This year the Best Photos of 2012 blog project hit a new milestone with 300 entries, topping the results for best photos of 2011, best photos of 2010,  best photos of 2009, best photos of 2008 and best photos of 2007! Participants spanned a spectrum of skill levels from hobbyists to professionals and covered a wide variety of genres including landscape, macro, nature, photojournalism, portraiture, event, wildlife, fine art photography and more. There are likely many names you’ll recognize below, some famous, and many others you won’t. I highly recommend visiting each entry as I have. Even after 6 years of running this blog project I’m blown away by the talent of those that take part. It is truly inspirational to see so much creativity and beauty. If your curious to see photos I personally enjoyed look out for the entries with *** next to them.

Best Photos of 2012

1. Best Photos of 2012 – JMG-Galleries – Jim M. Goldstein
2. Portraits of 2012 – Janis Janums
3. Dobson Central Photography – Ken Dobson
4. The year in review – My favorite photos from 2012 – Ed Rosack
5. Looking Back – 2012 in images. – Craig Ferguson ***
6. Stories From Home – David Patterson ***
7. My Favs from 2012 – Jess Wilson
8. Exploring Light Photography – Chris Moore ***
9. Top Photos of 2012 – Alex Filatov ***
10. Mawpix Fotografie – Matthias Wassermann
11. Favorite Photos of 2012 – Jerry Monkman ***
12. Top Shots for 2012 – Lisa W. Hale
13. Dave Wilson Photography – Best of 2012 – Dave Wilson ***
14. Dynamics of Light and Shade – Richard Murphy
15. Anasazi Photography’s Ten Favorite Photos of 2012 – Randy Langstraat ***
16. Five Denver Colorado Images from 2012 – Neil Corman
17. Best of 2012 – A Year in Review – David Richter ***
18. Best of Belize 2012 – Tony Rath ***
19. In the land of make believe (www.kushagra.in) – Kushagra Shrivastava
20. Best of 2012 by Chris Irwin – Chris Irwin
21. Five Favorite Photos – 2012 – Ecuadorian Adventures – Patty Lin
22. My Top 10 Photos of 2012 – Michael Russell ***
23. The Stormtroopers Are Coming! – Michael Toye ***
24. My Best underwater photos of 2012 – Suzy Walker ***
25. Alpenglow Images Photography – Greg Russell
26. A Thousand Words – Craig L. Howe
27. Dakotalapse 2012 – Favorite Photos – Randy Halverson ***
28. Milan Hutera Photography – Milan Hutera
29. Top Ten Photos of 2012 – Steve Cole
30. My 10 Best Shots from 2012 – Robin Black Photography ***
31. My Ten Favorite Images From 2012 – Rachel Cohen
32. 2012 Year in Review – Brian Rueb ***
33. Twelve From Twenty Twelve – Jacob F. Lucas
34. Best photos of 2012 – Kris Taeleman
35. Skolai Images – Carl Donohue ***
36. Top 10 of 2012 – Joan Masdeu
37. Free Roaming Photography - Mike Cavaroc ***
38. My Faves of 2012 – Evan Gearing
39. 2012 – My Year in Pictures – Jon McCormack ***
40. Scott Shots Photography – 10 Best Photos of 2012 – Scott Thompson
41. The Stentorian Image / Best Twelve Of 2012 – John Fujimagari
42. My personal Top 10 photos of 2012 – Alexander S. Kunz
43. Annika Ruohonen Photography – My Best Shots 2012 – Annika Ruohonen ***
44. 10 Best Landscape Photos of 2012 – Cody Duncan ***
