"We really want to capture the diversity of the world that our photographers are seeing," said National Geographic Editor-in-Chief Nathan Lump."
This year's 20 photos document the wonder all around us. From the rose harvest in Morocco to an erupting volcano in Guatemala.
The selections were made from more than 2.3 million images taken by National Geographic photographers in the last year.
You can find the full collection at NatGeo.com/Photos and in Nat Geo's December issue.
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