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A mob of pro-Trump extremists breach the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 election results in Washington, on Jan. 6.

A Pro-Trump Mob Stormed the Halls of Congress. Photographs From Inside the Chaos at the Capitol

A mob whipped up by the President stormed police lines, smashed windows and...

A mob whipped up by the President stormed police lines, smashed windows and broke into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to block lawmakers from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. The violent...

TIME's Top 10 Photos of 2020

These images acknowledge not just where we’ve been, but who we are

A COVID-19 patient is prepared for intubation by the anesthesiologist at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., on March 31. The plastic tent is so the virus isn’t spread while transporting the patient between units.

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2020

In news events chronicled by TIME photographers across the year, the invisi...

In news events chronicled by TIME photographers across the year, the invisible forces pushing us apart become visible: The plastic barriers built and the Tyvek worn to separate a pathogen from a human being. The...

A man runs through the fountain in Washington Square Park in New York City on Nov. 7, after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Anxiety, Protest and Celebrations: TIME Photographers Reflect On a Long Election Week

It felt like the country held its breath over four long days, anxiously awa...

It felt like the country held its breath over four long days, anxiously awaiting one of the presidential candidates' electoral votes to reach 270. On the morning of Nov. 7, after the Associated Press finally...

Greta Thunberg arrives in Madrid for the last U.N. climate summit before a crucial deadline in 2020. Dec. 23 issue.

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2019

It was in the second decade of the 21st Century that the camera completed i...

It was in the second decade of the 21st Century that the camera completed its big move — from around the neck of a person who had set out to take pictures, to the pocket...

TIME's 30 Best Photobooks of 2019

In 2019, creativity in photobook publishing continued to flourish with outs...

In 2019, creativity in photobook publishing continued to flourish with outstanding works from an international group of independent and established publishers. This list, chosen by TIME’s photography staff, celebrates any type of book driven by...

TIME's 25 Best Photobooks of 2018

As an antidote to your unyielding Instagram feed, consider the photobook. I...

As an antidote to your unyielding Instagram feed, consider the photobook. In 2018, the form continued to be the most intimate way for photographers to fulfill and share their work. Here, TIME’s photography staff has...