODLE MOTH 

     
    Photograph by Arthur Anker on Flickr 


    67. THE PERSEIDS METEOR SHOWER 

     
    Photograph by David Kingham on Flickr | Prints Available 


    66. AN X-RAY OF A STINGRAY 

     
    Photograph by Ken Jones 


    65. THE POWER OF ONE SMALL STEP 

     
    Photograph by NASA 


    64. MOTH TRAILS AT NIGHT 

     
    Photograph by Steve Irvine for National Geographic 


    63. JUST A PINCH 

     
    Photograph by mmarsupilami on Flickr 


    62. EVOLUTION OF THE NEW YORK SKYLINE 

     
    Photograph via Lee @ tier1dc.blogspot.com 


    61. AN ELEPHANT MEETS A SEA LION 

     
    Photograph by Michael Durham via The Oregon Zoo 


    60. FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE 

     
    Photograph via moctodtidderptth on Reddit 


    59. AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON 

     
    Photograph by REUTERS/Luke MacGrego (via Reuters Olympics on Facebook) 


    58. BASE JUMPING IN RIO 

     
    Photograph by Wolfgang Luif/Red Bull Content Pool 


    57. THE BOMBING OF DRESDEN 

     
    Photograph by Richard Peter 


    56. HOTTEST. KISS. EVER. 

     
    Photograph by Dallas Nagata on Google+ 


    55. WHERE THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA MEETS THE SEA 

     
    Photograph via Better_Be-Safe on Reddit 


    54. THE CHICAGO SKYLINE FROM INDIANA 

     
    Photograph by Tom Adams on Reddit 


    53. LIVING ON THE EDGE 

     
    Photograph by Tim Kemple 


    52. THE MOLOKINI CRATER IN HAWAII 

     
    Photograph by Ron Garnett/Hawaii Tourism Authority 


    51. IF JUPITER WAS THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE MOON 

     
    Artwork by jb2386 on Reddit 


    50. A SEAHORSE INSPECTS A DIVER’S WATCH 

     
    Photograph by Don McLeish 


    49. AN ILLUMINATED SNOW TUNNEL IN RUSSIA 

     
    Photograph by Michael Zelensky 


    48. THE HONEYBEE’S FINAL STING 

     
    Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey 


    47. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING 

     
    Photograph by China Foto Press 


    46. STREET ARTIST SAINER GOES BIG IN POLAND 

     
    Photograph via Fundacja Urban Forms on Facebook 


    45. MOUNT RAINIER CASTING A SHADOW ON CLOUDS 

     
    Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News) 


    44. FIRST CONTACT 


    Photograph by CMGW Photography on Flickr 


    43. THE IRISH SKY GARDEN CRATER 

     
    Photograph by Liss Ard Estate 


    42. MOON BRIDGE IN DAHU PARK, TAIPEI 


    Photograph by bbe022001 on Flickr 


    41. FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS 

     
    Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ 


    40. GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS 


    Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr 


    39. WORLD’S EDGE 

     
    Photograph by RHYS DAVIES 


    38. THE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER 

     
    Photograph by MICHELLE LEE 


    37. FRACTAL PATTERNS IN DRIED OUT DESERT RIVERS 

     
    Photograph by ADRIANA FRANCO for National Geographic 


    36. MEDITATING MONKS AT PONGOUR FALLS 

     
    Photograph by DANG NGO – Prints Available 


    35. HANGING OUT ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1914 

     
    Photograph by Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives 


    34. A SUNSET ECLIPSE 

     
    Photograph by GIL NARTEA 


    33. BORA BORA FROM SPACE 

     
    Photograph by PLEIADES-HR SATELLITE 


    32. THE LARGEST RAFT OF CANOES AND KAYAKS IN THE WORLD 

     
    Photograph by NANCIE BATTAGLIA for National Geographic 


    31. ADAPTIVE ROOTS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE 


    Photograph by HORST KIECHLE 


    30. THE HAMILTON POOL NATURE PRESERVE 

     
    Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY 


    29. ABOVE THE CANOPY 

     
    Photograph by MICHAEL NICHOLS for National Geographic [Print Available] 


    28. COLLIDING RIVERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 

     
    Photograph via I_let_my_dog_lick_my on Reddit 


    27. THE STUNNING GREEN VINE SNAKE 

     
    Photograph by SUHAAS PREMKUMAR for National Geographic 


    26. AURORA AUSTRALIS (SOUTHERN LIGHTS) FROM SPACE 

     
    Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA 


    25. MOUNT KILIMANJARO FROM ABOVE 

     
    Photograph by KYLE MIJLOF @ kylemijlof.blogspot.co.uk 


    24. THE AMAZING STRENGTH OF AN ANT 

     
    Photograph by Yu Wu for National Geographic – Your Shot 


    23. YARN BOMBING A BUS IN MEXICO CITY 

     
    Artwork by Magda Sayeg (Photograph by Cesar Ortega) 


    22. FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM SPACE 

     
    © Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool 


    21. THE MOST INCREDIBLE AURORA OF 2012 

     
    Photograph courtesy of Jónína Óskarsdóttir for NASA 


    20. THE WATERFALL ISLAND AT IGUAZU FALLS 

     
    Photograph by Andrew Murray on Flickr 


    19. OVERGROWN RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FOREST 

     
    Photograph by T.-C on Flickr 


    18. A POD OF SLEEPING SPERM WHALES 

     
    Photograph by Wild Wonders of Europe [www.wild-wonders.com] via Business & Biodiversity Campaign 


    17. 7 HOURS IN ONE IMAGE 

     
    Photograph by Isil Karanfil (isilkrnfl on deviantART) 


    16. PIXEL PEOPLE PERFECTION 

     
    Artwork by Craig Alan via Artexpo (Eric Smith) on Flickr 


    15. GALACTIC MONSOON 

     
    Photograph by BRET WEBSTER 


    14. STRIKING ARTISTRY OF MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS AT HANNOVER AIRPORT 

     
    Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU 


    13. THE KEEL WALK 

     
    Photograph by ALEX THOMSON RACING 


    12. A SEA OF PURPLE IN THE BADLANDS OF UTAH 

     
    Photograph by GUY TAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Print Available for Sale 


    11. PUTTING THE SIZE OF A WHALE IN PERSPECTIVE 

     
    Photograph via timz45 on Reddit 


    10. MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND 

     
    Photograph by Reuters/Denis Balibouse 


    9. ONE BOAT AND 145 WATER-SKIERS 

     
    Photograph by MARK SEATON PHOTOGRAPHY 


    8. SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN 

     
    Photograph via Paean on Reddit 


    7. OUTDOOR JACUZZI ON THE MATTERHORN 

     
    Photograph via Iglu-Dorf.com 


    6. THE PRECIOUS BLUE MARBLE 

     
    Photograph by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring 


    5. MAELSTROM AT KAUAI, HAWAII 

     
    Photograph by PATRICK SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY 


    4. CAPSIZED CRUISE SHIP COSTA CONCORDIA FROM SPACE 

     
    Photograph by DIGITALGLOBE.COM 


    3. Serenity Now 

     
    Photograph by ZAK NOYLE for SURFER MAGAZINE 


    2. BEAUTIFUL BERN FROM ABOVE 

     
    Photograph via loki010 on Reddit 


    1. FIRST RISING SUN OF 2012 


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