THE "BEST" OF 2016
December 5, 2016 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography
Here we go again. The lists begin earlier every year: everyone's photography "Best of" lists. As 2016 becomes history, below is what has become an annual tradition: our compilation of what the web selected as the "best" of all things photography 2016.
In Memoriam: Remembering the Photographers We Lost in 2016
"Best" Photographs
Middle East Monitor: The Year in pictures
Mirror: Pictures of the year
Metro.co.uk: The most shocking and powerful images from 2016
Irish Times: 2016 in pictures: Irish news and politics
Albuquerque Journal: A year in focus
The Week: The year's best photojournalism
Daily Herald: Here are some of The Herald’s best photographs of 2016
The Salt Lake Tribune’s best photos of 2016
West Milford Messenger: A look back at 2016 in pictures
Big Picture: The best Boston Globe photos of 2016
The Best VICE Photos of 2016
2016 TheWrap’s Original Photography in Review
Telegraph: Barack Obama's 2016 Year, Photos by Pete Souza
NY Times: In the Moment: Photographs From 2016
BBC: Africa's 2016 in pictures
ekathimerini.com: Greece: 2016 in pictures
Telegraph: Animal photos of the year 2016
Medium/The White House: Behind the Lens: 2016 Year in Photographs
Swim Swam: Best Swimming Photos 2016: Above the Surface
NY Times: The Best Styles Photography of 2016
Washington Post: 2016 was a great year for weather photography. Here are the best shots
Seattle Times: Watch: 2016 pictures of the Year
The Guardian: Our favourite Australian photos of 2016
Evening Standard: Pictures of the year: The best photographs from 2016
EuroNews: Pictures of the year 2016
International Business Times: The year's most powerful photos of the migrant crisis
TIME: The Best Drone Photographs of 2016
Hindustan Times: India in images: 2016 HT photographs that you must absolutely click through
BBC: The UK in 2016 as seen by Press Association photographers
Politico’s Best Photos of 2016
The Guardian: Our best portraits of 2016 – in pictures
Telegraph photographers' pictures of the year 2016
Al Jazeera's best photos of 2016
Washington Post: Our most memorable photos of 2016
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: 2016: A Year in Photos
Washington City Paper: Looking For Something: The best images exhibited in D.C. this year
Boston Globe The Big Picture: 2016 Year in Pictures: Part I
Boston Globe The Big Picture: 2016 Year in Pictures: Part II
Quartz: The most moving, striking images from a year of terrible news
Grimy Goods’ Best Concert Photography of 2016
Journal.ie: The 27 photographs that took our breath away in 2016
BBC: Year in pictures 2016
Highlights from the Year in New Yorker Photography
The Guardian: The funniest and most unusual animal photos of 2016
Christian Science Monitor: Our best photos of the year 2016
Politico Europe: Most powerful photographs of 2016
The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 - in pictures
Images: Daily Herald's best photos from 2016
SantaFe.org: Top 10 Santa Fe Instagram Photos of 2016
A year in photos: CAR magazine's best 2016 pictures
Kottke.org: The year in photos 2016
BBC: In pictures: Twelve months, twelve frames
Rueters: Pictures of the year: Oddly
The Express Tribune: 38 iconic pictures of 2016
Bleed Cubbie Blue: The 10 Best Chicago Cubs Photos of 2016
Telesur: Europe 2016 in Pictures
New Statesman: Memes of 2016: What this year’s viral images will teach future historians
Wall Street Journal: Year in Photos 2016
CNN: 2016: The year in pictures
MIT Technology Review: Our Best Photographs of 2016
The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 from across the US
WCPO: Staff photographer's top 9 photos of 2016
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 2016: A year in Post-Gazette photos
STRAVA: The Best Photos of the Year
The Best Photographs FADER Took This Year
The Year in New Yorker Instagrams
Magnum: Martin Parr presents his edit of the 2016 photographers’ choice pictures of the year
Greenpeace: 2016 – The year in photos
