The "BEST" Photos of 2020/Pictures of the Year 2020

 

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.

Is this the Picture of the Year?

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

Saying Goodbye to 2020: A last look at some of The Dallas Morning News photographers’ favorite photos from an unforgettable year

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

NY Post’s Best Photos of 2020

South China Morning Post: This was 2020: the biggest pictures from around the world

BBC: Striking News Photos from around the world in 2020

BBC: UK year in pictures 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

TIME's Top 10 Photos of 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

Seattle Times: Pictures of the Year 2020: More images than ever for a year that was more of everything

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

Committee to Protect Journalists: Here are some of the biggest news stories of the year, the biggest safety issues facing journalists, and what CPJ did to assist. 

The Guardian: The best photography and architecture of 2020

ArtNet News: The Year in Pictures: From Global Protests to Museum Heists, Here Are the Images That Tell the Story 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

BBC: PA Media photographers choose their best photographs from the past year and reflect on the stories behind the images.

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

A look at L.A.’s best and worst year - Through a Lens Darkly: A Photographer’s Journey Through Los Angeles

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

The Guardian: This year the picture desk has chosen Hector Retamal as its agency photographer of the year.

TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2020

AlJazeera:  2020 In Pictures: The best photos from around the world

2020 in photos: The best images from Spartanburg Herald-Journal photojournalists this year

Center: 2020: A Year in Photos

Gulf News: 2020 in review: The finest landscape photography of the year

Natives Photograph 2020 Year in Pictures

Bloomberg: The Year in Pictures

NPAA's List of Year in Picture Galleries (part 1)

The Year in Vanity Fair Photography

Medicins Sans Frontieres: A year in Pictures 2020

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

                                                        Part II

                                                        Part III

                                                        Part 1V

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

Artforum asked an international group of artists to select a single exhibition or event that most memorably caught their attention 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: 10 unforgettable images from our Year in Pictures issue (featuring Stephen Wilkes' March on Washington Day To Night photograph) 

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

Women Photograph on Twitter: Hi Hello Are You Checking Your Year In Photos Slideshows Before You Publish Them To Make Sure They Include A Diverse Range Of Photographers?

The year in pictures: AP photographers captured a world in distress

Arizona Daily Star: Photos: Rebecca Sasnett's Fave Five photographs from 2020

The Art Newspaper: One of the most shocking, tumultuous years on record': art market figures reflect on 2020—and guess at what 2021 might hold

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

The 2017 "Best" Photograph Lists

Ready or not, here we go again. The lists begin earlier every year: everyone's photography "Best of" lists. As 2017 is history, below is what has become an annual tradition: our compilation of what the web selected as the "best" of all things photography 2017; photobooks at bottom of list.


In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2017

Remember when? Take a peek at the "best" of 2016 here.

Why not start with the big one? "What Was the Most Influential Photograph in History?"

Google: The Year in Search 2017

Twitter: Best Pictures of 2017

Santa Fe New Mexican: 2017 in Pictures
(Our hometown newspaper)

The Guardian: The Best photographs of 2017 – by the people who shot them
(featuring Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzons slide #15)

The Guardian: Favourite Australian photographs from 2017 – in pictures

ABC News: Pictures of the Year 2017 (featuring Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzons slide #16)

New York Times: 13 Lens Posts That Captured Photography in 2017
(featuring Gallery Photographer Nina Berman story #12)

Evening Standard: Pictures of the year 2017: Moments of surprise, joy, fear and sadness captured by the world's best photographers

New York Times: How We Looked at the Arts This Year: Our Favorite Photographs

Reading The Pictures: Our 14 Best Posts of 2017

Nina Berman: 2017 year in review

UPROXX: Looking At Getty’s ‘Images Of Strength’ From 2017 Will Give You Hope For The Future

BBC News: UK Year in Pictures

POLITICO's Best Photos of 2017

Sportsmail's photographers' best pictures of 2017
VII Agency 2017 Year in Review

Telegraph: Animal Photographs of the Year 2017

Boston Globe The Big Picture: The year 2017 in pictures: Part I
                                                  The year 2017 in pictures: Part II