45. 2012: The Year in Review – Bret Edge ***
46. Edith Levy Photography – A Year in Review 12 From 2012 – Edith Levy
47. Top 10 of 2012 – My 10 Best Landscape & Scenic Photos – Clint Losee
48. Jonesblog – Bryan William Jones ***
49. 2012 Top 10 Photos – Andrei Olariu
50. Best photos of 2012 – Robert Kusztos
51. Top 12 of 2012 – Ian McGillvrey ***
52. Dave Reichert’s Best of 2012 – Dave Reichert
53. My Favorites of 2012 – Dan Baumbach ***
54. European insects and landscapes – Jeroen Mentens ***
55. Vilda European nature photography – Vildaphoto
56. Russ Bishop Photography | Nature Photo Blog – Russ Bishop ***
57. “top 13 images – Denise Goldberg
58. Top 12 of ’12 – Lon Overacker ***
59. TKM Journal – 2012 Summary – Kent Mearig ***
60. 12 for 12 – Robert Lussier
61. Changing Perspectives – Jenni Brehm
62. Views Infinitum – Scott Thomas
63. My favourite shots of 2012 – Catalin Marin ***
64. My Photo Blog – Ron Niebrugge ***
65. My Best Photos: 2012 – D. Travis North
66. 2012 Favorite Images – Rob Tilley ***
67. Timages Gallery: The Best of 2012 – Tim Mulcahy
68. Reading on a Sunny Santa Barbara Day – G. Kaltenbrun
69. Best Photos of 2012 – My Photography Year in Review – Phil Colla ***
70. 2012 – A Year In Twelve Images – Werner Priller ***
71. Favorite photographs from 2012 – Mark Graf ***
72. Reflective Images from 2012 – Rhoda Maurer
73. Western Skies Top 15 From 2012 – Björn Göhringer
74. Best of 2012 – Rick Holliday
75. Best images of 2012 – Regis Vincent
76. Top Photos of 2012 by Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images – Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images ***
77. Top 10 Photos from 2012 – Ben Chase Photography
78. Travel & Landscape Photography – Brent Huntley
79. KennethVerburg.nl – Mijn top 10 foto’s van 2012 – Kenneth Verburg
80. M van Renselaar – Matthijs
81. Favorites – 2012 – Daniel Leu ***
82. Favorite Images of 2012 – Jack V. Johnson ***
83. Picture Day – 12 in 2012 – Michael Christoferson
84. G Dan Mitchell Photography – G Dan Mitchell ***
85. Best of 2012 – Elena Zeitler Photography
86. Best of 2012 – Brad Barton Photography
87. leavesnbloom | Scotland – Rosie Nixon ***
88. My 10 Favorite Wildlife Photos of 2012 – Jim Coda ***
89. Adventures Through the Lens: Looking Back – Rebecca R Jackrel ***
90. Twelve from 2012 – Ed Cooley
91. Best Photos of the Year…A Duel To The Death – Jim Lundgren
92. My Top Ten Images From 2012! – Clark Crenshaw ***
93. My Favorite Photos of 2012 – Sarah Marino ***
94. 2012 – Year in Review (Sort Of) – Ron Coscorrosa ***
95. Best Photographs of 2012 – Chuck Goolsbee
96. My Ten Best Photos of 2012 – Mike Chowla
97. Chuqui 3.0 – Chuq Von Rospach
98. 2012 Top 10 by Mario Moreno – Mario Moreno ***
99. My Top 10 Favourite Images of 2012 | John Dunne Photography – John Dunne
100. Kirk Norbury – Nature Photographer – Kirk Norbury
101. Kurt Lawson Photography – Kurt Lawson
102. Mark Imhof Photographics – Mark Imhof
103. Ralf Prien Photography – Ralf Prien
104. 2012 – Favourite Shots – Chris Blizzard ***
105. blackandwhite.ie – Neil McShane (aka Mononeil) ***
106. Peter Carroll Photography – Peter Carroll
107. 12 Best of 2012 – Dru Stefan Stone
