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Top 100 Photos of the Year 2012

right red arrow back and forth side to side    Awesome 3D Magic Art of China  


Part 2-50-1
Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2012, 
they just happened to be featured as a POTD this year. The pictures are also listed in reverse chronological order. 
There is no ranking amongst the photos


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 

Finaly
1. FIRST RISING SUN OF 2012 

 
Photograph by JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images 
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