Everybody is familiar with the yellow National Geographic magazine. I have been a subscriber since 1977 (more or less, I think). My dad got me my first subscription back when I was a teenager living in New York, since then I have moved many times, but I have always kept my National Geographic subscription!
Yes, my first love was the amazing photography, basically telling the story of the article in photos, but little by little I got into reading the articles as well.
The magazine has gone through some changes and now belongs to Disney, but they seem to be doing a good job of keeping the quality of the articles, the writing, the photography, and the magazine itself. One of the peculiarities of Nat Geo is that there is only advertising at the beginning and the end, but no advertising in the middle of the magazine, this is very refreshing and conducive to reading, without interruptions. Another great feature are the maps the magazine sometimes comes with, they are spectacular! I love them and have even had some of them framed!
Nowadays, there are more “fun” little articles at the beginning of the magazine, I guess to cater to folks with short attention spans, but they do not detract from the main articles, which range from all sorts of topics like history, geography, archeology, sciences, nature, and much more. As I prepared for the photo shoot with my niece, we noticed that a favorite topic throughout the history of the magazine is ancient Egypt!
If you have never read a National Geographic, I encourage you to find one and check it out, they are special. You are welcome.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below.
Photo credit: My niece
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It is impressive to see the tons and tons of NatGeo issues in his library, just amazin!!!
For me, Nat Geo is the best example of Quality in Capital letters.
For sure, Quality is one or the main objetive of this entity.
Thanks for making visible your collection, well done!!
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I’ve been a Life Member since my early teens in 1998; I still have the certificate. My first sub was a birthday gift that started in July 1976, age 10, which I recall had a Bicentenial theme. It was bought by my shrewd, late father who correctly decided I would outlive him. They don’t anymore, but used to write to me every few years to get me to confirm my address; I assumed they were checking I was alive. It certainly sparked a lifelong interest in…everything. When younger the Ancient Egypt and Greecs features were my favourites. As I got older I realised how West and in particular USA centred was its general view. Loved each and every map.
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My parents bought me a life subscription in 1963 – before I could even read! (I know that later they restricted life membership to those age 10 and older!) I just got a letter this week asking me to call and confirm that I’m still alive. I think the last time they did that was about 10 years ago.
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