Lists of Lists: The 2018 "Best" Photograph Lists

Right or wrong, love them or loathe them, the end of the year brings everyone's photography "Best of" lists. As 2018 comes to a close, below is what has become an annual tradition: our compilation of what the web selected as the "best" of all things photography 2018; photobooks at bottom of list.

Opinion/The Washington Post: What the year in pictures really showed us


BBC: 2018 in pictures: Striking photojournalism from around the world

BBC: Ten Powerful pictures from 2018, Ken Mainardis of Getty Images picks his favourite images of 2018

Reuters: Pictures of the year: Oddly

Telegraph: 2018 Pictures of the Year

The Guardian: The best photographs of 2018 – and the stories behind them

Global News Canada: Best photos of 2018

BBC: Striking photojournalism from around the UK

BBC: Readers' pictures of the year 2018

New York Times Lens: 13 Stories That Captured Photography in 2018

The Guardian: Wildfires, border chaos, protests: the photos that captured America in 2018

British Journal of Photography: Selected Best of 2018

The Verge: 2018: A year in photographs

Sputnik News: Sputnik's Best Photos of 2018 (Part 1)

                                                                          (Part 2)

Surfer Magazine: The Best Surf Photos of 2018

Navy Times: Best Pics of 2018

Reading The Pictures: Our Top Instagram Posts of 2018

My Modern Met: Best of 2018: Top 36 Photographs From Around the World

MIT Review: Our Best Photographs of 2018

Town and Country: The 52 Most Remarkable Photographs of 2018

The week UK: The best photos of 2018

Magnum’s 2018 Pictures of the Year

Farmers Weekly: 2018: The farming year in pictures, part one
                                                                                      part two 

New Atlas: The most spectacular, surreal and psychedelic photography of 2018

Boston Globe: The year 2018 in pictures: Part I

                                                                    Part II

Metro USA Year in review: The Best photos of 2018

British Journal of Photography: Best of 2018: Sean O’Hagan, The Guardian

VOX: 2018, explained in pictures by women and nonbinary photographers

The New York Times: The Year in Pictures 2018

The Independent: 2018 in pictures

NBC News: The Year in Pictures

Bloomberg: Year in Pictures 2018

2018: A year in photographs on The Verge
The Atlantic: The Most 2018 Photos Ever

Sports Illustrated's Best Photos of 2018

Business Insider: some of the most stunning science and nature photography of 2018

AP: The Year in Photos: Middle East

The Best New Yorker Photography of 2018

The Wall Street Journal: The Year in Photos 2018

Business Insider: Here are some of the best photos capturing the people and events of 2018's year in politics

Nature: The best science images of the year: 2018 in pictures

Vogue: The Best Street Style Photos of 2018

Best of 2018: Paper Journal

Women Photograph: 2018 Year in Pictures

W: 2018 in One Photo: 17 Photographers Capture the Year in a Single Picture

The Guardian: Agency photographer of the year – 2018 shortlist 

The Guardian: Top 10 photography shows of 2018

New York Times: Our Best Fashion Pictures From 2018

The Sun: 2018’s best wedding photos

Forbes: Travel Photographer Of The Year

National Geographic: our most compelling photographs of 2018

TIME: The Top 100 Photos of 2018

Washington Post: What the Year's Best Photos Tell Us About 2018

The Atlantic: 2018: The Year in Photos, Part 1

                                                                  Part 2

                                                                  

The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2018

AP: The Year in Photos: Sports

USA Today: Best sports photos of 2018

USA Today: Best celebrity photos of 2018: A royal wedding, powerful performances and award show fun

Washington City Paper: The Best Photo Exhibits of 2018

GEEK: Year in Photos: Best News, Science, and Tech Images of 2018

Reuters: Pictures of the year 2018

Reuters: Pictures of the year: Fashion

Reuters: Pictures of the year: Sports

Outside: The Best Outdoor Photography of 2018

Reuters: Pictures of the year: Natural disasters


The Guardian: Historic Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures

Yahoo UK's Pictures of the Year 2018

WPXI Pittsburgh: Unforgettable images: Top photo galleries for 2018

National Geographic's 100 best images of the year

Dazed: The 20 Best Photos of 2018

AFP: 2018 Pictures of the year

CNN: The world's best travel photos of 2018

BBC: The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards of 2018

Images of 2018: The AP's 50 best sports photos of the year

CNN: World's best panoramic photographs of 2018 revealed

National Geographic: These are the best astronomy photographs of 2018

National Geographic: See the best animal photos of 2018

Photography Books

1000 Words: Top 10 Photo books of 2018

TIME's 25 Best Photobooks of 2018

The Eye of Photography: Best Of 2018 – An Autobiography of Miss Wish by Nina Berman

