National Geographic photographers capture a year dominated by disaster, unrest, and uncertainty. Taken at the height of Belgium’s COVID-19 outbreak, a …
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2020 in Photos
2020 was a year full of rapid innovation, discovery, unrest – against the backdrop of a new disease that redefined the way we live. Here, through the eyes of National Geographic photographers, is a collection of images, essays and on-the-ground reports from a year that will be etched in history.
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Honeybees slurp water and chimps stalk a Ugandan village in these striking pictures selected by National Geographic editors. The photo shows insects …
Asteroids, microbes, and, of course, coronavirus: These photographs capture a year in which science has been championed—and challenged—in …
“The key is to be mentally flexible, learn how to problem-solve, and accept change as a challenge rather than an obstacle,” says Mary Alvord, …
As vehicles were overturned, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas, and a police precinct erupted in flames on Thursday night in Minneapolis, …
This photojournalist documented two little-seen front lines in the UK's war against coronavirus. Her images reveal intensive care of every kind – …
Coronavirus victim wrapped in plastic shows what many didn’t want the populace to see. Photojournalist Joshua Irwandi shadowed hospital workers in …
Explore the world with these awe-inspiring images from our contributors. COVID-19 may have complicated our ability to travel this year, but the …
These photos reveal a hushed world Empty beaches, still streets, sleeping children—photographers capture a world quieted by coronavirus. National …
At an effective 'shutter speed' of eight years, the ethereal shot – taken using a pinhole camera made from a drinks can and a sheet of photographic …
