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National Geographic, May 2011: "Above Yosemite" 

The editors’ description of the cover : "Doing what they do may seem extreme enough, but to photograph Yosemite climbers, including Alex Honnold edging face-out along the Thank God Ledge on Half Dome (because ‘it's cooler that way’), is another whole ball of equipment. Photographer Jimmy Chin, who makes a living creating images of climbers all over the world, said: ‘At the end of the day, if I got one photo that I felt truly captured Yosemite climbing, that would make me happy.’ He got one—and it landed on the cover of National Geographicin May 2011."

This cover communicate a lot of things starting with the background also the light really helped the cover since you can clearly see the photo and what is in the background. The big brown rock behind the man and the mountains in the background makes the picture very interesting. The highness where the guy was amazed me. All these things communicated peace, freedom and love for the environment.