An intimate portrait of a Vietnamese woman sitting next to her great-granddaughter in a dark, smoky room as she works on some ...

Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the ... better to blend in with the shifting light of their habitat. Indian rhinocerosesRhinoceros unicornis (VU).

Nine other photographers received honorable mentions for their photographs, which were taken all over the world National Geographic has announced the winners of its "Pictures of the Year" photo ...

Positioned before a stark black backdrop, the powerful animal looks on with curiosity, its long whiskers illuminated by camera light ... by the National Geographic Society, the Photo Ark has ...

“Great environmental portrait,” says National Geographic photography producer Jeanne ... beautiful colors were not as visible within that light. But before leaving anywhere I always like ...

Reuben Wu, a British photographer and visual artist based in Chicago, was first introduced to National Geographic ... contrasts between light and dark. A bit after the photo shoot, Wu stumbled ...

Night in Day Photograph by Isabelle Bacher, National Geographic Photo Contest Like a giant, celestial version of a child’s night-light, a solar eclipse gleams over the mountains of Spitsbergen ...

But light and beauty often have a way of breaking through. "It's been a difficult year for many people," says National Geographic photo editor Jehan Jillani. "But while selecting these photos ...

For an assignment covering forest elephants in Gabon, National Geographic ... infrared light across a trail. When an animal broke the beam, that triggered the camera to take a photo.