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From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Amy Adams. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue.Paola Kudacki for TIME by [TIME Photo Department](https://time.com/author/time-photo-department/) ## TIME Photo Department Dec 12, 2013 9:00 AM UTC In a year when the still image maintained its unparalleled power to inform, to shock and, at times, to delight, TIME’s portraits once again put a human face on many of 2013’s most relevant and gripping stories. As photographers traveled around the globe to illuminate the personalities of the year’s signature newsmakers, the regional, racial and ideological diversity of those depicted comprise a kind of meta-portrait of a world both deeply fractured and profoundly interconnected. Mark Seliger’s picture of Malala Yousafzai evinces an air of quiet, undeniable dignity; composer Philip Glass’ gaze in a marvelous, painterly portrait by Lucia Herrero is unsentimental and almost unnervingly direct; while the solitude suggested in Nadav Kander’s image of Charles, Prince of Wales, conveys intimacy and a kind of decorous warmth, rather than — as the viewer might first infer — the chill of isolation. Paola Kudacki was commissioned to photograph our Hollywood Best Performances package in early 2013, and Marco Grob and Peter Hapak, both TIME contract photographers, continued to prove their mastery of subject and light in numerous assignments throughout the year. These and the other portraits that make up this LightBox gallery remind us that, as powerful as the grand gesture might be, it is often the quiet, unfiltered gaze of a fellow human being that makes for the most intense, and the most revelatory, of all pictures. See Also: * [TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2013](http://wp.me/p1d6cx-k7w) * [ TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2013](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/12/02/time-picks-the-top-10-photos-of-2013/) * [TIME Picks the Most Surprising Photos of 2013](lightbox.time.com/2013/12/09/most-surprising-photos-of-2013/) * [2013: A Year in 365 Pictures](http://lightbox.time.com/2013/12/03/2013-the-year-in-365-pictures/) ---  Kathryn Bigelow. From "Art of Darkness," Feb. 4, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Philip Glass. From "Mortal Mouse," Feb. 4, 2013 issue. Lucia Herrero for TIME  Sally Field. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Christoph Waltz. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  John Goodman. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Amy Adams. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Philip Seymour Hoffman. From "Great Performances," Feb. 18, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Tina Fey. From "Tina Fey Rocks On," March 8, 2013 issue. Paola Kudacki for TIME  Aleksandar Hemon. From "Speak, Memory," March 25, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Elaine Harley, left, and Mignon R. Moore. From "How Gay Marriage Won," April 8, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Jay Z. From "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," April 29, 2013 issue. Mark Seliger for TIME  Jennifer Lawrence. From "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," April 29, 2013 issue. Mark Seliger for TIME  Jimmy Kimmel. From "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," April 29, 2013 issue. Marco Grob for TIME  Malala Yousafzai. From "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," April 29, 2013 issue. Mark Seliger for TIME  Mario Draghi. From "The 100 Most Influential People in the World," April 29, 2013 issue. Olaf Becker for TIME  Greta Gerwig. From "Leap Year," May 13, 2013 issue. Therese + Joel for TIME  Natalie Maines. From "10 Questions," May 20, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Daft Punk. From "Robots, Rebooted," May 27, 2013 issue. Sebastian Kim for TIME  Ethan Hawke, left, and Julie Delpy. From "They'll Be Your Mirror," May 27, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  David Cameron. From "Cameron's Gamble," June 3, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson. From "10 Questions," June 24, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  James Turrell. From "Prince of Light," July 1, 2013 issue. Sebastian Kim for TIME  Cate Blanchett. From "The Queen Stands Alone," July 29, 2013 issue. Bill Henson for TIME  John Lewis. From "One March," Aug. 26 / Sept. 2, 2013 issue. Marco Grob for TIME  Rachel Robinson. From "One March," Aug. 26 / Sept. 2, 2013 issue. Marco Grob for TIME  Harry Belafonte. From "One March," Aug. 26 / Sept. 2, 2013 issue. Marco Grob for TIME  Jerome Smith. From "One March," Aug. 26 / Sept. 2, 2013 issue. Marco Grob for TIME  Yoko Ono. From "10 Questions," Sept. 16, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  John Baldessari. From "Legends at Work," Sept. 23, 2013 issue. Eugene Richards for TIME  Michael Bloomberg. From "Bloomberg Unbound," Oct. 21, 2013 issue. Charles Ommanney – Reportage by Getty Images for TIME  Charles, Prince of Wales. From "Heart of a King," Nov. 4, 2013 issue. Nadav Kander for TIME  Alan Greenspan. From "10 Questions," Nov. 4, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Donna Tartt. From "Rare Bird," Nov. 4, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Hailee Steinfeld. From "Of a Certain Age," Nov. 11, 2013 issue. Carlos Serrao for TIME  David Hockney. From "Force of Nature," Dec. 2, 2013 issue. Ian Allen for TIME  Carl Icahn. From "The Original Wolf of Wall Street," Dec. 16, 2013 issue. Platon for TIME  Taylor Schilling and Uzo Aduba. From "The Best of Culture 2013," Dec. 30, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  M.I.A. From "The Best of Culture 2013," Dec. 30, 2013 issue. Peter Hapak for TIME  Jared Leto. From "The Best of Culture 2013," Dec. 30, 2013 issue. 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