El mundo a través de los ojos de National Geographic en Instagram es maravilloso

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Actualizado: lunes, 18 mayo 2015 17:22
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   Si hay una revista que ha sabido adaptarse a las redes sociales sin perder su esencia ha sido National Geographic. Con 19 millones de seguidores en su cuenta principal de Instagram, es uno de los perfiles más visitados en la famosa red social de fotografías, ahora propiedad de Facebook.

   En estos momentos la revista está celebrando que ha llegado a tener más de 1.000 millones de likes en Instagram  tras la publicación de casi 7.000 fotos.

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   También hay que destacar que han puesto en marcha otros dos perfiles: natgeoyourshot en donde se publican las mejores fotos de los lectores y natgeoadventure donde el centro de atención son aquellos más aventureros.

   Según National Geographic, los perfiles de la gente que visita la cuenta son muy diversos. Es por ello por lo que cualquier persona puede declararse fan de las fotografías de esta revista. Además, también arrasa en otras redes sociales no exclusivamente fotográficas, como Twitter, donde tiene más de 9 millones de seguidores.

   Estas son algunas de las fotografías más espectaculares de cuantas ha compartido National Geographic en Instagram:

Photograph by @paulnicklen This is one of my favorite images of all time and the cover of my book, Polar Obsession. A large male polar bear dives under a piece of sea ice and the glassy surface above grabs his reflection. I want my photography to be a combination of art, science and conservation. The art demands that the image is good enough to be published in publications like @natgeo or to be hung on a wall; the science requires that it teaches us something about polar bears like the fact that they are marine mammals and are comfortable swimming in the polar seas. Finally, the conservation message is that without sea ice, polar bears cannot survive. They need ice as a platform in order to hunt their favorite prey-seals. Scientists predict that due to human induced climate change, polar bears could become extinct before the year 2100. And of course, there is always a message of hope. It is not too late to reduce our dependency on oil and coal and turn to cleaner energy. Please follow me on @paulnicklen to see many of my other favorite images #minimizeourimpact #appletv #climatechange #changeourways #polarbear #bears #beauty With @cristinamittermeier and @sea_legacy

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Photo by @petekmuller/@prime_collective for @natgeo. Young students listen to a #French lesson in the village of #Meliandou in southeastern #Guinea. The native language in this part of Guinea is #Kissi, a language also spoken by Kissi communities in neighboring #SierraLeone and #Liberia. Guinea has over 40 languages, however, French remains the official language as a result of French colonial rule, which lasted until 1958. Only a few dozen miles away, in Sierra Leone, Kissi children learn #English as a result of historic colonial rule by the #British. The borders that currently define the African continent were mostly drawn by European colonial powers and considered colonial interests rather the cohesion and well being of existing linguistic communities. In many instances, colonial borders ensnared groups of adversaries and divided communities that belonged together. This dynamic has played a role in #conflict and instability across the continent. #Africa #colonialism #language #education #modern

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Photograph by @JohnStanmeyer Mount Bromo (foreground) and Mount Semeru, simultaneously erupting as the earliest touches of dawn mix with the light from a setting full moon during the sacred #Kasada ceremony in the spectacular #Tengger Caldera located in #EastJava #Indonesia. Pleased to announce that beginning today I’ve joined @NatGeoCreative for representation in commercial assignments and image licensing. In addition, I’m bringing my entire archive — 14 stories from more than a decade with @NatGeo magazine — over to NatGeo Creative, expanding my collaboration with the Society, sharing more loudly the passions for education, awareness on the issues facing all of us today and into the future. Looking forward to dancing with the talented team lead by Maura Mulvihill and the likes of @alicebrkeating, @ginamartindc and more. Above is a photograph from my 4th story with the magazine, published in the January 2008 edition, titled #VolcanoGods. A story I proposed to the magazine, the approach was rather unorthodox — not how one volcano is interacted with #spiritually, rather how an entire nation located along the #RingofFire interacts with what many Indonesian’s believe are the bellybuttons of the earth. Will never forget the story proposal conference call. It went somewhat like this: Mid-morning in a bar in Iquitos, Peru. On the phone was editor and chief, Chris Johns, then director of photography @dlgriffin, creative director @billmarr, members of the editorial and art departments, maps and more. After explaining the story approach for 10 or so minutes, Chris said, “I like this idea, let’s do it.” Then I thought, great — now I have to prove my theories on a topic never widely studied. Had the privilege to be partner with Senior Photo Editor, @sadiequarrier. Sadie and I worked through the process of creating the final narrative that appeared in the magazine. Often complex, I’ve always feel that each National Geographic story I do is like preparing — then defending — your doctoral thesis. In this case, it nearly was, standing in a room over a year later, presenting the final story that originated with a "let’s do it" back in South America.

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Women walk through the desert near Thumama outside #Riyadh in #Saudi Arabia. Photo by @lynseyaddario in assignment for @natgeo

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