Elizabeth Avedon: BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS OF 2018 : ROUND-UP PART I
                                                                                                         Part II

Photo-Eye: 2018 Favorite Photo Books

PDN: Notable Photo Books of 2018

NY Times: Luc Sante on the Year’s Best Photography Books

Remember when? Revisit the "Best" of 2017.

THE "BEST" OF 2016

Here we go again. The lists begin earlier every year: everyone's photography "Best of" lists. As 2016 becomes history, below is what has become an annual tradition: our compilation of what the web selected as the "best" of all things photography 2016.


In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2016


"Best" Photographs

Middle East Monitor: The Year in pictures

Mirror: Pictures of the year

Metro.co.uk: The most shocking and powerful images from 2016

Irish Times: 2016 in pictures: Irish news and politics

Albuquerque Journal: A year in focus

The Week: The year's best photojournalism

Daily Herald: Here are some of The Herald’s best photographs of 2016

The Salt Lake Tribune’s best photos of 2016

West Milford Messenger: A look back at 2016 in pictures

Big Picture: The best Boston Globe photos of 2016

The Best VICE Photos of 2016

2016 TheWrap’s Original Photography in Review

Telegraph: Barack Obama's 2016 Year, Photos by Pete Souza

NY Times: In the Moment: Photographs From 2016

BBC: Africa's 2016 in pictures

ekathimerini.com: Greece: 2016 in pictures

Telegraph: Animal photos of the year 2016

Medium/The White House: Behind the Lens: 2016 Year in Photographs

Swim Swam: Best Swimming Photos 2016: Above the Surface

NY Times: The Best Styles Photography of 2016

Washington Post: 2016 was a great year for weather photography. Here are the best shots

Seattle Times: Watch: 2016 pictures of the Year

The Guardian: Our favourite Australian photos of 2016

Evening Standard: Pictures of the year: The best photographs from 2016

EuroNews: Pictures of the year 2016

International Business Times: The year's most powerful photos of the migrant crisis

TIME: The Best Drone Photographs of 2016

Hindustan Times: India in images: 2016 HT photographs that you must absolutely click through

BBC: The UK in 2016 as seen by Press Association photographers

Politico’s Best Photos of 2016

The Guardian: Our best portraits of 2016 – in pictures

Telegraph photographers' pictures of the year 2016

Al Jazeera's best photos of 2016

Washington Post: Our most memorable photos of 2016

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: 2016: A Year in Photos

Washington City Paper: Looking For Something: The best images exhibited in D.C. this year

Boston Globe The Big Picture: 2016 Year in Pictures: Part I

Boston Globe The Big Picture: 2016 Year in Pictures: Part II

Quartz: The most moving, striking images from a year of terrible news

Grimy Goods’ Best Concert Photography of 2016

Journal.ie: The 27 photographs that took our breath away in 2016

BBC: Year in pictures 2016

Highlights from the Year in New Yorker Photography

The Guardian: The funniest and most unusual animal photos of 2016

Christian Science Monitor: Our best photos of the year 2016

Politico Europe: Most powerful photographs of 2016

The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 - in pictures

Images: Daily Herald's best photos from 2016

SantaFe.org: Top 10 Santa Fe Instagram Photos of 2016

A year in photos: CAR magazine's best 2016 pictures

Kottke.org: The year in photos 2016

BBC: In pictures: Twelve months, twelve frames

Rueters: Pictures of the year: Oddly

The Express Tribune: 38 iconic pictures of 2016

Bleed Cubbie Blue: The 10 Best Chicago Cubs Photos of 2016

Telesur: Europe 2016 in Pictures

New Statesman: Memes of 2016: What this year’s viral images will teach future historians

Wall Street Journal: Year in Photos 2016

CNN: 2016: The year in pictures

MIT Technology Review: Our Best Photographs of 2016

The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 from across the US

WCPO: Staff photographer's top 9 photos of 2016

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 2016: A year in Post-Gazette photos

