{"id":1209,"date":"2010-01-11T08:49:18","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T13:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2015-12-27T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T18:47:32","slug":"national-geographics-best-photos-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2010\/01\/national-geographics-best-photos-of-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic&#8217;s Best Photos of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The best photos of 2009 from National Geographic as been making the email circuit. I thought I&#8217;d post some of my favorites here. Enjoy:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/12.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1210 aligncenter\" title=\"12 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/12.jpg 708w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/12-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1211 aligncenter\" title=\"5 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/5.jpg\" alt=\"5 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/5.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/5-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1214 aligncenter\" title=\"11 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/11.jpg\" alt=\"11 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"499\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/11.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/11-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/5.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/9.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1213 aligncenter\" title=\"9 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/9-245x300.jpg\" alt=\"9 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"245\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/9-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/9.jpg 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1212 aligncenter\" title=\"1 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/1-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"1 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/1-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/1.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1216\" title=\"3 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/3.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/3-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1217 aligncenter\" title=\"7 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/7.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/7-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1218\" title=\"10 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/10.jpg 715w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/10-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1219\" title=\"6 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/6.jpg\" alt=\"6 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/6.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1220\" title=\"4 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/4.jpg 721w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/4-300x101.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1221\" title=\"8 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8 - National Geographic\\'s Best Pictures of 2009\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/8.jpg 685w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/8-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are great but I think some of <a title=\"Stephen Alvarez Photography\" href=\"http:\/\/www.picturestoryblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Alavarez&#8217;s<\/a> picture should be included as well. He&#8217;s taken many for <a title=\"National Geographic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalgeographicassignment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Geographic<\/a> and other sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Picture Stories Blog by Stephen Alvarez\" href=\"http:\/\/www.picturestoryblog.com\/2010\/01\/hunting-crocodiles-madagascar.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1222\" title=\"Hunting Crocodiles in Madagascar. \u00a9 Photo by Stephen Alvarez\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2010\/01\/6a00e551a5897b8833012876aa6789970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"Hunting Crocodiles in Madagascar. \u00a9 Photo by Stephen Alvarez\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/6a00e551a5897b8833012876aa6789970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/6a00e551a5897b8833012876aa6789970c-500wi-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best photos of 2009 from National Geographic as been making the email circuit. I thought I&#8217;d post some of my favorites here. Enjoy: These are great but I think some of Stephen Alavarez&#8217;s picture should be included as well. He&#8217;s taken many for National Geographic and other sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82],"tags":[982,983,2682,984],"class_list":["post-1209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photography","tag-best-photos-of-2009","tag-national-geographic","tag-photography","tag-stephen-alvarez"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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