Academic magazine review: National Geographic, November 2012

The National Geographic magazine never ceases to amaze me with the captivating pictures used in the articles. Each picture tells a story, and it grabs my attention with ease, leaving me wanting to know more about the picture. For example, a close up picture of red ants holding onto each other floating on water instantly drew my eyes to the article, making me wonder what the ants were doing, how they did it, and why they were doing it. Once my eyes read the words, "survival rafting", my interest was immediately sparked and I moved on to read the article. Another example I found which grabbed my attention is a picture of a brain frozen in a block of ice, which of course made me want to read the article. So, as you can see, the National Geographic magazine makes full use of their pictures to draw the reader to the article. As compared  to an article that was full of words but had no picture to aid in telling the story, the articles in the National Geographic magazine are much more interesting as there are thought-provoking pictures which makes the reader want to read the article and find out more about the picture. I've always loved reading National Geographic magazine, even as kid I subscribed to the National Geographic KIDS magazine. The reason for this is, the magazine is really fascinating and makes learning new facts about the world that I never knew enjoyable. I would recommend this magazine to readers who love learning through visuals, and all readers in general, as I'm sure the intriguing stories will amaze you, just like how it has always amazed me.