Stunning Photographs

Dive into 200 extraordinary full-color images from National Geographic's iconic photography tradition.

Witness the natural world through spontaneous, striking photography that immerses you in our planet's 's unparalleled beauty.

This dazzling photo collection reveals exquisite moments in time held still. Capturing the instantin which a firecracker explodes into a burst of electric energy or the last rays of the sun as it stretches across a red-rock valley, certain special photos offer an unrivalled conduit to the world around us. Shot by National Geographic's most renowned photographers and peppered throughout with inspiring quotations, Stunning Photographs is a vibrant tapestry of images that showcases the medium's ability to reveal extraordinary moments of wit and discovery, harmony and intimacy, energy and joy. Definitive, striking, and always unstaged, the remarkable pictures in this book will appeal to all who want to enjoy the smorgasbord of colors, textures, and sensations that comprise the fabric of everyday life.