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2020: The Year In Pictures<\/em>, National Geographic, January 2021 Speciasl Issue<\/span><\/p>\n

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The introduction for the cover piece in the January 2021 Special Issue of National Geographic<\/em>, posted online 9 days ago notes:<\/p>\n

In our 133 years, National Geographic has never singled out one year for a retrospective like this. But if ever a year demanded that, 2020 does.<\/em><\/p>\n

What else could be said after that? Here it is, in photography, video and text:<\/p>\n

2020:<\/span> THE YEAR IN PICTURES<\/a><\/p>\n

54 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AN UNFORGETTABLE YEAR<\/p>\n

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BY SUSAN GOLDBERG<\/p>\n

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M<\/span>any superlatives can be applied to 2020, most of them negative. \u201cWorst year ever,\u201d I\u2019ve heard people say\u2014a subjective judgment we each would make differently. But it was unquestionably a harrowing year, marked by COVID-19<\/a>\u2019s tragic death toll, the hurtful racial strife, and the divisive political environment.<\/p>\n

In this special issue<\/a>, \u201cThe Year in Pictures,\u201d we\u2019ve documented 2020 through the work of some of the world\u2019s most gifted photographers. In our 133 years, National Geographic<\/i> has never singled out one year for a retrospective like this. But if ever a year demanded that, 2020 does.<\/a><\/p>\n

In some respects, making this issue was not hard. We added more than 1.7 million images to the National Geographic archive last year\u2014likely fewer than usual because the pandemic complicated travel assignments, but still a wealth of material. The challenge was narrowing that to fewer than 60 images that most powerfully capture this astonishing year.<\/p>\n

As we chose photos, the underlying themes of 2020 began to emerge. The year tested us in more ways than we can list, from the still growing body count of the pandemic to disasters around the globe: hurricanes<\/a>, wildfires<\/a>, locusts<\/a>. It isolated us from one another: Schools and offices closed, and we were behind masks, socially distanced<\/a> even from our own families. Yet it was a year that also empowered us, as the death of a man named George Floyd at the hands of police sparked an urgent, diverse movement for social justice<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When you look through the images of 2020, you can find hope too, if you care to see it\u2014if not for this moment, then for a brighter future. I see it in the glowing horizon in a photo of a storm sweeping across Lake Michigan<\/a>, by Keith Ladzinski. I see it in Davide Bertuccio\u2019s photograph of a couple getting married in Italy, the veiled bride behind a white lace mask.<\/p>\n

We won\u2019t miss 2020. We won\u2019t forget it. And together, we greet 2021.<\/p>\n

Thank you for reading National Geographic<\/i>.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Go behind the scenes with National Geographic editors to see and hear how this issue came together<\/a>\u2014from selecting the most powerful photographs to deciding on the themes, design direction, and cover.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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