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The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012

 

*Update: The Top 100 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012 have just been published. Click here to check out the most up-to-date post!

After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, we promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ at the end of every quarter, eventually culminating in an epic Top 100 for 2012.

It’s hard to believe we’re at the halfway point for 2012. With that, here are the Sifter’s Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ for this year. If any image really intrigues you, be sure to click the title link or picture itself. That will take you to the individual post page where you can find out more information.

Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2012, they just happened to be featured as a ‘Picture of the Day’ this year 🙂

Enjoy! And stay Sifty my friends!

 

 

 

 

50. A SEAHORSE INSPECTS A DIVER’S WATCH

 

Photograph by Don McLeish

 

 

 

49. AN ILLUMINATED SNOW TUNNEL IN RUSSIA

 

Photograph by Michael Zelensky

 

 

 

48. THE HONEYBEE’S FINAL STING

 

Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey

 

 

 

47. EVERYBODY WAS KUNG FU FIGHTING

 

Photograph by China Foto Press

 

 

 

46. STREET ARTIST SAINER GOES BIG IN POLAND

 

Photograph via Fundacja Urban Forms on Facebook

 

 

 

45. MOUNT RAINIER CASTING A SHADOW ON CLOUDS

 

Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News)

 

 

 

44. FIRST CONTACT

 

Photograph by CMGW Photography on Flickr

 

 

 

43. THE IRISH SKY GARDEN CRATER

 

Photograph by Liss Ard Estate

 

 

 

42. MOON BRIDGE IN DAHU PARK, TAIPEI

 

Photograph by bbe022001 on Flickr

 

 

 

41. FLIGHT OF THE DEVIL RAYS

 

Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

40. GÁSADALUR VILLAGE IN THE FAROE ISLANDS

 

Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr

 

 

 

39. WORLD’S EDGE

 

Photograph by RHYS DAVIES

 

 

 

38. THE CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER

 

Photograph by MICHELLE LEE

 

 

 

37. FRACTAL PATTERNS IN DRIED OUT DESERT RIVERS

 

Photograph by ADRIANA FRANCO for National Geographic

 

 

 

36. MEDITATING MONKS AT PONGOUR FALLS

 

Photograph by DANG NGO – Prints Available

 

 

 

35. HANGING OUT ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1914

 

Photograph by Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives

 

 

 

34. A SUNSET ECLIPSE

 

Photograph by GIL NARTEA

 

 

 

33. BORA BORA FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by PLEIADES-HR SATELLITE

 

 

 

32. THE LARGEST RAFT OF CANOES AND KAYAKS
IN THE WORLD

 

Photograph by NANCIE BATTAGLIA for National Geographic

 

 

 

31. ADAPTIVE ROOTS IN THE CONCRETE JUNGLE

 

Photograph by HORST KIECHLE

 

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

 

30. THE HAMILTON POOL NATURE PRESERVE

 

Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY

 

 

 

29. ABOVE THE CANOPY

 

Photograph by MICHAEL NICHOLS for National Geographic [Print Available]

 

 

 

28. COLLIDING RIVERS IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

 

Photograph via I_let_my_dog_lick_my on Reddit

 

 

 

27. THE STUNNING GREEN VINE SNAKE

 

Photograph by SUHAAS PREMKUMAR for National Geographic

 

 

 

26. AURORA AUSTRALIS (SOUTHERN LIGHTS) FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA

 

 

 

25. MOUNT KILIMANJARO FROM ABOVE

 

Photograph by KYLE MIJLOF @ kylemijlof.blogspot.co.uk

 

 

24. THE AMAZING STRENGTH OF AN ANT

 

Photograph by Yu Wu for National Geographic – Your Shot

 

 

23. YARN BOMBING A BUS IN MEXICO CITY

 

Artwork by Magda Sayeg (Photograph by Cesar Ortega)

 

 

22. FELIX BAUMGARTNER JUMPS FROM SPACE

 

© Jay Nemeth/Red Bull Content Pool

 

 

21. THE MOST INCREDIBLE AURORA OF 2012

 

Photograph courtesy of Jónína Óskarsdóttir for NASA

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

20. THE WATERFALL ISLAND AT IGUAZU FALLS

 

Photograph by Andrew Murray on Flickr

 

 

19. OVERGROWN RAILROAD TRACKS IN THE FOREST

 

Photograph by T.-C on Flickr

 

 

18. A POD OF SLEEPING SPERM WHALES

 

Photograph by Wild Wonders of Europe [www.wild-wonders.com] via Business & Biodiversity Campaign

 

 

17. 7 HOURS IN ONE IMAGE

 

Photograph by Isil Karanfil (isilkrnfl on deviantART)

 

 

16. PIXEL PEOPLE PERFECTION

 

Artwork by Craig Alan via Artexpo (Eric Smith) on Flickr

 

 

15. GALACTIC MONSOON

 

Photograph by BRET WEBSTER

 

 

14. STRIKING ARTISTRY OF MULTIPLE TAKEOFFS
AT HANNOVER AIRPORT

 

Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU

 

 

13. THE KEEL WALK

 

Photograph by ALEX THOMSON RACING

 

 

12. A SEA OF PURPLE IN THE BADLANDS OF UTAH

 

Photograph by GUY TAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Print Available for Sale

 

 

11. PUTTING THE SIZE OF A WHALE IN PERSPECTIVE

 

Photograph via timz45 on Reddit

 

 

For more info, click any title or image to see the original post

 

 

10. MEANWHILE IN SWITZERLAND

 

Photograph by Reuters/Denis Balibouse

 

 

9. ONE BOAT AND 145 WATER-SKIERS

 

Photograph by MARK SEATON PHOTOGRAPHY

 

 

8. SALAR DE UYUNI AFTER SOME RAIN

 

Photograph via Paean on Reddit

 

 

7. OUTDOOR JACUZZI ON THE MATTERHORN

 

Photograph via Iglu-Dorf.com

 

 

6. THE PRECIOUS BLUE MARBLE

 

Photograph by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring

 

 

5. MAELSTROM AT KAUAI, HAWAII

 

Photograph by PATRICK SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY

 

 

4. CAPSIZED CRUISE SHIP COSTA CONCORDIA
FROM SPACE

 

Photograph by DIGITALGLOBE.COM

 

 

3. Serenity Now

 

Photograph by ZAK NOYLE for SURFER MAGAZINE

 

 

2. BEAUTIFUL BERN FROM ABOVE

 

Photograph via loki010 on Reddit

 

 

1. FIRST RISING SUN OF 2012

 

Photograph by JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images

 

 

 

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The 50 Most Perfectly Timed Photos Ever

 

 

 

The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2013

 

 

 

The Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011

 

 

 

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