National Geographic Day
Explore the world without leaving your couch! Stunning photos, captivating stories, and amazing discoveries await you in this iconic publication.
Celebrate curiosity and discovery by tapping into National Geographic's legacy of stunning visual storytelling and environmental advocacy to drive engagement with content, subscriptions, and eco-conscious products.
- Share user-generated photography inspired by National Geographic's iconic style
- Promote vintage magazine collections and second-hand retail partnerships
- Highlight environmental conservation stories and eco-friendly product tie-ins
- Launch photography contests or 'discover your hidden talent' campaigns
National Geographic Magazine was created as a text-oriented publication by the National Geographic society in 1888.
Due to the popularity of the segments containing numerous pictures, National Geographic magazine quickly switched to extensive pictorial content.
National Geographic Magazine became especially famous for its balanced portrayal of North America compared to the countries behind the iron curtain, downplaying politics to focus on culture, and not avoiding the Cold War topic as many publications tended to do at that time.
More recently, National Geographic Magazine has been especially outspoken on environmental issues, such as deforestation and endangered species.
National Geographic Magazine has also been praised for its beautiful photography and its book-like quality. This day was founded with the purpose of showing appreication for the way the magazine can bring the entire world into almost anyone’s living room.
Find Vintage National Geographic Magazines
National Geographic Magazines have attained nearly cult status over the years, meaning that even an old, dog-eared issue is considered a collector’s item. In that spirit, why not take a trip down to your local thrift store or second-hand bookstore and see if you can find any old National Geographic Magazines? Who knows, they could be worth something someday, and even if they’re not, it will be a truly interesting experience to leaf through an old issue and see what was relevant back in the days when it was published.
Take Some Photographs
Another interesting way to send this day would be to take your own camera out for a spin—who knows what you’ll manage to catch, and maybe you’ll discover a hidden talent as well? Even if you do not discover that you’re not quite Anne Geddes or Annie Leibovitz, you may at least find a new hobby, something you truly enjoy doing and would like to continue pursuing. If you have children, taking them with you and teaching them how to spot the art present in each and every little thing could prove an extremely fascinating and valuable lesson for them in the future as well. Not to mention that no child has ever been worse off for a lesson on how beautiful the world is and how much it should be appreciated and respected.
Admire National Geographic Photos
You can also spend time looking online at some of the best photographs that have been taken by National Geographic. You will find that a lot of online magazines and social media accounts highlight their favorite National Geographic shots to pay tribute to the magazine on National Geographic Day, so you should not find it too difficult to hunt down some awe-inspiring photos that will really captivate your imagination. Make sure you share your finds with your friends, followers, and family members on social media too so that they can enjoy them.
Research Common Topics
You can also spend some time on National Geographic Day researching the topics that the magazine often publishes about. For example, why not spend some time finding out about different animals, cultures, and history across the world? This is the perfect excuse to broaden your knowledge and to learn about topics that you may not usually spend much time reading about. We would recommend searching the magazine on social media as well, as there are going to be a lot of people that tag National Geographic with interesting content on this day, including content from past issues as well. Whatever you decide to do, make sure this day is a day you take a moment to admire the world around you, from the smallest things in it to the most enormous…and if you can teach the future generation to do that as well, more power to you. Our planet could use more people who have the same approach to our planet as National Geographic Magazine.