Artsy: The Most Powerful Moments of Photojournalism in 2016
CBS News: 2016 Instagrammer of the year
USA Today: 2016: The year in pictures
ESPN: Iconic moments of 2016
HELLO! The Year in Pictures 2016
Vegas Seven: 2016 In Decline: The Year in Pictures
WNYC: Photography Roundtable: The Most Powerful Images of 2016
Business Insider: 50 stunning moments captured by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photography team in 2016
PHOTOS: 2016 Pictures of the Year from The Denver Post
Metro: The most memorable photos of 2016
NY Times: The Year in Pictures 2016
NY Times: Choosing the New York Times Pictures of the Year
USA Today: 2016: One photo from every day
The 30 most stunning photos Business Insider took in 2016
Guardian photographer of the year 2016: Carl Court
Kansas City Business Journal: Year in Review: Best photographs of 2016
TIME: 50 Astonishing Animal Photos of 2016
Wall Street Journal: 2016 The Year in Review
A year through the lens: Nelson Mail's best sports photographs of 2016
NBC News: The Year in Pictures: 2016
Federal News Radio: 2016 in pictures: Best photo galleries of the year
Silicon Republic: Enjoy some of the best award-winning photographs of 2016
International Business Times: The year in pictures: The 100 most memorable photos of 2016
Catch News: NASA releases top 16 photos of the Earth for 2016
Quartz: The very best drone photography of 2016
Up Worthy: 23 incredible photos from 2016 that prove it wasn't a total dumpster fire
British Journal of Photography: Kathy Ryan’s Best of 2016
The Guardian: 2016 Eyewitness: our summary of the defining images of the year
Space.com: The 100 Best Space Photos of 2016
Courier-Mail 2016 has been one of the most dramatic years ever, these are the pictures we will never forget
The Guardian: Jonathan Jones's top 10 art exhibitions of 2016
Digital Trends: These 20 Dronestagram photos take a look at 2016 from the skies
Market Watch: The Must-See Photos of 2016
CNN: Travel Photographer of the Year: 2016 winners revealed
WTOP: Top Google searches in 2016 (Photos)
TIME: The Best Space Photos of 2016
NPPA: Links for 'Best of the Year' Photo Galleries
New Atlas: 2016 from above: Some of the year's finest drone photography
A Look Back to L.A. Weekly's Best Photojournalism of 2016
Baltimore Sun/The Darkroom: 2016 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year
The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, September–December
The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, May-August
The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, January-April
L'Oeil De La Photographie: The Best Of The Eye 2016
TIME: Best Sports Photos of 2016
LA Times: The top 10 art museum exhibitions of 2016, plus the worst trend of the year
TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016
What Culture: 30 Best WWE Photos of 2016
Al Arabiya: Part 1: 10 of the 100 best pictures of 2016
Photojournalink: 2016 in Pictures
TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016
AP: 2016 Photos in Review - News
AP: 2016 Photos in Review - Features
AP: Top Europe & Africa feature photos from 2016
AP: Top Europe & Africa news photos from 2016
AP PHOTOS: Best Feature Images From Latin America in 2016
AP: Top Europe & Africa sports photos from 2016
The Indian Express: Defining pictures of 2016: From Syria civil war to US elections, a glimpse into the year that was
ABC News: The Best Images of the Year: 56 Captivating Photos of 2016
The Onion’s Best Photojournalism Of 2016
The Guardian: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016: the winners – in pictures
The Oregonian: Our favorite music photography of 2016
TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2016
Daily Mail: News agency AFP releases its best photographs of the year
Bloomberg's Best Photos of 2016
CNN: 2016: The year in pictures
Hartford Courant: The Year In Pictures 2016
Maclean’s picks the top photos of 2016
TIME’s Best Portraits of 2016
Tufts Now: The Year in Photos 2016
TIME: The 10 Best Photos of 2016
Bloomberg: Watch our Video of The Best of the Year 2016 Photos
