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National Geographic Editors' Favorites from Photo Contest 2012

A round up of some of the best photo entries

2012 National Geographic Photography Contest

National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
National Geographic editors' favorites from the 2012 Photo Contest
"Water Magic." Standing at the narrowest point of a small lake, photographer Jorgen Tharaldsen threw rocks into the water to create ripples and found that the rebounding circles formed interference patterns to produce this photo. (Jorgen Tharaldsen/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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