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.

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Pine Ridge | August 2012 National Geographic magazine
A passenger barely has room for the journey home as a car is loaded with used clothing donated by a Colorado-based Native American charity. Contrary to popular myth, Native Americans do not automatically receive a monthly federal check and are not exempt from taxes. The Oglala Lakota and other Sioux tribes have refused a monetary settlement for the U.S.'s illegal seizure of the Black Hills, ... more
Pine Ridge | August 2012 National Geographic magazine
A passenger barely has room for the journey home as a car is loaded with used clothing donated by a Colorado-based Native American charity. Contrary to popular myth, Native Americans do not automatically receive a monthly federal check and are not exempt from taxes. The Oglala Lakota and other Sioux tribes have refused a monetary settlement for the U.S.'s illegal seizure of the Black Hills, their spiritual home. (Photo by Aaron Huey/National Geographic)

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