we at National Geographic magazine love photography but we especially love
photography but we especially love
photography but we especially love photography that tells meaningful
photography that tells meaningful
photography that tells meaningful stories in unforgettable ways we would
stories in unforgettable ways we would
stories in unforgettable ways we would like to share with you our top 10
like to share with you our top 10
like to share with you our top 10 photographs from 2012
photographs from 2012
photographs from 2012 let us go behind the scenes and see what
let us go behind the scenes and see what
let us go behind the scenes and see what makes those ten pictures special and why
makes those ten pictures special and why
makes those ten pictures special and why this picture is magic the expression the
this picture is magic the expression the
this picture is magic the expression the identical dresses it makes me wonder who
identical dresses it makes me wonder who
identical dresses it makes me wonder who they are what they’ll become this is one
they are what they’ll become this is one
they are what they’ll become this is one of the most beautiful portraits we made
of the most beautiful portraits we made
of the most beautiful portraits we made this year this one it looks like
this year this one it looks like
this year this one it looks like something out of The Wizard of Oz three
something out of The Wizard of Oz three
something out of The Wizard of Oz three years of chasing tornadoes and you come
years of chasing tornadoes and you come
years of chasing tornadoes and you come back with something that is as beautiful
back with something that is as beautiful
back with something that is as beautiful and as iconic as this this is a
and as iconic as this this is a
and as iconic as this this is a photograph of the tuba people what Lynne
photograph of the tuba people what Lynne
photograph of the tuba people what Lynne has done is taken it one step further
has done is taken it one step further
has done is taken it one step further she elected to use color negative film
she elected to use color negative film
she elected to use color negative film why because it’s softer quieter quiet
why because it’s softer quieter quiet
why because it’s softer quieter quiet like the languages were losing Stanley
like the languages were losing Stanley
like the languages were losing Stanley good voice elk he’s a medicine man I
good voice elk he’s a medicine man I
good voice elk he’s a medicine man I can’t believe Aaron gained the trust any
can’t believe Aaron gained the trust any
can’t believe Aaron gained the trust any access to make it it’s because he cares
access to make it it’s because he cares
access to make it it’s because he cares so deeply about these people
so deeply about these people
so deeply about these people this photograph certainly has
this photograph certainly has
this photograph certainly has compositional elements but all of that
compositional elements but all of that
compositional elements but all of that is actually far less significant than
is actually far less significant than
is actually far less significant than what this picture says and means it’s a
what this picture says and means it’s a
what this picture says and means it’s a picture about poverty
picture about poverty
picture about poverty – children playing amongst the rubble it
– children playing amongst the rubble it
– children playing amongst the rubble it tells you so much about the spirit of
tells you so much about the spirit of
tells you so much about the spirit of children and how that out of all the
children and how that out of all the
children and how that out of all the conflict all the problems in Yemen there
conflict all the problems in Yemen there
conflict all the problems in Yemen there is indeed hope and you see it with a
is indeed hope and you see it with a
is indeed hope and you see it with a colorful kind I love this photograph of
colorful kind I love this photograph of
colorful kind I love this photograph of a little Roma girl doing the twirl for
a little Roma girl doing the twirl for
a little Roma girl doing the twirl for her grandfather and what makes this
her grandfather and what makes this
her grandfather and what makes this photograph is not only the moment but
photograph is not only the moment but
photograph is not only the moment but the red dress look at how your eye moves
the red dress look at how your eye moves
the red dress look at how your eye moves through the frame this picture is a
through the frame this picture is a
through the frame this picture is a moment in time and tells you so much
moment in time and tells you so much
moment in time and tells you so much about Cuba just outside of Havana what
about Cuba just outside of Havana what
about Cuba just outside of Havana what life’s like but it has done so artfully
life’s like but it has done so artfully
life’s like but it has done so artfully look at the chaos penny was moving left
look at the chaos penny was moving left
look at the chaos penny was moving left right all over up and down
right all over up and down
right all over up and down it’s an extraordinary photograph and one
it’s an extraordinary photograph and one
it’s an extraordinary photograph and one of the most surprising that I’ve seen
of the most surprising that I’ve seen
of the most surprising that I’ve seen this year this is a picture about a
this year this is a picture about a
this year this is a picture about a photographer’s obsession and using
photographer’s obsession and using
photographer’s obsession and using state-of-the-art technology but don’t
state-of-the-art technology but don’t
state-of-the-art technology but don’t just make it a giant sequoia picture do
just make it a giant sequoia picture do
just make it a giant sequoia picture do it in the worst weather imaginable let’s
it in the worst weather imaginable let’s
it in the worst weather imaginable let’s do it in a blizzard of course bad
do it in a blizzard of course bad
do it in a blizzard of course bad weather makes great pictures
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