National Geographic has revealed photographers' most breathtaking and culturally relevant photos from around the world in its annual Pictures of the Year issue.
National Geographic editors revealed their top selections chosen from stories they assigned to photographers in 2023 for the fourth annual year-end retrospective. The final photos were narrowed down from a pool of 2 million.
Below Article is taken from
Naional Geographic Magazine - December 2023 issue
PICTURES OF THE YEAR
Here's a selection of their best work
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White Sea, Russia
Marine biologist Alexander Semenov calls the lion’s mane jellyfish the queen of the Arctic seas. He photographed this regal specimen in its final stage of life: Having reproduced, it has shrunk in size, digested or shed its hundreds of long tentacles, and become, in Semenov’s words, an “alien flower.”
PHOTOGRAPH BY ALEXANDER SEMENOV
Coconino County, Arizona
Before the Artemis program sends humans to the lunar surface, NASA performs high-fidelity tests on Earth. For a mock moonwalk, astronaut Zena Cardman wore this training suit weighing more than 80 pounds to simulate a real suit’s range of motion and weight in lunar gravity.
PHOTOGRAPH BY DAN WINTERS
Sodankylä, Finland
At a military facility north of the Arctic Circle, Finnish and U.S. soldiers train for winter warfare by navigating an obstacle course while on skis. The exercise took place two months before Finland—which shares an 800-mile border with Russia—joined NATO. The training was arranged in response to the war in Ukraine.
PHOTOGRAPH BY LOUIE PALU
Doñana National Park, Spain
Pilgrims sing, dance, and play flamenco during a stop along their spring journey to the Virgin of Rocío shrine. Photographer Aitor Lara says that the group’s lyrics “reflect the magical experience of the pilgrimage and the joy of being able to present their fervor to the Virgin.”
PHOTOGRAPH BY AITOR LARA
Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Soon after dawn at Lemek Conservancy, spotted hyenas arrive at a pond to drink. Widely misunderstood, hyenas are fierce, intelligent, and social, living and hunting as members of matriarchal clans. Jen Guyton captured this close-up with an armored, remote-controlled robot designed by National Geographic photo engineers.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JEN GUYTON
Xi’an, China
On Chinese Labor Day, tourists pose for a selfie in front of a pagoda and bronze statue of Xuanzang, the seventh-century Buddhist monk who spent 16 years on a pilgrimage to India and translated dozens of manuscripts from Sanskrit into Chinese.
PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN STANMEYER
Chiba, Japan
Workers at the Chiba Kogaku glass factory use sledgehammers to remove the clay pot around a core of optical glass. Highly resistant to air-temperature changes, the glass will be cut into slabs, shipped to the University of Arizona, then melted and cast into mirrors for large, high-altitude telescopes.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
Frasassi Caves, Italy
Caver Valentina Mariani (above), National Geographic Explorer Kenny Broad (center), and Nadir Quarta prepare for a dive into the dark, toxic waters of Lago Verde. Such sunlight-starved ecosystems could offer a glimpse into the chemistry of life in alien seas.
PHOTOGRAPH BY CARSTEN PETER
Northwest Territories, Canada
Inuvialuit herders move Canada’s last free-range herd of reindeer, numbering around 4,000, to the animals’ calving grounds. The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation took full ownership of the herd in 2021 with a goal of growing a sustainable food source.
PHOTOGRAPH BY KATIE ORLINSKY
Read the full findings at
Naional Geographic Magazine - December 2023 issue
PICTURES OF THE YEAR
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