STRAVA: The Best Photos of the Year

The Best Photographs FADER Took This Year

The Year in New Yorker Instagrams

Magnum: Martin Parr presents his edit of the 2016 photographers’ choice pictures of the year

Greenpeace: 2016 – The year in photos

Artsy: The Most Powerful Moments of Photojournalism in 2016

CBS News: 2016 Instagrammer of the year

USA Today: 2016: The year in pictures

ESPN: Iconic moments of 2016

HELLO! The Year in Pictures 2016

Vegas Seven: 2016 In Decline: The Year in Pictures

WNYC: Photography Roundtable: The Most Powerful Images of 2016

Business Insider: 50 stunning moments captured by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photography team in 2016

PHOTOS: 2016 Pictures of the Year from The Denver Post    

Metro: The most memorable photos of 2016

NY Times: The Year in Pictures 2016

NY Times: Choosing the New York Times Pictures of the Year

USA Today: 2016: One photo from every day

The 30 most stunning photos Business Insider took in 2016

Guardian photographer of the year 2016: Carl Court

Kansas City Business Journal: Year in Review: Best photographs of 2016

TIME: 50 Astonishing Animal Photos of 2016

Wall Street Journal: 2016 The Year in Review

A year through the lens: Nelson Mail's best sports photographs of 2016

NBC News:  The Year in Pictures: 2016

Federal News Radio:   2016 in pictures: Best photo galleries of the year

Silicon Republic: Enjoy some of the best award-winning photographs of 2016

International Business Times: The year in pictures: The 100 most memorable photos of  2016

Catch News: NASA releases top 16 photos of the Earth for 2016

Quartz: The very best drone photography of 2016

Up Worthy: 23 incredible photos from 2016 that prove it wasn't a total dumpster fire

British Journal of Photography: Kathy Ryan’s Best of 2016

The Guardian: 2016 Eyewitness: our summary of the defining images of the year

Space.com: The 100 Best Space Photos of 2016

Courier-Mail 2016 has been one of the most dramatic years ever, these are the pictures we will never forget

The Guardian: Jonathan Jones's top 10 art exhibitions of 2016

Digital Trends: These 20 Dronestagram photos take a look at 2016 from the skies

Market Watch: The Must-See Photos of 2016

CNN: Travel Photographer of the Year: 2016 winners revealed

WTOP: Top Google searches in 2016 (Photos)

TIME: The Best Space Photos of 2016

NPPA: Links for 'Best of the Year' Photo Galleries

New Atlas: 2016 from above: Some of the year's finest drone photography

A Look Back to L.A. Weekly's Best Photojournalism of 2016

Baltimore Sun/The Darkroom: 2016 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year

The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, September–December

The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, May-August

The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, January-April

L'Oeil De La Photographie:  The Best Of The Eye 2016

TIME: Best Sports Photos of 2016

LA Times: The top 10 art museum exhibitions of 2016, plus the worst trend of the year

TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016

What Culture: 30 Best WWE Photos of 2016

Al Arabiya: Part 1: 10 of the 100 best pictures of 2016

Photojournalink: 2016 in Pictures

TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016

AP: 2016 Photos in Review - News

AP: 2016 Photos in Review - Features

AP: Top Europe & Africa feature photos from 2016

AP: Top Europe & Africa news photos from 2016

AP PHOTOS: Best Feature Images From Latin America in 2016

AP: Top Europe & Africa sports photos from 2016

The Indian Express: Defining pictures of 2016: From Syria civil war to US elections, a glimpse into the year that was

ABC News: The Best Images of the Year: 56 Captivating Photos of 2016

The Onion’s Best Photojournalism Of 2016

The Guardian: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016: the winners – in pictures

The Oregonian: Our favorite music photography of 2016

TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2016

Daily Mail: News agency AFP releases its best photographs of the year 

Bloomberg's Best Photos of 2016

CNN: 2016: The year in pictures

Hartford Courant: The Year In Pictures 2016

Maclean’s picks the top photos of 2016

TIME’s Best Portraits of 2016

Tufts Now: The Year in Photos 2016

TIME: The 10 Best Photos of 2016

Bloomberg: Watch our Video of The Best of the Year 2016 Photos

The Guardian: Photographer of the year – 2016 shortlist: Trump, refugees and the battle for Mosul

