Renowned for the beauty and the authenticity of its photos, National Geographic presents a selection of 27 clichés, which were particularly memorable in 2015. The magazine explains wanting “to choose just the right visuals to intrigue, educate, inspire, and bring joy” to its readers. Discover these moving and delighting images, which stood out the year which we have just left.

Photo by Keith Ladzinski

Photo by Mel Karlberg

Photo by Stefano Unterthiner

Photo by Pete Muller

Photo by Anuar Patjane

Photo by Michael George

Photo by Brian Finke

Photo by Giuseppe Cabras

Photo by Ciril Jazbec

Photo by Chandra Mccormick

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair

Photo by Massimo Branca

Photo by Anand Varma

Photo by Rena Effendi

Photo by Renan Ozturk

Photo by Marcia Mahoney

Photo by Robin Hammond

Photo by Lynn Johnson

Photo by Katie Orlinsky

Photo by Matt Moyer

Photo by Elliot Ross

Photo by Stephanie Sinclair

Photo by Pete Muller

Photo by Carolyn Drake

Photo by Tyrone Turner

Photo by Diana Markosian

Photo by Lynn Johnson