108. Top 10 Favorites of 2012 – Alan Dahl
109. DigitizedChaos(2012) – Rian Castillo
110. Lunch is Optional – Ken Trout
111. My Top 10 Photos of 2012 – Jaymi Heimbuch ***
112. Pat Ulrich Wildlife Photography – 2012 Favorites – Pat Ulrich ***
113. A Photographer’s Journey: My Best of 2012 – Michael Burkhardt
114. 2012 The Year’s Ten Best Shots – Gene Lowinger ***
115. JSturr 2012 Top Images – JSturr
116. Sara M. Skinner Photography – Sara M. Skinner
117. Living Wilderness: Best of 2012 – Kevin Ebi
118. Best of 2012 – Larry Rosenstein
119. Best of 2012 – Dave Miller Photography
120. latoga photography – Greg A. Lato ***
121. Art in Nature – Best of 2012 – Floris van Breugel ***
122. best of 2012 photos – jj raia – jj raia ***
123. Fantasia Photography – Mara Acoma
124. Anne McKinnell’s Top 10 Photos of 2012 – Anne McKinnell ***
125. tingsgrove.blogspot.com – Mary Howell Cromer
126. Best Photos of 2012 by Ilya Genkin – Ilya Genkin
127. McPhedran Phocus – Averil McPhedran Hall
128. Kyle Jones Best of 2012 – Kyle Jones
129. Best Photos of 2012 – Chaz Curry Photography ***
130. 12 Favorites from 2012 – Daniel Schwabe
131. The View Through My Glass: My top 10 pictures of 2012 – Duffy Knox ***
132. danielqua.de – Daniel Quade
133. suriradha – Surendra
134. A 2012 Review in 10 Pictures – David Lloyd ***
135. Best 2012 – Jim Robertson ***
136. abigailgossage.ca – Abigail Gossage
137. Korwel Photograpy blog – Iza Korwel ***
138. Sugar Mountain Photography: 2012 Favorites – Dale King
139. Greg Clure Photography – Greg Clure
140. Mike Dooley Photography – Mike Dooley
141. Colleen Miniuk-Sperry Photography: Favorite Photos From 2012 – Colleen Miniuk-Sperry/CMS Photography ***
142. Fred Mertz Photography – Fred Mertz ***
143. Best Photos of 2012 by Kenneth Snyder – Kenneth Snyder ***
144. Favorite Photos from 2012 – In the Field Photo Blog by Richard Wong – Richard Wong ***
145. My favorite photos of 2012 – Kristal Leonard
146. Best Photos 2012 by Stan Rapada – Stan Rapada
147. Geoff Shoots the World – Site update and 2012 in Review – Geoff Billing
148. Gentle Wit – Cyndy Otty
149. Another Bird Blog – Phil Slade
150. Best Insect Photos of 2012 – Alex Wild ***
151. 2012 Bird Favorites – Lance Warley
152. My 10 Favorites of 2012 – John W. Wall ***
153. Focus Pocus – Alb
154. Deb Snelson Photography – Deb Snelson
155. My 12 Greatest Hits Of 2012 – David Leland Hyde/Landscape Photography Blogger ***
156. The Carey Adventures – Peter West Carey ***
157. Scenery – Aaron
158. Andrew Thomas Landscape Photographer – Andrew Thomas ***
159. 12 Months in 2012 – Petr Hlavacek | NZICESCAPES IMAGES ***
160. All The Pages: Favorite Photos from 2012 – Mike Rodriquez
161. Mike Fitton Photography – Mike Fitton
162. North Metro Photo – Robert Nopola
163. Jill Fineis Photography – Jill Fineis
164. My 2012 in Review – Morkel Erasmus ***
165. Best Photos Of 2012 – Daniel McNamara
166. Artistic Landscape Photographer – Jason Matias
167. My Top 12 Images Of 2012 – John Paul Caponigro ***
168. 56×56 – My Favorites of 2012 – Jim Nickelson ***
169. Neal Studios – Mike Neal
170. Eliya’s top 10 of 2012 – Eliya Selhub
