National Geographic has revealed photographers' most breathtaking and culturally relevant photos from around the world in its annual Pictures of the Year issue. On Tuesday, National Geographic editors revealed their top selections chosen from stories they assigned to photographers in 2023 for the fourth annual year-end retrospective. The final photos were narrowed down from a pool of 2 million. Here are just a few of the compelling images highlighted in National Geographic. 📸: Esther Horvath, Thomas Peschak, and Carsten Peter for @natgeo