The Guardian: Photographer of the year – 2016 shortlist: Trump, refugees and the battle for Mosul
TIME: Wire Photographer of 2016
USA Today: 2016 Celebrity Phots of the Year
Business Insider: The most incredible nature photos of 2016
Newsday: 50 best sports photos of 2016
NOOR: 2016 Year in Review
Mashable: Man behind THAT Usain Bolt photo picks the best sporting shots of 2016
The Guardian: Sean O'Hagan's top 10 photography exhibitions of 2016
Associated Press: PHOTOS: 2016 in Review
The top 10 inspiring photography projects on Creative Boom in 2016
Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes Gallery, Cherie Diez's favorite photos of 2016
TIME: Ruddy Roye is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of 2016
The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2016
National Geographic: Best Photos of 2016
TIME: Top 100 Photos of the Year
Gizmodo: 2016's Supposed 'Photo of the Year' Is a Big Fat Fake
Rueters: Pictures of the year 2016
Powder: The 2016 Photos of the Year
Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes gallery: Lara Cerri's favorite photos of 2016
ArtNet: Here Are the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums of 2016
Daily Mail: Winners of categories in The Nature Conservancy 2016 Photo Competition
World Press Photo: 2016 Photo Contest
Audubon: The 2016 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
AOL: The 40 best Reuters photos of the year so far
USA Today: The best landscape photographs of 2016
Newsweek: The 10 Most-Liked Instagram Pictures of 2016 Revealed
National Geographic: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016
BBC: Wildlife Photographer of the Year - People's Choice
Straits Times: 8 iconic photos, videos and memes that best sum up 2016
IBN: Best Pictures From The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign Trail
Globe and Mail: AFP Sports Photos of the Year 2016
CNN: Haunting image of reservoir wins best architectural photograph of 2016
CNN: The best sailing pictures of 2016
TIME: The Best Astronomy Photos of 2016
Nation Geographic: The Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
Wall Street Journal: Nature's Best Photography Awards
Time Lightbox: Best iPhone Photos of 2016
Belfast Telegraph: UK Mountain Photo of the Year 2016
MSN: The 100 best pictures of 2016
New Atlas: World's best architecture photography brought into sharp focus
Chicago Tribune: Skokie Through the Lens showcases best of Skokie through amateur photos
Delaware 105.9 Talk: Winners are revealed in 2016 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest
BEST Photobooks
Elizabeth Avedon: 2016 BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS : ROUND-UP PART 1
Elizabeth Avedon: 2016 BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS and HONORABLE MENTIONS : PART II
Lens Culture: 2016 Photobooks of the Year, Part II: 32 Personal Favorites
NY Times: The Best Photo Books of 2016
The Guardian: The best photography books of 2016
American Photo: The Best Photography Books of the Year: 2016
Lens Culture: Critically Acclaimed: Experts' Top 14 Photobooks of 2016
1000 Words Magazine: Top 10 Photobooks of 2016
Colin Pantall's Blog: The Best Books of 2016:
Crave: The 5 Best Photography Books of 2016
pdn: Notable Photo Books of 2016: Part 1, 2, and 3
Photo Eye: The Best PhotoBooks of 2016
The NY Times: A Spotlight on the Season’s Top Photography Books
Financial Times: Best books of 2016: Art & photography
Smithsonian: The Best "Art Meets Science" Books of 2016
HAF: The 17 Best Socially Concerned Photobooks of 2016
TIME Selects the Best Photobooks of 2016
Best Gear
The B&H Photography Podcast Presents "The Year in Cameras, 2016"
The Photoblographer: The Biggest Innovations in Photography in 2016
Digital Trends: Best Products of 2016: Photography
Popular Photography: 2016 Pop Awards: The Best Camera and Photo Gear of the Year
PC Advisor: Best phone camera 2016/2017
and a peek ahead to 2017
Neiman Lab: Predictions for Journalism 2017
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