TIME Photo Department

5 Ukrainian Photographers Document the War

They have been documenting the death and destruction caused by Russia’s invasion for weeks

By Sanya Mansoor and TIME Photo Department April 15, 2022

Photographs of Ukraine Under Attack

After months of escalating tensions, Russia launched a broad military attack on neighboring Ukraine in the early hours of Feb. 24. In a televised speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had ordered a “special...

By TIME Photo Department and Eloise Barry February 24, 2022

TIME’s Top 10 Photos of 2021

The images, and the people who made them, show us the power of great photography

By TIME Photo Department December 27, 2021

TIME's 20 Best Photobooks of 2021

In a year when the pandemic continued to make the world feel unsteady and social media a touch ephemeral, this selection of books offers a way to be transported by visual art in the palm...

By TIME Photo Department December 22, 2021

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2021

These are the images that best define a year in which momentum was hard to detect

By TIME Photo Department December 17, 2021

TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2021

In a time of transition and uncertainty, these images defined the year

By TIME Photo Department November 24, 2021

Photographs Inside the Chaos at the Capitol

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...

By Vera Bergengruen and TIME Photo Department January 6, 2021

TIME's Top 10 Photos of 2020

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

By TIME Photo Department December 23, 2020

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2020

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...

By TIME Photo Department December 21, 2020

TIME Photographers Reflect on a Long Election Week

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...

By TIME Photo Department November 9, 2020

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2019

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...

By TIME Photo Department December 24, 2019

TIME's 30 Best Photobooks of 2019

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...

By TIME Photo Department December 21, 2019

TIME's 25 Best Photobooks of 2018

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...

By TIME Photo Department December 20, 2018

TIME Photo Department

5 Ukrainian Photographers Document the War

They have been documenting the death and destruction caused by Russia’s invasion for weeks

Photographs of Ukraine Under Attack

After months of escalating tensions, Russia launched a broad military attack on neighboring Ukraine in the early hours of Feb. 24. In a televised speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had ordered a “special...

TIME’s Top 10 Photos of 2021

The images, and the people who made them, show us the power of great photography

TIME's 20 Best Photobooks of 2021

In a year when the pandemic continued to make the world feel unsteady and social media a touch ephemeral, this selection of books offers a way to be transported by visual art in the palm...

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2021

These are the images that best define a year in which momentum was hard to detect

TIME's Top 100 Photos of 2021

In a time of transition and uncertainty, these images defined the year

Photographs Inside the Chaos at the Capitol

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

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2020

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...

TIME Photographers Reflect on a Long Election Week

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...

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2019

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 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. 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...

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...