TIME: Wire Photographer of 2016

USA Today: 2016 Celebrity Phots of the Year

Business Insider: The most incredible nature photos of 2016

Newsday: 50 best sports photos of 2016

NOOR: 2016 Year in Review

Mashable: Man behind THAT Usain Bolt photo picks the best sporting shots of 2016

The Guardian: Sean O'Hagan's top 10 photography exhibitions of 2016

Associated Press: PHOTOS: 2016 in Review

The top 10 inspiring photography projects on Creative Boom in 2016

Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes Gallery, Cherie Diez's favorite photos of 2016

TIME: Ruddy Roye is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of 2016

The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2016

National Geographic: Best Photos of 2016

TIME: Top 100 Photos of the Year

Gizmodo: 2016's Supposed 'Photo of the Year' Is a Big Fat Fake

Rueters: Pictures of the year 2016

Powder: The 2016 Photos of the Year

Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes gallery: Lara Cerri's favorite photos of 2016

ArtNet: Here Are the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums of 2016

Daily Mail: Winners of categories in The Nature Conservancy 2016 Photo Competition

World Press Photo: 2016 Photo Contest

Audubon: The 2016 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100

AOL: The 40 best Reuters photos of the year so far

USA Today: The best landscape photographs of 2016

Newsweek: The 10 Most-Liked Instagram Pictures of 2016 Revealed

National Geographic: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016

BBC: Wildlife Photographer of the Year - People's Choice

Straits Times: 8 iconic photos, videos and memes that best sum up 2016

IBN: Best Pictures From The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign Trail

Globe and Mail: AFP Sports Photos of the Year 2016

CNN: Haunting image of reservoir wins best architectural photograph of 2016

CNN: The best sailing pictures of 2016

TIME: The Best Astronomy Photos of 2016

Nation Geographic: The Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

Wall Street Journal: Nature's Best Photography Awards

Time Lightbox: Best iPhone Photos of 2016

Belfast Telegraph: UK Mountain Photo of the Year 2016

MSN: The 100 best pictures of 2016

New Atlas: World's best architecture photography brought into sharp focus

Chicago Tribune: Skokie Through the Lens showcases best of Skokie through amateur photos

Delaware 105.9 Talk: Winners are revealed in 2016 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest


BEST Photobooks

Elizabeth Avedon: 2016 BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS : ROUND-UP PART 1

Elizabeth Avedon: 2016 BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS and HONORABLE MENTIONS : PART II

Lens Culture: 2016 Photobooks of the Year, Part II: 32 Personal Favorites        

NY Times: The Best Photo Books of 2016

The Guardian: The best photography books of 2016

American Photo: The Best Photography Books of the Year: 2016

Lens Culture: Critically Acclaimed: Experts' Top 14 Photobooks of 2016

1000 Words Magazine: Top 10 Photobooks of 2016

Colin Pantall's Blog: The Best Books of 2016:

Crave: The 5 Best Photography Books of 2016

pdn: Notable Photo Books of 2016: Part 1, 2, and 3

Photo Eye: The Best PhotoBooks of 2016 

The NY Times: A Spotlight on the Season’s Top Photography Books

Financial Times: Best books of 2016: Art & photography

Smithsonian: The Best "Art Meets Science" Books of 2016

HAF: The 17 Best Socially Concerned Photobooks of 2016

TIME Selects the Best Photobooks of 2016

Best Gear

The B&H Photography Podcast Presents "The Year in Cameras, 2016"
The Photoblographer: The Biggest Innovations in Photography in 2016

Digital Trends: Best Products of 2016: Photography

Popular Photography: 2016 Pop Awards: The Best Camera and Photo Gear of the Year

PC Advisor: Best phone camera 2016/2017

and a peek ahead to 2017

Neiman Lab: Predictions for Journalism 2017


2015 Edition here.

IT BEGINS: THE "BEST OF" PHOTOGRAPHY LISTS FOR 2014

 The lists began almost a month before the end of the year: everyone's photography "Best of" lists for 2014. As 2014 comes to a close, below is our compilation of what the web selected as the "best" of 2014.


