2020 was a year most of us would like to forget, but if you would like to review the year in photographs there are plenty of sources. After taking 2019 off, we present our annual compilation of the Year in Photographs.
Visit our current Virtual Project to view "History Now', an on-line exhibit with three highlight photographs of 2020 by Monroe Gallery photographers Ashley Gilbertson, Gabriella E. Campos and Ryan Vizzions.
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The Guardian: Butterflies, bushfires and bears: Age of Extinction's year in photography
Haaretz Photographers' Top 2020 Photos
BBC: 2020 in pictures: Coronavirus in the UK
New Atlas: The best photography of 2020
MIT Technology Review: A look back at our best photography of 2020
Santa Fe New Mexican: 2020: The year in photos
Texas Monthly: The Photographs That Stopped Us in Our Tracks in 2020
CNET: 2020: The year in pictures, from lockdowns and protests to vaccines and hope
The Guardian: My best pandemic shot: Guardian and Observer photographers' take on 2020
Face off! The best Guardian portraits of 2020 – in pictures
South China Morning Post: This was 2020: the biggest pictures from around the world
BBC: Striking News Photos from around the world in 2020
NY Times: Photography From the Year Time Stopped
NY Times: Our Favorite Arts Pictures of 2020
CRUX: Pope Francis in 2020: A pandemic year in pictures
Reuters: Our oddest photos from 2020
TRTWORLD: In pictures: 2020 in review
Aperture’s Best Photography Features of 2020
The best photos of 2020 from Tampa Bay Times photographers
BuzzFeed News: The Best Photo Stories From This Year
BuzzFeed News: The Most Memorable Photo Stories We Published This Year
Sydney Morning Herald: Photos of the Year 2020
NIKKEA Asia: 2020 in pictures: A year of coronavirus, shifting politics and more
AnOther: Ten Art and Photography Projects That Perfectly Captured Life in 2020
LA Daily News: Photos: Staff photographer Keith Birmingham shares his images of the year 2020
Albuquerque Journal: FACES OF 2020 Journal photos express a year in crisis
Le Monde: 2020, une année en photos
Irish News: The stories behind the best photographs of 2020
Irish Times: 2020 in pictures: Irish Times photographers select their images of the year
InForum: The Forum's Pictures of the Year
The Guardian: Australia in 2020: bushfires, Covid and Black Lives Matter – in pictures
Our favorite photos from 2020: how Guardian US saw the year
The Guardian: The best photography and architecture of 2020
Foreign Policy: The Global Pandemic: A Year in Photos
The Times: My 2020 in pictures: Times photographer Jack Hill
BBC Science: The best scientific images of 2020
BBC: 2020 in pictures: The defining moments that changed Asia
NBC News: 2020's Year in Pictures
Euro News: In pictures: 2020's biggest news stories month by month
UPI: Pictures of the Year: Top images from 2020
UPI: UPI Pictures of the Year 2020 - NEWS & FEATURES
Forbes: 2020 In 20 Pictures: The Formidable Faces Of Young Power
The Guardian: The best photographs of 2020 – and the stories behind them
AP: Year End Latin America & Caribbean Photos 2020
New Yorker Photography in a Year of Crisis
NonDoc: Visuals of our culture: 2020 in photographs
Forbes: 2020 In 20 Pictures: The Formidable Faces Of Young Power
Chicago Sun Times: 2020 in photos: An unprecedented year
LA Taco: L.A. 2020: PHOTOS THAT CAPTURED OUR CITY’S BEST AND WORST YEAR
2020 in pictures: A journey through a year like no other in Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Inquirer: The pictures that captured 2020
Philadelphia Inquirer: 2020: Our photographers’ favorite pictures of the year
Baltimore Sun: The Aegis' 2020 Pictures of the Year
The Times UK: A year like no other: 2020 in pictures
India Today: A flashback at the year 2020 | Pictures from across Asia
Newsroom: Voting and the virus: 2020 in pictures
El Pais: 2020 en imágenes. Cuando todo se desmoronó (2020 in pictures. When it all fell apart)
The Scientist: 2020 in Pictures
Yahoo: 25 of the most powerful images of 2020 capture a year we'll never forget
TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2020AlJazeera: 2020 In Pictures: The best photos from around the world
