best of 2016

Standing Rock, Orlando, Aleppo: The Year in Citizen Journalism

By Andrew Katz

50 Astonishing Animal Photos of 2016

By TIME Photo , Kenneth Bachor and Bianca Silva

The 15 Best Video Games of 2016

By Matt Peckham

The Best Space Photos of 2016

By TIME Photo and Kim Bubello
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The Best Sports Photos of 2016

From new champions to farewells, a year in sports

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The Best Weather Photos of 2016

TIME looks back on this year's most striking weather photos, from the beautiful to the extreme

By TIME Photo and Kim Bubello

TIME's Best Photojournalism of 2016

TIME looks back on a year in photojournalism

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TIME’s Best Portraits of 2016

TIME looks back on a year in portraiture

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Top 10 Photos of the Year

BY TIME'S PHOTO DEPARTMENT 2016 has been a year like no other. From the U.S. campaign trail to the refugee crisis and the Olympics, the news has kept photographers on their toes, pushing new boundaries...

Ruddy Roye is TIME's Instagram Photographer of the Year

Ruddy Roye Is TIME's Pick for Instagram Photographer of 2016   TEXT By OLIVIER LAURENT | Photo Edit By MARIE TOBIAS & BIANCA SILVA Robert Scott was standing in a cotton field. The 20-year-old laborer...

TIME Picks the Top 100 Photos of 2016

BY TIME'S PHOTO DEPARTMENT In the waning hours of 2015, as we reflected on the images produced by a year dominated by Europe’s migrant crisis, the world hoped that policy changes might ease the burden...

The Top 100 Photos of the Year

TIME’s photo editors present a selection of the best 100 images of the year

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