Slate: 2014 Photos of the Year

This week: The year's best photojournalism

Albuquerque Journal: Photos of the Year 2014: New Mexico's Year in Pictures

Slideshow: Roll Call’s 2014 Feature Photos of the Year

VII: Year in Review

AP: Best US News Photos of 2014

The Guardian: Best photographs of 2014 – in pictures

WhiteHouse.gov: 2014: A Year in Pictures

The Best of LensCulture in 2014

The Huffington Post: The 52 Best Photographs From Around The World In 2014

WIRED’s Best Photo Stories of the Year​

The Boston Globe Big Picture: Best of 2014

TIME: The Most Uplifting Photos of 2014

TIME: In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2014

Chicago Tribune's 2014 Photos of the Year

Chicago Sun Times 2014: International Year in Photos

TIME: As 2014 draws to a close, we take a look back at the photographic trends that defined 2014

BBC: Pictures of the Year

The Guardian:  Mike Bowers' best photographs of 2014 – in pictures

The Guardian: Photographer of the year 2014: Bulent Kilic – in pictures

The Guardian: The 20 photographs of the year

NY Times Lens: Choosing the 2014 Pictures of the Year

London Evening Standard: Pictures of the Year 2014

Best of 2014: A look back at the top New York Daily News Photos of the Year

BBC: Ten photos capture the UK in 2014

LA Times: A Year in Focus: 2014

American Photo: Photojournalism of the Year: 2014

VICE: Our Favorite Photos of 2014

POLITICO photos of the year

POLITICO: The 10 Best Washington Photos of 2014

AOL: 2014: The Year in Photos

US News and World Report: 2014 Photos of the Year: Part 1
                                               2014 Photos of the Year: Part 2

BagNews: Looking Back on ‘14 With Compassion and Depth

Internazionale: Le foto dell’anno

Stella Kramer: The Best of 2014

Slate: Our Seven Favorite Photography Shows From 2014

Slate: The Five Best Photo Series You Might Have Missed This Year

The Guardian: Best portraits of 2014 – in pictures

The New York Times: The Year in Pictures, 2014

The Telegraph: Pictures of the year 2014: World news- part 1
                                                             World news- part 2
                                                             World news - Part 3
                                                             World news - part 4

TIME Picks the Best Wire Photographer of 2014

ABC News: The Year in Pictures

Doctors Without Borders: The Year in Pictures 2014

Business Insider Australia: The 50 Most Unforgettable Photos Of 2014

Bag News Notes: Furry Friends Meet Cheap Clicks. (Or, the Rabid Proliferation of Year End Photo Lists.)

The Guardian: Animals photographs of the year 2014

Best of The Washington Post photography 2014

The Guardian: 2014 Wildlife photography awards round-up – in pictures

TIME Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2014

Photo District News: The Best of 2014: PDN Photo of the Day

Mashable: The best photos of 2014

 The New Yorker: Favorite Portraits of 2014

Chicago Tribune: 2014: The year in A&E photography

NBC News: The Year in Pictures 2014

The Independent: Pictures of the year: World News 2014

The Boston Globe: The best photos of 2014, Part 1 - The Big Picture
                                Part II

Baltimore Sun: 2014: The year in pictures

Baltimore Sun: The world's strangest pictures of the year

The Guardian: Sean O’Hagan’s top 10 photography exhibitions of 2014

NY Magazine: The Cut’s Wildest, Most Vibrant Photographs of the Year

TIME: The Most Powerful Protest Photos of 2014

TIME: The Most Surprising Photos of 2014

TIME's Best Portraits of 2014

Wall Street Journal: Photos of the Year 2014

Weather.com's Top 100 Photos of 2014

WNYC: Protest Photos Are the Best Art of 2014

Getty:  Year in Focus | Reportage highlights from 2014

Getty:  A selection of our Reportage photographers’ key work either shot or first released in 2014

European PressPhoto Agency: Best photos of 2014

CNN 2014: The Year in Pictures

TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2014

TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2014

Daily Mail: some of the most amazing photographs of 2014 from around the world

The Atlantic: 2014: The Year in Photos, January - April
                                The Year in Photos, May-August
                                The Year in Photos September - December

Associated Press: AP Photos of the year

San Francisco Business Times best photos 2014

IBn: Pictures of the year 2014: The Best Photos from around the world

Francetv.info: Les conflits de l’année 2014 vus par les photographes de l’AFP

The Province: A roundup of some of the top shots by Canadian Press photographers based in B.C. this year

Outside Magazine: The Best Adventure Photography: Exposure 2014

Outside Magazine: Best National Park Photos

The Guardian: Travel photographer of the year 2014 winners – in pictures

Toronto Sun: Reuters shows off their best animal pictures of 2014

Vogue.com’s Best Wedding Photos from 2014

Gizmodo: The Alien and Eerie Beauty of the Year's Best Microscopic Photos

The Guardian: Travel photographer of the year 2014 winners – in pictures

Booooooom: A Selection Of My Favourite Images Found In 2014: 75 Photos By 75 Photographers

