Every photo counts at National Geographic—so we counted every photo taken for the magazine last year, published or not. We also dived into our photographic division’s travel records to see who went where during 2012.
Places visited include Afghanistan, Albania, Antarctica, Australia, Bahamas, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Yemen.…