2012 was the easily the year of Instagram.
Soon after Facebook bought the 13-person company for $1 billion, the number of Instagram users skyrocketed past the 100 million mark.
With 100 million-plus users on board, Instagram was loaded with tons of great photos taken all around the world.
Let's take a look back at the best Instagram photos taken in the past year.
A car was completely encased in ice during the European cold wave.

Former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones took this breathtaking photo of a storm over NYC.

The Hudson River begins to flood Jersey City during Hurricane Sandy.

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