New.com.au: The most incredible satellite images of 2014

National Geographic: Best Space Pictures of 2014

BBC News: The most stunning drone pictures of 2014

The Guardian: Photographer of the year – 2014 shortlist: child wrestlers, uprisings and performing poodles

Metro: Pictures: The Art of Building 2014 photographer of the year finalists

Reuters: Best photos of the year 2014

The Indian Express: Best photographs from around the world of 2014

The Guardian: The Royal Horticultural Society’s Photographer of the Year competition winner and runners up

TIME: 50 Astonishing Animal Photographs of 2014

Tucson.com: Photos: Associated Press best photos of 2014

British Journalism Awards: Photojournalist of the Year

International Business Times: Rueters Photographers Discuss the Best News Photos of 2014

Agence France Presse releases best pictures of 2014

Colin Pantall's Blog: Best Photo Books, Blogs and Hats of 2014

Mashable: The Best drone pictures of 2014

World Press Photo: View the entire collection of winning images from the 57th World Press Photo Contest

Conscientious Portfolio Competition 2014: The Winners

POP Photographer: Your Best Shot Finalists: November 2014

The Independant: Landscape Photographer of the Year 2014

Weather Channel: Travel Photographer of the Year 2014 (PHOTOS)

National Geographic: Stunning Pictures: The Year's Best Wildlife Photographs

i09: Nature's Candids: The Best Wildlife Camera-Trap Photography Of 2014

TIME: Matt Black Is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of the Year 2014

2014 Winners - iPhone Photography Awards

Radio.com:  14 Best Instagram Photos Of 2014

POP Photo: See the Most Instagrammed Places of 2014

PerezHilton.com: The Numbers Are In — The Top 3 Most Liked Photos On Instagram Of 2014 Are…

Daily Mail: Most popular Instagram image in 2014 was Kim Kardashian’s wedding

Wall Street Journal: The 5 Biggest Social Media Movements of 2014

NJ.com: Best N.J. prom photos of 2014

British Journal of Photography:  The Cool and Noteworthy issue: showcase of the people and projects that caught our attention this year

Photography Books

FlakPhoto Books of the Year 2014

Mother Jones: The 19 Best Photobooks of 2014

The Telegraph: Cheryl Newman on the photography books that caught her eye

Conscientious: My favourite photobooks in 2014

Elizabeth Avedon: BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS of 2014....and Some Honorable Mentions

The Independent: Books of the year 2014: The best photography books

FlakPhoto Books of the Year 2014

Blake Andrews: The Year in Photo Books

EMAHO Picks The Most Interesting Photobooks of 2014

Mother Nature Network: Best books of 2014 in conservation photography

L'Oeil de la Photographie: Special Books

PhotoEye: The Best Books of 2014

American Photo: Best Photobooks of the Year 2014

pdn: Notable Photo Books of 2014: Part I

The Guardian: The best photography books of 2014

a-n: Top ten: the best photo books of 2014

jmcolberg on Ello: Listmas: those final four to six weeks of the year, where it's all about being bombarded with "best of" lists

TIME selects the best photobooks of 2014

 Wall Street Journal: The Six Best Photography Books

The Telegraph: Christmas Books 2014: best photography and art books to read

Huffington Post: 15 Great Photography Books For Under $15

Cameras, etc

Google: Year in Search

USA Today: The Best Photo Apps of 2014

The Phoblographer's Best Useful Photography Tips for 2014

American Photo: Editors' Choice: Gear of the Year 2014

POP Photo: Camera of the Year: Nikon D750

Imaging Resource: The best camera under 1,000 dollars: Best compact camera

C-Net: Best digital cameras of 2014

The Phoblographer’s Editor’s Choice Awards list for 2014. Here you’ll find the best cameras, the best lenses, the best lights, the best camera bags and a whole lot more

PDN's 30 2014 : New and Emerging Photographers to Watch


And a truly tragic list:

Committee To Protect Journalists: Slideshow: Journalists killed in 2014



Remember when? Recap:  2013 Year in Pictures and the..."Best of " Everything Photographic 2013




 

'BEST' PHOTOS OF 2012

The lists are in. Here is the final edit of everone's photography "Best of" lists for 2012. (Thanks to @Stellazine who made sure we didn't miss any!) Happy 2013 to all!


