BEST OF 2016 Here is a gallery of National Geographic's 52 best images of the year—curated from 91 photographers, 107 stories, and 2,290,225 photographs.Kirill Vselensky perches on a cornice in Moscow as Dima Balashov gets the shot. The 24-year-olds, risktakers known as rooftoppers, celebrate their feats on Instagram. This photo was originally published in "Why Many Young Russians See a Hero in Putin," in December 2016.this this one of best photography of the year 2016.very nice photography.