171. Rob Dweck Photography Top 12 From 2012 – Rob Dweck ***
172. Create. Evaluate. Iterate. – Tim Cooper
173. RonaldSaunders.com – Ronald J. Saunders
174. Top 10 favorites of 2012 – John Christopher
175. Dima Barsky – Flickr – Dima Barsky
176. Curiouser and Curiouser – Reebbhaa Mehta
177. A Look Back on 2012 – My Top 10 Images of the Year – Ed McGuirk
178. My Favorite Photograph of 2012 – Jeremy Richter
179. Top 12 2012 Google plus – Patrick Ottoy
180. Eiffel Tower during storm – Greg Summers
181. Jeanne Hoadley Photography – Jeanne Hoadley
182. Jaakko Paarvala Photography – Jaakko Paarvala ***
183. Lisa Kidd Photography – Lisa Kidd
184. In The Village: Best Photos of 2012 Entries – Andrew Hill
185. Jaakko Paarvala Photography – Jaakko Paarvala
186. Welliver Photography – Terry and Beth Welliver
187. Top 12 Photographs of 12 – Matthew Scott Cooper
188. Top 10 Images For 2012 – Kyle McDougall ***
189. My Favorites 2012 – Alan Grinberg
190. Top 12 of 2012 – Kristy Massey
191. Carl-Johan Rådström Photography – Carl-Johan Rådström
192. Olivier Du Tré Photography – Olivier Du Tré ***
193. Around London in 2012 – Jono Hey
194. Top 12 Photos of 2012 » blargmedia inc. – Ben Wong
195. Duchess O’Blunt’s Favourites for 2012 – Duchess O’Blunt
196. Adoring Nature by Vaibhav Tripathi – Vaibhav Tripathi ***
197. Jason O’Rourke Photography – Jason O’Rourke
198. 2012: Our favorite images of the year – Isabel & Steffen Synnatschke ***
199. Landscape Astrophotography: The Best of 2012 – Brad Goldpaint ***
200. Year in Review – Andrew S. Gray
201. Wednesdays in Marblehead – Eyal Oren
202. Top images from 2012 – Andrew McAllister ***
203. Michael Frye Photography – Michael Frye ***
204. 10 Favorite Photographs from 2012 – Seung Kye Lee ***
205. My Top 10 Photos for 2012 – Neil Creek ***
206. Tattoography by Alexandria Huff – Alexandria Huff ***
207. Lenspiration – James Staddon
208. Wayne Parris Photography – Wayne Parris
209. Fine Art America – Steven Taylor
210. John-Roy Photography – JohnRoyPhoto
211. David Photography – David Pinsent
212. Gotham City – Erfu Wang
213. Best of 2012 Portfolio – Gary A. Piazza
214. Grant Kaye Photography – Grant Kaye ***
215. David Epps Photography – David Epps
216. Cedarmeade Studios – Shaun Galang
217. Sheldon’s Personal favorites of 2012 – Sheldon Heatherington
218. Best of 2012 – Carina Potts
219. Charles Guy Photo – Charles Guy ***
220. Flickr Best of 2012 – Eric Hines
221. My Best of 2012 – Adam Carter
222. Best of 2012 – Ryan Andrew Dudik
223. Top Ten Images of 2012 – Keith Nicodemus Photography
224. My Creative Outlet – Tiffany Cornwell
225. Adin Softic Photography – Adin Softi
226. Journey of 2012 – Russell Hebert
227. My best for 2012 – Joseph John Thalakkottor
228. Top 12 for 2012 – Phyllis Whitman Hunter
229. Michae’s best of 2012 – Michae E. Allen
230. Daniel Stein Photography – Daniel Stein
231. Bihter Guillory Photography – Bihter Guillory
232. 10 Favorites of 2012 – Michael Rabon
233. Flying Aardvark Ranch Gallery – Lori Ann Cole
234. Jacob Fricks Photography – Jacob Fricks
235. Best Photographs of 2012 – Amanda Fehring
236. Brooks Photo Art – Brook Hoffman
