***keep_mailing*** The Top Photographs of 2012

CHICAGO FROM AFAR

 

Photograph by Robert Elves on Flickr

 

 A DESERT OASIS IN LIBYA

 

Photograph by George Steinmetz
THE ALPINISTS

 

Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px
INSIDE THE OLD METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE

 

Photograph via The Natioanl Archives and Records Administration
TITANIC’S ENGINES UNDERWATER

 

COPYRIGHT© 2012 RMS TITANIC, INC; Produced by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
 SUNRISE OVER LONDON’S TOWER BRIDGE

 

Photograph by Jason Pope
OUR SUN ERUPTS

 

Photograph by NASA/GSFC/SDO
SNOWMOBILING THE NORWAY-SWEDEN BORDER

 

Photograph by haqbar on Reddit
83. A TINY HERMIT CRAB CLOSE-UP

 

Photograph by sleepychinchilla 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
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
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
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
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
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
48. THE HONEYBEE’S FINAL STING

 

Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey
47. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING

 

Photograph by China Foto Press
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
40. GÃ SADALUR 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 â€" 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
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 â€" Your Shot
22. FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM SPACE

 

© Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool
21. THE MOST INCREDIBLE AURORA OF 2012

 

Photograph courtesy of Jónína Ã"skarsdóttir 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
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
8. SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER 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 The Top  ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011

 

Seeing the World Through an Airplane Window [50 pics]

 

REAMING OF THE TIGER

Photograph by Sh1019 on Wikimedia Commons

 

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