2021 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months
It’s time to revisit some of the most memorable events and images of 2021. Events covered in this essay include the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, vaccination drives worldwide, flooding in Western Europe, a “sea snot” outbreak in Turkey, and much more.
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John Minchillo / AP 2021 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded
It’s time to take a look at some of the most memorable events and images of 2021. Events covered in this essay include the January 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, a new volcano erupting in Iceland, and much more.
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Leah Millis / Reuters Top 25 News Photos of 2021
Powerful images from the past 12 eventful months
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Jack Taylor / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Santa School, Snowy Soccer, Dinosaur Lantern
A stranded whale in Chile, a graffiti competition in Spain, an empty Christmas market in Prague, a lighthouse above Lake Superior, a presidential campaign in Gambia, and much more
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© Marco Gaiotti / Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is inviting the public to vote for their favorite image, selected from a group of shortlisted entries.
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NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team 2021 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Every day until Saturday, December 25, we’ll present one new image of our universe from NASA’s orbiting telescope.
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Bruno Kelly / Reuters A Crackdown on Illegal Gold Dredging in Brazil
Rumors of a gold discovery recently brought hundreds of illegal mining dredges to a river in the Amazon. Officials have set fire to more than 60 of them.
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Xie Mingfei / VCG / Getty Photos of the Week: Apple Crisp, Squirrel Tea, Floating Pumpkin
A crab migration on Christmas Island, dengue-fever outbreaks in Pakistan, a castle in eastern France, migrants crossing the English Channel, and much more
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Carlos Osorio / Reuters A Visit to Churchill, Manitoba, During Polar-Bear Season
Carlos Osorio, a photographer with Reuters, has spent the past week in Churchill, Manitoba, taking photos of polar bears, the town, and the frigid landscape.
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Emilio Morenatti / AP Buried in Volcanic Ash, Scenes from the Canary Islands
Millions of cubic meters of fallen ash now blanket much of the landscape near the eruption.
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Christopher Furlong / Getty Photos of the Week: Pelican Bench, Truffle Hunter, Supply Chain
A snowstorm in Moscow, a vintage-car race in England, flooding in British Columbia, smoggy skies in India, big-wave surfing in Portugal, and much more
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Jennifer Gauthier / Reuters Record Rainfall Floods British Columbia and Washington State
Images from the Pacific Northwest, hard-hit by heavy rains
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Paul Hammett / Natural Landscape Photography Awards Winners of the 2021 Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Winners and runners-up from this year’s landscape-photo competition
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Michelle Valberg / BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition Winners of the 2021 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
Some of the winning images from this year’s contest, showcasing the natural world
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Matthew Eisman / Getty Up Close With Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano
Recent images of visitors to Iceland’s newest volcano
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