Rok 2016 na zdjęciach

Początek roku to często czas wszelkich rozstrzygnięć, ocen i podsumowań. Ja szczególnie lubię podsumowania w formie fotograficznej. Oczywiście nie sposób stworzyć obiektywną listę najlepszych zdjęć minionego roku, jednak przeglądając od rana różne rankingi i zestawienia (m.in. najważniejsze zdjęcia 2016 agencji prasowej Reuters, cz najlepsze zdjęcia National Geographic) zapisałem sobie kilka, bez podziału na kategorie, którymi chcę się podzielić. Niektóre zabawne, inne wzruszające lub smutne, dające do myślenia. Ale nawet dzięki tym niekoniecznie radosnym historiom, możemy wyciągnąć dla siebie coś pozytywnego - ot choćby to, jak wiele mamy i, że warto to doceniać. 

 Syrian refugee girl Housaida rests inside the Spanish rescue vessel Astral after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Proactiva off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea August 18, 2016.

 “Into the Light.” Raheleh, who was born blind, stands behind a window in the morning. She likes the warmness of the sunlight on her face. Photographed north of Tehran, Iran, on November 12, 2015.

 Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team player Adam Lancia embraces his wife Jamey Jewells of Canada after her women’s wheelchair basketball playoff match against China at the Rio Paralympics September 16, 2016.

 Colima Volcano in Mexico shows a powerful night explosion with lightning and some incandescent rockfalls. Photo taken on December 13, 12.5 kilometers away from the crater near a lagoon named Carrizalillos on Comala Municipality. This particular bolt of lightning is more than 600 meters tall, lighting details of the south portion of volcano in this 8 second exposure.

 The Forgotten Mountains of Sudan.” Adam Abdel, 7, was severely burned after a bomb was dropped by a Sudanese government Antonov plane next to his family home in Burgu, Central Darfur, Sudan, on February 27, 2015

 “IS Fighter Treated at Kurdish Hospital.” A doctor rubs ointment on the burns of Jacob, a 16-year-old Islamic State fighter, in front of a poster of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, at a Y.P.G. hospital compound on the outskirts of Hasaka, Syria, on August 1, 2015.

 Waiting to Register.” A child is covered with a raincoat while she waits in line to register at a refugee camp in Preševo, Serbia, on October 7, 2015

 The Gris-gris Wrestlers of Senegal,” BB Bisma Ndoye defeats the wrestler Maraka Dji in the Demba Diop stadium in Dakar, Senegal, on April 5, 2015. These tournaments resemble a festival including dance performances, music, and wrestling shows.

  A Sumatran orangutan threatens another nearby male in the Batang Toru Forest, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on March 17, 2014. The project covers the lives of wild orangutans, as threats from fires, the illegal animal trade and loss of habitat due to deforestation have resulted in many orphan orangutans ending up at rehabilitation centers

 a refugee man holds a crying girl as others rush through broken down border fences to enter Turkish territory on June 14, 2015. The series covers Syrians fleeing the war as they rush through broken down border fences to enter Turkish territory illegally, near the Turkish border crossing at Akcakale in Sanliurfa province. 

 Doaa Elghobashy of Egypt and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany compete in the preliminary beach volleyball event at the Rio Olympics August 7, 2016.

  Usain Bolt of Jamaica looks at Andre De Grasse of Canada as they compete in the men’s 100m semifinals at the Rio Olympics August 14, 2016.

 A man carries a stray dog along a road in Agartala (India), August 29, 2016.

 Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Nani and Joao Mario after scoring their second goal against Hungary at the Euro June 22, 2016.

North Korea: Life in the Cult of Kim.” North Korean children perform at the Pyongyang Kyongsang Kindergarten. North Korea has been one of the most isolated and least understood countries. Few outsiders have ever had a glimpse of the country and there have been very few independent photographs ever made there. This series documents urban and rural North Korea, capturing the daily life of its citizens, military events and ceremonies.

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