BBC: Yean in Pictures 2017

Telegraph photographers' pictures of the year 2017

Quartz: The defining photos of 2017 were of protest

Wall Street Journal: Photos of the Year: 2017 in Greater New York

Magnum: 2017 Pictures of the Year
                The Big Picture: 2017 in Review

News.com.au: The best feel-good and funny moments of 2017

Space.com: Pale Blue Dot, Beautiful Planet: The Best Astronaut Images of Earth from 2017

ESPN: Best Photo Stories of 2017

TIME: Top 10 Photos of 2017

TIME Picks the Best Viral Photographs of 2017

Boston Herald photographs that said it all in 2017

Bloomberg: 100 Best Photos of 2017

Business Daily: Year 2017 in photos: Angst, joy and resilience

BBC News: The year seen through the eyes of Getty photographers

MyModenMet: Top 40 Photographs From Around The World

Rolling Stone: The Best Photos of 2017

Co.Design: The Best Photo Essays Of 2017

San Francisco Chronicle: 2017 The Year in Pictures

2017 Denver Post Pictures of the Year 

The Guardian: Photographer of the year 2017: Zohra Bensemra

The New York Times: The Year in Pictures 2017

NBC News: The Year in Pictures 2017

Artsy: The Most Powerful Moments of Photojournalism in 2017

The Atlantic: The Most 2017 Photos Ever

Women Photograph: Best Photos of 2017

Radio New Zealand: The Best Photos of 2017

TIME: Wire Photographer of the Year

TIME: 2017 Best Photojournalism

TIME: Top 100 Photos of 2017

The New York Times: The Year From Above

Fader: If 2017 was a photo, what would it be?

Politico: Best political photos of 2017: Protests, big trucks and sheets of money

International Business Times: 10 best Trump burns by Obama's White House photographer Pete Souza in 2017

Indianapolis Star: A year of photos capture America in one tiny Indianapolis neighborhood

British Journal of Photography: Chiara Bardelli Nonino’s Best of 2017

British Journal of Photography: Olivier Laurent’s Best of 2017

Associated Press: The Year in Photos: News
                             The Year in Photos: Features

International Business Times: 2017 in pictures: The 100 best news photos of the year

International Business Times: Twelve of 2017's most powerful images and the moving stories behind them

The Best New Yorker Photography of 2017

TIME: 2017 Best Portraits

The Telegraph: Assignments 2017: the Best of British photojournalism

ABC News: AP PHOTOS: Best of 2017 for the Middle East

Bloomberg: The Political Year in Photos

Bloomberg: Tech Year in Photos

Business Insider: These are the most incredible photos of the US Army in 2017

WTOP: Best Sports Photos of the Year

Sports Illustrated's 100 Best Photos of 2017

Evening Standard: The funniest animal photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017

MyModernMet: Top 20 Photos on Flickr in 2017

ALERT Vol.18 No.4 - The year in photos 2017

Dallas Morning News: From Houston's floodwaters to Dallas' urban sprawl, a look back at 2017

The Guardian: Photographer of the year: we shortlist the best of 2017

Weather Channel: weather.com's Best Photos of 2017

The Guardian: The top 10 photography exhibitions of 2017

Wall Street Journal: 2017 The Year in Photos

New Atlas: The best space photos of 2017

CNN: 2017: The year in pictures

Reuters: Pictures of the Year 2017

Medecins Sans Frontieres: A Year in Pictures 2017

Reuters: Pictures of the year: Protests
               Pictures of the year: Conflict
               Pictures of the year: Fashion

News18.com: 19 Powerful Images of 2017 and Touching Stories Behind Them

NPPA: aggregated Photos of the Year galleries from various news organizations

Reuters: 2017: A picture and its Story

Tampa Bay Times: Loren Elliott’s favorite photos of 2017

The Guardian: The walls have eyes: the best urban photography

AOL: 2017's best aerial photographs

AOL: Relive the best moments from the year in sports through photos

The Atlantic: Hopeful Images From 2017

Washington Post: THE YEAR IN PHOTOS

New York Times: The Best Art of 2017

USA Today: Best Photos of 2017

National Geographic: Best Photos of 2017
                                    Most Moving Photos of 2017
                                    Pictures We Love