Photojournalismlinks: Top 10 Photos of 2012

NPPA: Top Five Photojournalism Stories of 2012

TIME: 366: The Year in Photographs 2012

The New York Times: 2012: The Year in Pictures

The New York Times: 2012: The Year in Culture

BBC: The year in pictures 2012

CNN: 2012: The year in pictures

The Washington Post: Best of The Post 2012

The Sacramento Bee: Moments Through Our Eyes, The Year In Pictures

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/photos/2012/12/moments-through-our-eyes-the-y.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#mi_rss=The%20Frame#storylink=cpy

TIME: A Year of Photographers in the Picture

BBC: UK Year in Pictures 2012

Al Jazeera - In Pictures: The year in review

The Santa Fe New Mexican photographers look back at their favorite images of 2012

Ad Age's Magazine Covers of the Year

Documenting 2012 Through Instagram

Weather.com: Best Weather Photos of 2012

The Brian Leher Show: The Best of Your 2012 Cell Phone Pictures

Dallas Morning News: Our favorite photos from Getty Images in 2012
 
PDN's 12 Most Popular News Stories of 2012

Chicago Tribune: 2012 best news photos

2012 best Chicago iPhone photos

Guardian: The best photographs of 2012

TIME: In Memoriam: Photographers Who Died in 2012

NYT Lens: The Images of 2012: Sports

Guardian: Best portraits of 2012 – in pictures

A Photo Editor: The Best Photos I Saw This Year That I Haven’t Already Written About Yet

Spiegel: Photo Gallery: The Best News Photos of 2012

 

New York Times Lens: The Images of 2012 - New York

Telegraph: Pictures of the year 2012: UK news

American Photo: 2012's Best Photojournalism

Bloomberg: Bloomberg's Best Photos 2012: A Changing World

Vanity Fair: 2012 in Vanity Fair

Guardian: After 52 weeks of diligent smartphoning, we come to the end of a project to test the limits of iPhoneography and document the year in pictures

LA Times: The year in wire pictures | 2012

NBC News: The Year in Pictures 2012

Twelve from 2012: Portrait Photography in The New Yorker

BagNewsNotes: Best Photos of 2012, and Why: From Syria to the New York Harbor

Reportage by Getty Images: Looking Back at 2012

The Telegraph: 2012: The Year in Pictures

Poynter: Photojournalism in 2012: A year of excellence, ethical challenges and errors

As 2012 draws to a close, BBC invites five photographers to talk about the story behind one of their pictures taken this year:

1. Photographer Robin Hammond on story behind Nigeria picture

2. Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue speaks about how he obtained this moving picture during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas

3. Reuters photographer Beawiharta explains the story behind a picture of school children crossing a collapsed bridge in Indonesia

4. Owen Humphreys of the Press Association talks about his dramatic photograph of Mo Farah on his way to victory in the 10,000m at the London Olympics

5. Picture power: Living dead of the drug war

Boston.com The Big  Picture: 2012 Year in Pictures: Part I

                                                 Part 2

                                                Part 3

Boston.com: Best nature pictures of 2012

Associated Press: Top 10 Photos of 2012

Guardian: The best photography of 2012: Sean O'Hagan's choice

From Facebook IPO to Tsunami, Bloomberg Best Photos 2012

TIME Picks 2012′s Best Photographer on the Wires

TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012

TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2012

TIME’s Best Portraits of 2012

TIME Picks the Top Photographic Magazine Covers of 2012

TIME Picks the Most Surprising Photos of 2012

TIME: 2012: A Year of Deja Vu

TIME: 2012: The Year in Silhouettes

TIME:  2012: A Year of Strange Landscapes

BagNewsNotes: Best Photos of 2012, And Why — #1: In Sandy’s Tracks

                          Best Photos of 2012 and Why: From Holmes to Newtown

Media Ethics: Top 10 Photo Fails: 2012's Fake & Wrong Photos

Adelaide Now: The most striking photos of 2012

The Phoenix Business Journal's best photos of 2012

Mercy Corps is training women to mediate land conflict in Guatemala: Ten best photos 2012

