Editor in Chief Chris Johns chooses his personal favorites from the past year of National Geographic's stunning photography.

Added: January 07, 2009
Duration: 03:50
Rating: 4.9 / 5.0

A selection of some of our favorite photos of pairs, submitted to My Shot by National Geographic readers.

Added: January 05, 2009
Duration: 01:20
Rating: 3.8 / 5.0

A bird? A plane? No! It's National Geographic Adventure Magazine "Adrenaline Adventurer of the Year" Francois Bon. He's jumping off mountaintops with skis and a parachute, in a new extreme sport that's catching on across the globe.

Added: December 11, 2008
Duration: 02:00
Rating: 4.1 / 5.0

Michael Melford talks about finding ways to express the emotion surrounding the scene being photographed.

Added: November 25, 2008
Duration: 00:56
Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

Photographer Carsten Peter braves toxic gases, treacherous rock falls, and giant pools of molten lava as he rappels inside into the active volcanoes of the exotic South Pacific island of Vanuatu.

Added: November 25, 2008
Duration: 04:00
Rating: 3.9 / 5.0

People may have lived in Florida over 10,000 years ago-earlier than previously thought-according to evidence uncovered by National Geographic researchers.

Added: November 17, 2008
Duration: 05:05
Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

A selection of some of our favorite pattern photos submitted to My Shot by National Geographic readers.

Added: September 30, 2008
Duration: 01:10
Rating: 4.3 / 5.0

A selection of some of our favorite landscape photos submitted to My Shot by National Geographic readers.

Added: September 30, 2008
Duration: 01:19
Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

A selection of some of our favorite sports photos submitted to My Shot by National Geographic readers.

Added: September 30, 2008
Duration: 01:25
Rating: 3.7 / 5.0

A herd of hippos once owned by Pablo Escobar, Colombia's famed drug lord, run free on Escobar's former estate - creating a problem for the government. Video by Public Television's Wild Chronicles, from National Geographic Mission Programs

Added: March 22, 2008
Duration: 05:46
Rating: 4.7 / 5.0

After 450 million years swimming the ocean, some shark species are on the verge of extinction - mainly due to over-fishing. Video by Public Television's Wild Chronicles, from National Geographic Mission Programs

Added: March 22, 2008
Duration: 06:34
Rating: 4.6 / 5.0

A new species of spitting cobra is believed to deliver more venom with a single bite than any other cobra on the planet. (c) 2008 National Geographic

Added: March 22, 2008
Duration: 02:59
Rating: 4.3 / 5.0