The Atlantic: 2017 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded
                      2017 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months
                     2017 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year

The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2017

Chron.com: The most powerful news images from 2017 from Getty Images

Chron.com: The best sports photos from 2017

Business Insider: These are 15 of the best photos scientists took in 2017 — and they show the world in stunning ways

Business Insider: The most stunning photos of US Marines in 2017

Jewish News: Striking images in contention for Israel’s best press photo of 2017

The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2017

Rolling Stone:  Best Photos from 2017's Biggest Outdoor Concerts, Festivals

Business Insider: These are 15 of the best photos scientists took in 2017

Denver Post: AFP Pictures of the Year 2017 

University of Virginia: A Year in Photos

The Guardian: Capturing ecology 2017 photo competition

Newsweek: The 10 Most-Liked Instagram Photos of 2017

USA Today: 2017 Sports Pictures of the Year


Offalay Express: The best Offaly photographs of 2017

Business Insider: 50 stunning moments captured by the award-winning Reuters photography team in 2017

Business Insider: 34 of the weirdest photos taken in 2017

The Telegraph: British Ecological Society photography competition 2017, in pictures

New Atlas: Pano Awards showcase the most stunning panoramic photographs of 2017

The Guardian: Ruined temples and forgotten places: historic photographer of the year – in pictures

Business Insider: 50 amazing photos taken in 2017

CNN: Instant vacation: The world's best travel photos

World Photography Organisation: 2017 Winners & Shortlist

BBC News: The best photos rejected from the National Portrait Gallery's Taylor Wessing Prize

Reuters: Pictures of The Year 2017

Fox News: Pictures of the Year

Insider: The most beautiful pictures of 2017

Daily Mail: The original supermodels defy the years with their stunning looks to lead the way in AFP’s photographs of the year

New Atlas: Magical dance of light takes 2017 best architecture photo

Golf Monthly: The Best Golf Art 2017



Photography Books

New York Times: The Best Photo Books of 2017

Elizabeth Avedon: Best Photography Books Of 2017 : Round-Up Part I

Vulture: The Best Photography Books of 2017

The Scotsman: Best Photography Books of 2017

CRAVE: The 10 Best Photography Books of 2017

The Herald: Avedon, Leibovitz, Gainsborough and Beaton: This year's Best Art and Photography Books

The Guardian: Sean O’Hagan’s best photography books of 2017

Women Photograph: Photobooks of 2017                  

Photo-eye:  photo-eye asked 28 photobook lovers from across the world to share their favorite books of the year.

Lensculture Critically Acclaimed: 75 Experts Name the Top Photobooks of 2017

Artsy: The 11 Best Photo Books You May Have Missed This Year

hafny.org: A Number of Really Good Photobooks Published in 2017

PDN: Notable Photo Books 2017: Part I      
                          Part II

                          Part III

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

The New York Times: The Best Art Books of 2017

PhotoBookstoreMagazine: Photobooks of 2017: Brad Feuerhelm

Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzions' Receives 2 "Best Photographs of 2017" Mentions

Protesters face off with police in North Dakota by Ryan Vizzions

1 February, 2017. I went to Standing Rock because I felt there wasn’t much mainstream coverage of the Dakota Access pipeline protests taking place there. I saw that photograph coming and I waited for about 15 minutes to get it. I try to mix fine art with photojournalism – I’m really into symmetry and perspective. I was behind the police, looking up at the Native Americans – I think 75 people ended up getting arrested. Since photographing the protests, I’ve kind of been adopted by the Lakota people – they’re like family to me. I hope to help amplify indigenous voices.

Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzions' photograph from the Standing Rock Protests has received two mentions on the "best" photographs of 2017 lists. The photograph is featured in the Gallery's current exhibit "Life In Winter", on view through January 21, 2018


The Guardian: The Best photographs of 2017 – by the people who shot them
(featuring Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzions slide #15)


ABC News: Pictures of the Year 2017 (featuring Gallery Photographer Ryan Vizzions slide #16)

See our complete coverage of the International "Best" photographs of 2017 here.

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


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