National Geographic This month - The power of Photograhy

Table of Contents

October 2013

The Power of Photography

Cameras have changed the world.

Features

The Price of Precious

The minerals in our electronic devices have bankrolled unspeakable violence in the Congo.

Glacial Meltdown

Glaciers are vanishing before our eyes.

Changing Faces

We’ve become a country where race is no longer so black or white.

The Real North Korea

Inside North Korea’s tightly controlled society, the truth is rarely simple.

Visions on Earth

Using the ground as a canvas, a photographer inspires fresh appreciation for America’s national parks.

Building the Ark

Zoos may have to choose which animals to save.

Visual Village

Now we’re all photographers.

Editor’s Note

This month we celebrate the power of photography.

NGM Photographers on Instagram

Enjoy daily photo dispatches from our photographers.

The Moment: Innocence Lost

To photographer Marcus Bleasdale, a child symbolizes the tragedy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Visions of Earth

Each month, National Geographicfeatures breathtaking photographs in Visions of Earth.

Your Shot

Check out the new and improved Your Shot photography community, then join and share your best photos with us.

This months issue of National Geographic is of particular interest to photographers.