《美国国家地理》公布了
2016年度最佳照片。
这里有震撼人心的天象,
有无与伦比的美景、有独特的人文景观,
还有可爱的小生灵……
每一张都美得令人心碎,
这些都是全世界最美的风景,
它带着我们到达了从未去过的地方。
01
Dima Balashov与Kirill Vselensky 在莫斯科屋檐的一角拍照。这位24岁的年轻人被称为rooftoppers,在Instagram上庆祝他们的壮举。
"Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin"
2016.12
GERD LUDWIG
02
美国内布拉斯加州伍德利夫(Wood River)附近,暴风雨照亮夜空。大约有41万只沙丘鹤栖息在普拉特河的浅滩里。
"What Happens to the U.S. Midwest When the Water's Gone?”
2016.8
RANDY OLSON
03
巴哈马的潜水人员近距离观看虎鲨。
"He Went Face-to-Face With Tiger Sharks,"
2016.6
BRIAN SKERRY
04
在中国卧龙野生自然保护区, 16岁的大熊猫晔晔。
"Pandas Get to Know Their Wild Side"
2016.8
AMI VITALE
05
印度Sundarbans地区的眼科护理人员在进行眼科检查。
"Why There’s New Hope About Ending Blindness"
2016.9
BRENT STIRTON
06
婆罗洲,禁不住无花果的诱惑,这只猩猩爬上30多米高的树冠。
"Inside the Private Lives of Orangutans"
2016.9
TIM LAMAN
07
秘鲁摩奴国家公园深处的Yomibato河。这名小女孩跳入河中,她的宠物猴也随之下水。
"This Park in Peru Is Nature ‘in Its Full Glory’—With Hunters,"
2016.6
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES
08
伊拉克的拉马迪,住在废墟中的难民家庭。
"Surviving the Fall of Isis,"
2016.10
MOISES SAMAN
09
在黄石地区大提顿国家公园的灰熊,正在与乌鸦抢夺野牛的尸体。
"Learning to Let the Wild Be Wild in Yellowstone,"
2016.5
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES
10
德尔斐,沐浴在黄昏中的希腊的雅典娜圣殿。
"How the Greeks Changed the Idea of the Afterlife,"
2016.7
VINCENT J. MUSI
11
美国佛罗里达州,一只非洲白腹树穿山甲宝宝正骑在母亲的背上。
"Documenting the World’s Animals, One Picture at a Time,"
April 2016.
JOEL SARTORE
12
美国密歇根州弗林特(Flint),三兄妹正从3号消防站领取特殊津贴——瓶装水。
"Intimate Portraits of Flint Show Frustration, Fear, Perseverance,"
2016.2
WAYNE LAWRENCE
13
这些乌龟寻找太阳阴凉处。如果在酷热环境下待太久,它们会被自己的龟壳煮熟。
"Cave-Dwelling Giant Tortoises Are a Big Surprise,"
2016.2
THOMAS PESCHAK
14
用古老的运输方式 - 骡子搬运收获的公牛麋鹿和它珍贵的鹿角。 2014年,超过72,000名猎人来到黄石和大提顿周围的土地。
"How Ranching and Hunting Shape Protections for Bison and Elk,"
2016.5
DAVID GUTTENFELDER
15
Igor Voronkin现在身处在卑尔根群岛上的Barentsburg煤矿,像400个其他大多数矿工一样,他来自东乌克兰。
"In the Arctic’s Cold Rush, There Are No Easy Profits,"
2016.3
EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA
16
黄石的大峡谷,这样的景象的照片和绘画,启发了国会在1872年创建公园。这是革命性的一步。
"Learning to Let the Wild Be Wild in Yellowstone,"
2016.3
MICHAEL NICHOLS
17
俄罗斯亚马尔半岛的Bovanenkovo天然气田。
"In the Arctic’s Cold Rush, There Are No Easy Profits,"
2016.3
EVGENIA ARBUGAEVA
18
一只美洲鳄从泰莱草床上醒来,回到近乎不可穿透的遮蔽物住所-红树林根部。
"Cuba’s Underwater Jewels Are in Tourism’s Path,"
2016.11
DAVID DOUBILET AND JENNIFER HAYES
19
在太阳落山时,台北彰显出充满活力的景象。
"Getaway Game: Taipei in 72 Hours"
National Geographic Traveler.
DINA LITOVSKY
20
在黄石河溺毙的这头野牛成为这头狼及其狼崽的盛宴。
"Yellowstone: Wild Heart of a Continent,"
2016.5
RONAN DONOVAN
21
Becky Weed和她的丈夫David Tyler在黄石国家公园附近养羊。 他们用一条警卫犬去看守郊狼,熊和山狮。
"Yellowstone's Future Hangs on a Question: Who Owns the West?"
2016.5
ERIKA LARSEN
22
美国黄石公园中大棱镜温泉的颜色受到嗜热菌的影响,这些微生物能在滚烫的沸水中生存。
"Learning to Let the Wild Be Wild in Yellowstone,"
2016.5
MICHAEL NICHOLS
23
Steven Donovan跳进水中,他在冰川国家公园工作。
"Can the Selfie Generation Unplug and Get Into Parks?"
2016.10
COREY ARNOLD
24
Kirk Odom因为一名专家作证说受害者的睡衣上的头发与他的头发相匹配,被判犯有强奸罪。他在监狱里呆了多年,DNA测试证明了他的清白。
"How Science Is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving,"
July 2016.
MAX AGUILERA-HELLWEG
25
德纳利国家公园和自然保护区,熊妈妈和她的两个熊孩子把路堵了。
"How Can 6 Million Acres at Denali Still Not Be Enough?"
