After the positive reception from last year’s “Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2011“, we promised to highlight the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day’ at the end of every quarter, eventually culminating in an epic Top 100 for 2012.
It’s hard to believe we’re at the halfway point for 2012. With that, here are the Sifter’s Top 50 ‘Pictures of the Day‘ for this year. If any image really intrigues you, be sure to click the title link or picture itself. That will take you to the individual post page where you can find out more information.
Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2012, they just happened to be featured as a ‘Picture of the Day’ this year
Enjoy! And stay Sifty my friends!
*Update Oct 17, 2012: There is now an updated post that includes the top pictures from Q3 of 2012! Click Here to See the Top 75 ‘Pictures of the Day’ for 2012!
Photograph by Don McLeish
49. AN ILLUMINATED SNOW TUNNEL IN RUSSIA
Photograph by Michael Zelensky
Photograph by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Photograph by China Foto Press
Photograph via Fundacja Urban Forms on Facebook
Photograph by Nick Lippert (via Komo News)
Photograph by CMGW Photography on Flickr
Photograph by Liss Ard Estate
Photograph by bbe022001 on Flickr
Photograph by FLORIAN SCHULTZ
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Photograph by GARETH CODD PHOTOGRAPHY on Flickr
Photograph by RHYS DAVIES
Photograph by MICHELLE LEE
Photograph by ADRIANA FRANCO for National Geographic
Photograph by DANG NGO – Prints Available
Photograph by Eugene de Salignac/Courtesy NYC Municipal Archives
Photograph by GIL NARTEA
Photograph by PLEIADES-HR SATELLITE
Photograph by NANCIE BATTAGLIA for National Geographic
Photograph by HORST KIECHLE
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Photograph by DAVE WILSON PHOTOGRAPHY
Photograph via I_let_my_dog_lick_my on Reddit
Photograph by SUHAAS PREMKUMAR for National Geographic
Photograph by André Kuipers / ESA / NASA
Photograph by KYLE MIJLOF @ kylemijlof.blogspot.co.uk
Photograph by Yu Wu for National Geographic – Your Shot
Artwork by Magda Sayeg (Photograph by Cesar Ortega)
Photograph courtesy of Jónína Óskarsdóttir for NASA
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Photograph by Andrew Murray on Flickr
Photograph by T.-C on Flickr
Photograph by Isil Karanfil (isilkrnfl on deviantART)
Photograph by BRET WEBSTER
Photograph by HO-YEOL RYU
Photograph by ALEX THOMSON RACING
Photograph by GUY TAL PHOTOGRAPHY | Print Available for Sale
Photograph via timz45 on Reddit
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Photograph by Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Photograph by MARK SEATON PHOTOGRAPHY
Photograph via Paean on Reddit
Photograph via Iglu-Dorf.com
Photograph by NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring
Photograph by PATRICK SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY
Photograph by DIGITALGLOBE.COM
Photograph by ZAK NOYLE for SURFER MAGAZINE
Photograph via loki010 on Reddit
Photograph by JIJI Press/AFP/Getty Images