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Pictures of the Week: February 28 - March 7

From Putin’s power play in Crimea and the exuberance of Rio Carnival to a frozen Niagara Falls and the city at the end of the rainbow, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: February 21 – February 28

From tens of thousands gathering in Kiev's Independence square, to a rare meeting of North and South Koreans, and hundreds of tiny pandas packed into a Chinese theater to a Japanese island inhabited by bunnies, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Surprising Photos

Time looks back over the past month to present a selection of underreported, improbable and astounding images that caught the attention of our photo editors. From a horse that lives in a house to a...

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: February 14 – February 21

From deadly protests in Ukraine and a series of shocks at the Sochi Olympics to new waxworks of Ronald and Nancy Reagan and the start of Carnival in Rio, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: February 7 - February 14

From the most reputable gay club in Sochi and a sinkhole at the Corvette Museum in Kentucky to the Westminster Dog Show in New York and the killing of the healthy giraffe, Marius, at the Copenhagen Zoo, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: January 31 - February 7

From the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and mourning the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman to fighting horses in China and the world's largest baby Jesus, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: January 24 - January 31

From snowstorms crippling the American South and ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on trial in Cairo to celebrations marking the Chinese New Year and Pope-inspired superhero street art in Rome, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

34 Most Surprising Photos of the Month

Time looks back over the past month to present a selection of underreported, improbable and astounding images that caught the attention of our photo editors. From skiing with a duck and throwing turnips at the...

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: January 17 - January 24

From protests turning deadly in Ukraine and a controversial dolphin hunt in Japan to the icy Orthodox Christian rituals of Epiphany and glow-in-the-dark couture at Paris Fashion Week, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: January 3 – January 10

From the polar vortex freezing over much of North America and the crisis escalating in South Sudan to a massive volcano erupting in Indonesia and the welcoming of newborn pandas in Washington and Taipei, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Public Service or Propaganda? Top Handout Photos of 2013

With much attention being drawn to the White House providing their own handout photographs amid concerns over access to photojournalists, TIME presents some of the most entertaining, educational, compelling and controversial photographs from the past year that governments, activists and private companies released to news organizations.

By Phil Bicker

From the Front Lines, Regional Photographers Make All The Difference

Although it has become more prevalent in recent years, regional photographers have worked for Western news organizations for decades. Here, TIME showcases work made over the past year by three of the strongest local image-makers, examining the wider context and evolution of their work and the issues they face.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: December 27 – January 3

From celebrations ringing in 2014 around the world and the swearing in of New York City's new mayor to crackdowns on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the first legal sales of recreational marijuana in the United States, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: December 13 - December 20

From the anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the burial of Nelson Mandela to China's moon landing and Kim Jung Un smiling with the fishes, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

Photos of the Year That Almost Got Away: Behind and Beyond 365

Senior Photo Editor Phil Bicker takes a look behind the scenes at the editing choices behind 365: The Year in Pictures, our massive look at the past year in photos.

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: December 6 - December 13

From Obama's selfie at Mandela's memorial service and the execution of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle to the continuing protests in Kiev and Santa snuggling with a shark, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

2013: An Amazing Year of Déjà Vu

This year, we decided to play off the idea of déjà vu that we started last year — embarking on an anthropological dig through our collective visual memory to unearth images from the past year that awaken a familiar sense of recognition.

By Phil Bicker

The Most Surprising Photos of 2013

While the culture of social media did its best to ensure that 2013 had its fair share of entertaining, surprising and, above all, shareable photo moments, ultimately the past twelve months included as many genuinely...

By Phil Bicker

Pictures of the Week: November 29 - December 6

From tributes to the life of Nelson Mandela and violent protests in Ukraine and Thailand to chaos in the Central African Republic and a rare cloud inversion filling in the Grand Canyon, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

By Phil Bicker

2013: The Year in 365 Pictures

Looking back, 2013 has proven to be a turbulent, unsettling year. Here, for the third year in a row, TIME has picked a photograph for each day, compiling a yearbook of the highs and lows.

By Phil Bicker
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