2016.2
AARON HUEY
26
刚果,公园护林员们正在进行军事训练。
"Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks,"
2016.7
BRENT STIRTON
27
南非的赫卢赫卢韦-印姆弗鲁兹公园 (Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park),一头黑犀牛被偷猎者杀害。
"Special Investigation: Inside the Deadly Rhino Horn Trade,"
2016.10
BRENT STIRTON
28
为了追踪海冰的变化,挪威研究船Lance号2015年在北极漂流了5个月,从冬季持续到春季。
"Extreme Research Shows How Arctic Ice Is Dwindling,"
2016.1
NICK COBBING
29
美国约塞米蒂(Yosemite)国家公园半山腰。
"How National Parks Tell Our Story—and Show Who We Are,"
2016.1
STEPHEN WILKES
30
一名工人使用木槌,将一艘停在菲律宾的中国货船上的冻金枪鱼移走。
"One of the World's Biggest Fisheries Is on the Verge of Collapse,"
2016.8
ADAM DEAN
31
一滴血正从这只秃鹫的喙上滴下。
"Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them."
2016.1
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES
32
肯尼迪航天中心,一位NASA工程师正在测试宇航服。
"Mars: Inside the High-Risk, High-Stakes Race to the Red Planet,"
2016.11
PHILLIP TOLEDANO
33
巴格兰,亚美尼亚的村民唱着歌,晚上在杏树下野餐。
"A Century Later, Slaughter Still Haunts Turkey and Armenia,"
2016.4
JOHN STANMEYER
34
与大多数无脊椎动物相比,章鱼的神经系统更大、更复杂。
"Why Do Octopuses Remind Us So Much of Ourselves?"
2016.11
DAVID LIITTSCHWAGER
35
今年五月,美国的一艘游轮首次驶入古巴哈瓦那湾。
"Here Comes a Wave of Change for Cuba,"
2016.11
DAVID GUTTENFELDER
36
银河鱼正盘绕着穿过古巴珊瑚礁中的红树林。
"Cuba’s Underwater Jewels Are in Tourism’s Path,"
2016.11
DAVID DOUBILET AND JENNIFER HAYES
37
一个南非牧场上,犀牛的角被修剪了。与象牙不同,犀牛的角还会长出来。牧场主囤积犀牛角,并希望不久以后,犀牛角可以被合法售卖。
"Special Investigation: Inside the Deadly Rhino Horn Trade,"
2016.10
BRENT STIRTON
38
67岁的Gerd Gamanab寻求眼部治疗为时已晚:在纳米比亚时的劳作,阳光和尘埃使他的角膜受损致盲,他的眼疾本来可以治好。
"Why There’s New Hope About Ending Blindness,"
2016.9
BRENT STIRTON
39
Cody elk牧群的三周龄小牛跟随母亲爬上了一条4600英尺的坡道。
"The Yellowstone We Don't See: A Struggle of Life and Death,"
2016.5
JOE RIIS
40
推销员Sungvin Hong 远足,在Bukhansan国家公园休息。
"This Is Your Brain on Nature,"
2016.1
LUCAS FOGLIA
41
夏天吸引着喜爱晒日光浴,穿着衣服和其他的人到慕尼黑的Schwabinger巴赫草地岸边。
"How Urban Parks Are Bringing Nature Close to Home,"
2016.4
SIMON ROBERTS
42
为了生存,土着人民在秘鲁的马努森林中种植和捕猎。 蜘蛛猴是他们最喜欢的猎物,也是最喜欢的宠物。
This Park in Peru Is Nature ‘in Its Full Glory’—With Hunters,"
2016.6
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES
43
三位库尔德妇女蒙着脸照相,一个小女孩在旁边观看。两名妇女表示,在逃到难民营前,他们曾被迫嫁给ISIS成员。
"Kurds Fight to Preserve 'the Other Iraq,'"
2016.3
YURI KOZYREV
44
在猎犬的帮助下,一个护林员试图跟踪杀死这头大象和切断其头部获得象牙的偷猎者。
"Inside the Fight to Save One of the World’s Most Dangerous Parks,"
2016.7
BRENT STIRTON
45
中国,一位大熊猫饲养员用假豹子训练尚还年轻的熊猫,提醒他们注意自然界中的敌人。
"Pandas Get to Know Their Wild Side,"
2016.8
AMI VITALE
46
Leo Teton站在用北美野牛头骨装饰的杆旁边,这代表Shoshone-Bannock部落和野牛物种之间的精神连接。
"How Ranching and Hunting Shape Protections for Bison and Elk,"
2016.5
ERIKA LARSEN
47
在海地Port Salut,孩子们在倒塌的桥上玩耍,在河里游泳。 这座城市遭受了飓风Matthew的严重损坏,许多房子被完全摧毁。
"Pictures Reveal Hurricane Matthew's Destruction in Haiti,"
2016.10
ANDREW MCCONNELL
48
Isra Ali Saalad和她的母亲,以及两个兄弟姐妹从索马里迁徙到到瑞典。她的姐姐Samsam说:“我们来到这个国家,因为它是安全的。”
"The New Europeans,"
2016.10
ROBIN HAMMOND
49
一只年轻的秃鹫在塞伦盖蒂吃一块斑马肉。
"Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them."
2016.1
CHARLIE HAMILTON JAMES
50
塞舌尔的阿尔达布拉环礁,一群鲨鱼躲在只有几十厘米深的暖水中,等待潮汐的到来。
"In the Seychelles, Taking Aim at Nature’s Bullies,"
2016.3
THOMAS P. PESCHAK
51
驶往喀什站的火车靠近终点,桌面上积起一层黄沙。一个孩子在上画了一颗心。
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