From tragedy to celebration, from promising beginnings to somber farewells, these images capture a momentous 2018.

2018 Photo Contest: World Press Photo of the Year, Ronaldo Schemidt, Nominees for World Press Photo of the Year, Photo of the Year Nominee, Adam Ferguson.

2018: The year in pictures. Look back at the photos that shaped 2018. Select one of the categories above to get started.

19 dic 2018 · Looking back, moving forward: Our editors picked the compelling images that capture the year.

28 dic 2018 · With less than a week until we ring in the new year, team T&C has pulled together the most remarkable images from 2018.

26 nov 2018 · National Geographic's 100 best images of the year—curated from 107 photographers, 119 stories, and more than two million photographs.

2018 was a wild ride. Remember the year by seeing a photo from every day.

3 dic 2018 · Powerful images from the past 12 eventful months.

27 dic 2018 · From California wildfires and an erupting volcano to a close-up crocodile snap – photographers recall how they captured some of the defining images of the year.