Windsor Star: Photos: More best images of 2012

Stuff: Best world photos 2012

Business Insider: The Best Photos Of Barack Obama in 2012

The New Yorker: The View from Space: 20 Stellar Photos of Earth in 2012

USA Today: Best News photos 2012

Photos: 2012 Photos of the Year by the Associated Press

BagNewsNotes:  Obama, the GOP and a Bookend Pair of “Pics of the Year'

Star-Ledger:  2012: Best N.J. feature photos of the year
                      2012: Best N.J. news photos of the year
                      2012: Best weather photos of the year

TotallyCoolPix: Top Pictures Of 2012 Part 1
                           Part 2

Guardian: Travel Photographer of the Year 2012 – the best pictures

Guardian: A Northern Eye - Chris Thomond's look back on 2012 starts today

Wired’s Favorite Viral Photo Projects of 2012

Sports Illustrated: Pictures of the Year

2012’s Best Entertainment Photography

Vancouver Sun:  Top photos from the year shot by Getty Images photographers
around the world

Global News: Best photos from 2012

Business Insider: 42 Unforgettable Photos From The Past Year

Wall Street Journal: Year in Photos 2012

WSJ’s Photos of the Year: Behind the Images

CNN  2012:The Year in Pictures

The Atlantic: In Focus  2012: The Year in Photos, Part 1 of 3           
                                                                                 Part 2 of 3
                                                                                 Part 3 of 3

Huffington Post: 40 Most Powerful Photos Of 2012

HuffPost photo editors curated a slideshow of serious eye candy from Getty Images and the Associated Press


The Best Photography Blog Posts of 2012

BuzzFeed: The 45 Most Powerful Images Of  2012

Reuters: Best photos of the year 2012

The Most Popular Cameras and Settings for Reuters’ 2012 Photos of the Year

Best Pictures of the Year from Agence France Presse

VII photographers present their best images, shot or released in 2012

UK Telegraph: The 50 best images of the London 2012 Olympic Games

UK: Landscape Photographer of the Year 2012

British photographer wins Travel Photographer of the Year 2012 title

Best of 2012 - National Geographic Magazine Photos of the Year

National Geographic:  Best Space Pictures of 2012: Editor's Picks

National Geographic: Best Camera-Trap Pictures of 2012

Top 10 Kisses of 2012 [PICS]

fotostrada: Collection of the BEST images of 2012 by the 'fotostrada' collective .


BOOKS

Conscientious: My favourite photobooks in 2012
TIME’s Best of 2012: The Photobooks We Loved

Blake Andrews: Under The Radar: Best Photo Books 2012

Guardian: The best photography books of 2012: an alternative selection

Photobookstore UK My Best Books of 2012

Elizabeth Avedon: 2012 HOLIDAY BOOKS: A Few New Favorites

American Photo: Books of the Year: John MacLean's New Colour Guide

Photo District News:  Indie Photo Books of the Year:

                                    Part 2

 

                                    Notable Photo Books of 2012: Part 1

Feature Shoot:  Top 15 Photo Books of 2012

The Photo Book Club  B*@t of 2012

The Daily Beast: Best Coffee Table Books of 2012

phot(0)lia: Photobooks 2012

Shane Lavalette:   Ten (Or Twenty) of The Best Photobooks of 2012

John Edwin Mason: Photo Book of the Year, 2013: Gordon Parks' Collected Works

Announcing photo-eye's Best Books 2012

UK Guardian: The Best Photobooks of 2012

Top 10+ photobooks of 2012 by Alec Soth

Mrs. Deane’s years in books: a Listmas tale

Marc Urust: One more list of 2012 books


MISC

Bag News Notes: Best Bag Posts of the Year: Oversight in the Media-Military Marriage

A Curator: 2012: Some of the best from this year's features

Stellazine: The Favorite Photo Shows of 2012

British Journal of Photography: The 50 best photography products of 2012

Carole Evans Photography: Highlights of 2012

Photoshelter: 57 Reasons to Love Photography in 2012

The Future Of Photography: 7 Images From 2012 That Should Make You Excited For 2013 And Beyond

2012  Year on Twitter

Poynter: The best (and worst) media errors and corrections of 2012

Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 5 – Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany

Best art exhibitions of 2012, No 9 – SFMoMA presents Cindy Sherman

Best art shows of 2012, No 7 – Everything Was Moving at the Barbican

Bloomberg: Hot Art: Top 10 Auctions of 2012

2012 list of 19 things they didn't want you to know about photography but are actually true


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The most unforgettable images of the year / Best photographs of 2011