Photojournalists go out of their way to tell a story with their images. There’s no bigger truth than the fact that pictures speak more than just a thousand words. Year on year, after sifting through millions of pictures, TIME magazine releases their top picks, that convey powerfully the emotion of the moment that has been immortalized. It is almost like you are witnessing that moment live.
We present to you the 5 Photos That Rocked The World In 2015 Picked By TIME Magazine:
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Image Credits: Nilufer Demir | This photo was taken in Bodrum, Turkey, on September 2, 2015.
Without a doubt, the most talked about and heart-breaking picture of 2015! No words can describe the atrocities of the refugee crisis.
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Image Credits: NASA/APL/SwRI/Corbis | The photo was released on July 13, 2015.
This photo was taken by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles (768,000 kms) from Pluto’s surface. Did you spot the heart?
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Image Credits: Goran Tomasevic—Reuters | This photo was taken in Kano on March 31, 2015.
Clicked shortly after Muhammadu Buhari was elected as President of Nigeria, this man was accidentally hit by a speeding motorcycle and is believed to have succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
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Image Credits: Georgi Licovski—EPA | This photo was taken on the Greek side of the border into Macedonia, near the Southern city of Gevgelija of August 21, 2015.
The Macedonian police were instructed not to let the Greek refugees pass, who were trying to penetrate the police cordon by putting the women and children in front. What ensued was a violent and emotional tussle which can be seen in this image.
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Image Credits: Justin Sullivan—Getty Images | This photo was taken near Clearlake California on August 1, 2015.
Fueled by four years of severe drought, The Rocky Fire in California charred down more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours. Looks like a scene out of a Michael Bay movie, doesn’t it?
Which one is your favourite photo of 2015? Comment and let us know!
