National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

Categories: Animals | Nature

Every day, the National Geographic editors get a lot of pictures from different parts of our planet. Thousands of photographers wait for the right moment and take amazing pictures that are simply breathtaking.

Throughout 2014, the editors selected for you the best photos that capture the extraordinary grace of the natural world and everyday life. This article contains the brightest shots.

(Total 31 photos)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

1. Night Watch, Russia (© Svetlana Shupenko)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

2. House in Ergaki, Russia (© Alexey Degtyarev)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

3. Lucky Horse, USA (© Daniel Muzman)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

4. Early morning, late autumn. Canada (© Suman Aryal)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

5. Swimming lessons, Kamchatka, Russia (© Marco Matiussi)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

6. Sunset, China (© James Bean)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

7. Desert Love, India (© Abhinav Sah)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

8. Where is the money, Zin? East Africa (© Alexander Perov)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

9. Saratov City Park, Russia (© Anton Sadomov)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

10. Giant ice cave under Mutnovsky volcano, Kamchatka, Russia (© Dmitry Korzhonov)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

11. Curious Otter, USA (© Roman Golubenko)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

12. Blueberries, Russia (© Andrey Korochkin)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

13. Happiness is a warm sun, Estonia (© Kersti Kalberg)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

14. King's Comb, Guyana (© Andrew Snyder)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

15. Polar bear on vacation (© JongSung Ru)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

16. Fuji and sakura, Japan (© Yugi Kurita)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

17. Camel drivers, Abu Dhabi emirate (© Karim Sahib)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

18. Motherly love, Mexico (© Oscar Medina)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

19. Atlantic puffins, UK (© Danny Green)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

20. Old fields, China (© John Chu)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

21. Me in the house, UK (© Mark Bridger)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

22. Cold Encounter, France (© Nicolas Le Boulanger)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

23. Atlantic Puffin, Scotland (© Danny Green)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

24. Slime, Portugal (© Luis Godinho)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

25. Frozen waves, USA (© Nicholas Roemmelt)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

26. Pose on a tree, Kuwait (© Mont Corsid)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

27. Canyon, USA (© Peter Lik)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

28. Walk, Falkland Islands (© Shanu Subra)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

29. Anger of nature, Japan (© Tshioshi Nishin)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

30. Panda pretends to be pregnant for extra buns, China (© La Prize)

National Geographic's Best Shots of the Year

31. A fleeing rhinoceros, Africa (© Geoffrey Lam)

Keywords: National Geographic | Snapshots

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