To wrap up 2013 and to commemorate the outstanding photographic work that emerged this year, I asked a number of photographers to choose one image that particularly affected them over the past twelve months. Their responses cover an incredible range of work, from photographs of Mars captured by a robot to a photograph of a recent issue of a French newspaper with no images at all. Each photographer explained his or her choice; their words are a reminder of photography’s ability to constantly surprise and inspire.
Please note that some of the images contain graphic material.
<em>May 5, 2013. Dhaka, Bangladesh. An activist tries to take another severely injured activist to the hospital. Photograph by <a href="http://www.corbisimages.com/photographer/atish-saha" target="_blank">Atish Saha</a>/Demotix/Corbis.</em><br><br>This photo did what I wish my images would do. The intimate and emotional moment made me stop, read more on the situation in Bangladesh, and learn about a situation I knew little about. Seeing one person literally stand for another, without help, made my heart ache. Of all of the protest images we have seen throughout the globe in the past few years, this one made me empathize with the protesters and try to understand their specific point of view.—<a href="http://www.andreabruce.com/" target="_blank">Andrea Bruce</a>.