The end of the year is coming, and with it begin the typical retrospectives. Among them, probably one of the most interesting lists is the best photographs ever recorded in the world, and of course those in National Geographic competitions are always among the most spectacular - so much so that many of them illustrate the “Picture of the Day” section. here from Mega Curious.

And speaking of this year's National Geographic Contest, over 7, 000 portraits were submitted by photographers from around the world to participate in the competition. As it would be impossible to list them all here, we decided to put together in a matter some of our favorites, which you can check below and comment in the comments:

1 - Moon and Venus

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada Image Source: Reproduction / Brad Goldpaint

2 - Flow

Seattle Image Source: Reproduction / Laura Cope

3 - Light and shadows

Cenote in Cancun, Mexico Image Source: Reproduction / Aaron Wang

4 - Old Pine

White Mountains, California Image Source: Reproduction / Brent Shockley

5 - Mirror

Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan Image Source: Reproduction / Dave Luo

6 - Exercises between friends

In Kenya, Africa Image Source: Reproduction / Yu Huiping

7 - Quiet Morning

Kawaguchiko Lake, Japan Image Source: Reproduction / Yuga Kurita

8 - With open arms

Humpback Whale in Maui, Hawaii Image Source: Reproduction / Kent Kraemer

9 - Contrast

Fire in Kafue National Park, Zambia Image Source: Reproduction / Lisa Andresson

10 - On the way to Machu Picchu

Humantay Lagoon, Peru Image Source: Reproduction / Dale Childs

11 - Dawn

Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Image Source: Reproduction / Ayman Rashed

12 - Pastor

Pushkar, India Image Source: Reproduction / Julius Pang

13 - Diving between reefs

Red Sea, Egypt Image Source: Reproduction / Csaba Tokolyi

14 - Rock Fortress

Vestrahorn Peak, Iceland Image Source: Reproduction / David Koster

15 - Sunset

Mandalay, Myanmar Image Source: Reproduction / Alejandra Lopez-Zaballa Ruiz