More than 900 images were published in National Geographic magazine in 2012, and Editor-in-Chief Chris Johns has selected his favorites. "Invariably the best photographs will always surprise you. You'll see something you couldn't have imagined," he says.
Penguins | November 2012 National Geographic magazine
Emperors can bolt away for any number of reasons, as photographer Paul Nicklen discovered when he spooked this group. “A tenth of a second after I took this picture, all I could see were bubbles.” (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic)
Penguins | November 2012 National Geographic magazine
Emperors can bolt away for any number of reasons, as photographer Paul Nicklen discovered when he spooked this group. “A tenth of a second after I took this picture, all I could see were bubbles.” (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic)
