Year Ender 2023: Unforgettable moments captured through photos

Here are some photos that photojournalists captured in 2023, showcasing a mix of contradictions and diverse moments.

Published on: Dec 12, 2023 9:15 PM IST

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Despite facing personal challenges and uncertainties, photojournalists navigate through difficulties with compassion to fulfill their duties. These individuals travel globally, often encountering the unexpected. Here are some of the best photos of 2023, captured by photojournalists from the news agency Associated Press. (Text and photos: AP) (Associated Press (AP))

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Coal miner Jonny Sandvoll is captured in a portrait taken in the break room of the Gruve 7 coal mine in Adventdalen, Norway, on January 9, 2023. Gruve 7, the last remaining Norwegian mine in one of the fastest warming places on earth, was initially scheduled to shut down this year. However, owing to the energy crisis driven by the war in Ukraine, it received an extension and will continue operations until 2025.  (Associated Press)

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Children ride a model of a World War II-era Soviet tank during a military historical festival at the family historical tank park outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on February 4, 2023.  (Associated Press)

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Nina Nikiforova, 80, weeps outside a church in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 11, 2023. Her tears flow after attending the funeral of her son, Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who tragically lost his life in the eastern region of the country.  (Associated Press)

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Afghan brides and grooms participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023.  (Associated Press)

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Migrants cross the Rio Grande into the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on March 29, 2023, just a day after a devastating fire claimed the lives of dozens of migrants at a detention center in Ciudad Juarez.  (Associated Press)

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Palestinians enjoy a day on the beach in Gaza City on March 2, 2023.  (Associated Press)

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Ngwiza Khumbulani Moyo, a vintage collector, is captured holding an old radio outside his home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on February 15, 2023.  (Associated Press)

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A tribal woman, on the outskirts of Guwahati in Assam, attempts to catch small fish as her granddaughter dozes on her back at a paddy field on March 20, 2023.  (Associated Press)