Emperor penguins taking the plunge, an Arkansas family experiencing a total solar eclipse, and a scientist holding a rare white rhino fetus are among the most striking and important images captured this year, according to National Geographic.
The esteemed nature magazine released its annual list of the Pictures of the Year, which catalogs some of the most newsworthy and history-making images every year.
Among the images to make the 2024 list include a young emperor penguin jumping off a 50-feet sheet of ice in the Antarctic, which was captured by photographer Bertie Gregory for the upcoming NatGeo series “Secrets of the Penguins,” premiering April 2025 on Disney+.
Other images include the sobering effects of global climate change on the planet’s most delicate ecosystems, including the once-vibrant oases in Egypt’s Western Desert, and how a Romanian farmer has had to adapt to his fertile lands no longer receiving the wealth of moisture his ancestors once enjoyed.
The images also capture scientific breakthroughs that inspire hope, including a promising new carbon-neutral fuel that could potentially replace fossil fuels in some applications, as well as a first in the world of animal conservation as scientists successfully proved the viability of in vitro fertilization in critically endangered rhino species.
National Geographic has been documenting our world for more than 130 years, immortalizing and documenting some of the most important moments in human history. This year’s Pictures of the Year continue that long tradition, as National Geographic photographers “ventured to places far and wide” to capture the most fascinating images ever put to film (or digital).
As it does every year, the magazine also selected one image from 2024 to be enshrined in its “most compelling images of the 21st century (so far).”
“From war and human tragedies to scientific breakthroughs and species saved from the brink of extinction,” Nat Geo writes. “Our shared history can be told through the power of photography.”
To see the 2024 Pictures of the Year as selected by National Geographic, click here.
Emperor penguins taking the plunge, an Arkansas family experiencing a total solar eclipse, and a scientist holding a rare white rhino fetus are among the most striking and important images captured this year, according to National Geographic. The esteemed nature magazine released its annual list of the Pictures of the Year, which catalogs some of […]
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