2020 in photos: The best images from Spartanburg Herald-Journal photojournalists this yearCenter: 2020: A Year in Photos
Gulf News: 2020 in review: The finest landscape photography of the year
Natives Photograph 2020 Year in Pictures
AP: Virus casts shadow over AP's Picture of the Year in Asia
NY Times: 2020 In Pictures: A Year Like No Other
NY Times: 2020 in 12 Photographs
NY Times: Thousands of Photographs, and a Year Like No Other
Women Photograph: 2020 Year in Pictures
Vice: An Incomplete Timeline of the Moments I Remember From 2020
Relief Web: Photo story: A year in pictures 2020
Getty Images: 2020 Year in Review Video
AnOther: The Best Photo Stories of 2020, Documenting Youth Culture
Radio Free Europe: 2020: The Year's Best From RFE/RL's Photographers
AFP: 2020 PICTURES OF THE YEAR
BBC: The most striking images of 2020
The Atlantic: Hopeful Images From 2020
The Atlantic: 2020 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year
The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2020
The Atlantic: 2020 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded
New Atlas: Little things, grand visions: The best small photography of 2020
The Whyy/PBS: A camera, a mask and 2020’s most enduring image
World Economic Forum: 10 of this year’s best pictures on the environment
The Lutheran Reporter: Photo essay: A photographer’s look back at 2020
KSAT: 29 moving images that paint the picture of an epic 2020
WCBD News 2: AP: 2020 in pictures
Denver Post: 2020 Year in Photos Part 1
Year in pictures: Photos from azcentral photographers in 2020
My Modern Met: Best of 2020: Top 60+ Photographs From Around the World
The Independent: Canon photographers capture the highs and lows of 2020
CNN: 2020 The Year in Pictures
NY Times: The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020
The Guardian: The winners of the 2020 RAF photo competition have been chosen.
The Guardian: Agency Photographer of the Year 2020 – shortlist
The Guardian: Earth Photo 2020: nature photography winners – in pictures
UPI Pictures of the Year 2020 - NEWS & FEATURES
UPI Pictures of the Year 2020 - U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The Independent: AP photographers capture a sports world disrupted in 2020
NY Post: AFP’s best photos from 2020 highlight crazy year
Sun Sentinel best of 2020 | PHOTOS
Marblehead Photos of the Year, a look back at 2020, by staff photographer David Sokol
National Geographic: These are the history-defining moments that shaped 2020
National Geographic: Best Travel Photos of 2020
National Geographic: Best Science Photos of the Year
National Geographic UK: These are our best animal photos of 2020
The Guardian: 2020 Historic Photographer of the Year Awards
Republic World: IN PICTURES | 2020: A Year In Isolation And A Never-ending Wait
Rueters: Pictures of the year: Life under coronavirus lockdown
Rueters Pictures of the year 2020
Rueters Pictures of the year: Sports
Rueters Pictures of the year: Oddly
Anadolu Agency's best pictures of 2020
Photos: Emerald’s 50 best of 2020
Tulsa World Chief Photographer Tom Gilbert’s most memorable photos of 2020
CNN: Virtual vacation: Amazing photos from a strange year for travel
The Scotsman: Arts review of 2020: The best photography books of the year
Smithsonian: The Ten Best Photography Books of 2020
The Times UK: Best photography books of the year 2020
LensCulture: Favorite Photobooks of 2020
Photoeye Favorite Photo Books of 2020
Buzzfeed: Here Are 20 Photo Books That Brought Us Joy In The Very Exhausting Year Of 2020
Insider: 50 of the most incredible photos captured in 2020
The year in pictures: AP photographers captured a world in distress
Arizona Daily Star: Photos: Rebecca Sasnett's Fave Five photographs from 2020
The Atlantic: Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020
The Guardian: Landscape photographer of the year 2020 – in pictures
The Guardian: Weather Photographer of the Year 2020 – in pictures
National Geographic: See the best wildlife photos of 2020
The MARS 2020 Comedy Pet Photography Awards
The 2020 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
New Atlas: Travel back in time with the best historic photography of the year
Wonderwall: THE BEST PHOTOS OF GLOBAL ROYALS IN 2020