237. Today’s Photo – Sandy DeWitt
238. Sean Parker Photography – Sean Parker ***
239. Simple Memoirs from 2012 – Victoria Cruz
240. Phil McGrew Photography – Phil McGrew ***
241. 2012 Highlights – Brad Mangas
242. Castle Graphics – Jan Kohl
243. Andrew Savasuk Photography – Andrew Savasuk
244. World Photo Creations: Best of 2012 – Scot D. Weaver ***
245. People-2012 – Woodruff Laputka
246. PriyankaP. Photography – Priyanka Patel
247. PhotoActive Photography – Chuck Jackson
248. Best of the Jersey Shore 2012 – Bill McKim
249. Drecart Photographic Solutions – Derek Byrne
250. Kichul Shin Photography – Kichul Shin
251. Landscape and Fine Art Photographer Navin Sarma’s 10 Best Photographs – Navin Sarma ***
252. ten of twenty twelve – Jaÿa Gascon
253. My Best of the Best Photographs of 2012 – Adam Schwartz
254. 2012 Retrospective – Joshua Cripps ***
255. pakos.me – Jamie ***
256. Best of 2012 by Jack Fusco – Jack Fusco ***
257. Best of 2012 – Michael Johnson
258. Andrew Scharlott Photography – Andrew Scharlott
259. My Favorite Images of 2012 – Dora Miller
260. Best of 2012 | Simon Ponder – Simon Ponder
261. 2012 Favourites – Vasu Shanmugasundaram
262. Best of 2012 album - Lindsey Williams
263. Best of 2012 – Matt Infante
264. Chris the Photog – Chris Hansen
265. 10 Memories of 2012 – Chris Pritchard
266. Peter Harris Photography – Peter Harris
267. Anton Huo Photography – Anton Huo ***
268. Out-n-About.de – Alexander Koval ***
269. Daniel Hopkins Photography – Best of 2012 – Daniel Hopkins
270. Flickr – massoud hasanzade
271. Best of 2012 – Alister Benn ***
272. 2012 Through the Seasons – Jim Patterson ***
273. Favorite Photographs – 2012 – Sudheendra Kadri
274. Romain Guy’s Best of 2012 on Curious Creature – Romain Guy ***
275. Iceland news and more – Dori Sig ***
276. JoshTrudell.com – Josh Trudell
277. Best of 2012 – Clement Biger
278. BillHornstein.com – Bill Hornstein
279. Uncommon Depth: Best of 2012 – Roberta Murray ***
280. Organic Light Pan – Youssef Ismail ***
281. Stephen Weaver Photography Best of 2012 – Stephen Weaver ***
282. Top 12 of 2012 – Chuck Kimmerle ***
283. 2012 in Retrospect – Guy Tal ***
284. Light, Sky, Land – Images by Matthew Cromer - Matthew Cromer ***
285. On Landscape, 12 Significant photos - Tim Parkin ***
286. 12 Best Photos of 2012 – Derrald Farnsworth-Livingston
287. Year 2012 in Review and Favorite Images – QT Luong ***
288. My Best in 2012 – Sohail Mamdani ***
289. A Few of My Favorite Photos I Shot in 2012 – Austin Fausto ***
290. Best of 2012 by Ivan Makarov – Ivan Makarov ***
291. One Time Photos – Jason Taylor ***
292. R/ZALDY Photography – Rizaldy Celi Jr. ***
293. Doppler Photo: Best of 2012 – Omari Stephens
294. My 2012 Best & Unique Landscape Photographs – Steve Sieren ***
295. Rafael Rojas PhotoBlog – Rafael Rojas ***
296. Reebbhaa Mehta Photography – Reebbhaa Mehta
297. 2012 Collection - Matt Anderson
298. FengLong Photography – Zachary Long ***
299. My Best Shot of 2012 – Ron Palarca
300. Yosemite Steve Natural History Filmmaker – Steven M. Bumgardner ***

Thanks to all who took part. Here’s to an even better year of photography in 2013!