National Geographic's Best of 2012

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.

Roma Kings | September 2012 National Geographic magazine
Beyond Buzescu’s mansion district, a kitchen belonging to a hard pressed Romani family serves as a dance hall for Iasmina Iancu, six, twirling for her grandfather Ion, who raises her. Iasmina’s mother works in Spain. Many households contain only old and young, the rest scattered across Europe to earn money. (Photo by Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky/National Geographic)

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Roma Kings | September 2012 National Geographic magazine
Beyond Buzescu’s mansion district, a kitchen belonging to a hard pressed Romani family serves as a dance hall for Iasmina Iancu, six, twirling for her grandfather Ion, who raises her. Iasmina’s mother works in Spain. Many households contain only old and young, the rest scattered across Europe to earn money. (Photo by Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky/National Geographic)

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