2024 Images. Ultimately, 2024 was a year filled with a wide range of images that help us to better assess and understand life—whether that's human life, wildlife, or the life of our planet. Explore a visual journey of the imagery that accompanied some of our authors’ biggest ideas and most timely insights in.

Here is their best work from. National geographic’s enterprising photographers have helped readers explore and learn about our beautiful world through their images for more than a century.