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NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2024

By NPR Staff
Published January 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM PST
Omerserik Ibragimov heads out to put his nets in the water for fish on the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.
Claire Harbage
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Omerserik Ibragimov heads out to put his nets in the water for fish on the Aral Sea in Kazakhstan.

The events of 2024 unfolded around the world with experiences of resilience, celebration and grief. There has been devastation with the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the continued escalation of climate change.

Whether on the front lines of these pivotal stories or on the scene of quieter but no less momentous events, photographers have been there to bear witness. They shed light on the events that shaped the past year, often at personal risk.

Here is a selection of photography made and commissioned by NPR from 2024.

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Camilo Garcia peeks through a curtain of his house on the morning of March 29, 2024, in the town of Juntas, Buenaventura, Colombia. The community gathers during Holy Week to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.
Nathalia Angarita for NPR
Camilo Garcia peeks through a curtain of his house on the morning of March 29, 2024, in the town of Juntas, Buenaventura, Colombia. The community gathers during Holy Week to celebrate the Manacillos festival, an ancestral ritual originating in the upper part of the Yurumangui River.
The crowd cheers at the Democratic Progressive Party's Rally on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. Click here for the full story.
An Rong Xu for NPR
The crowd cheers at the Democratic Progressive Party's Rally on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei, Taiwan, on Jan. 11. Click here for the full story.
Rachel Mukantabana talks about the legacy of the Rwandan genocide she survived, 30 years later, on April 8. Click here for the full story.
Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR
Rachel Mukantabana talks about the legacy of the Rwandan genocide she survived, 30 years later, on April 8. Click here for the full story.
Noor Assi, 15, sits on his bed while watched by his 5-year-old sister Jenna in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Feb. 23.
Ayman Oghanna for NPR
Noor Assi, 15, sits on his bed while watched by his 5-year-old sister Jenna in the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan, Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Feb. 23.
Relatives of Amal Hassan al-Durr, a 5-year-old girl, lay her body to rest at the cemetery in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, on Feb. 22. She lost her life during an Israeli attack. Click here for the full story.
Diego Ibarra Sánchez for NPR
Relatives of Amal Hassan al-Durr, a 5-year-old girl, lay her body to rest at the cemetery in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, on Feb. 22. She lost her life during an Israeli attack. Click here for the full story.
Aviva Siegel, who was held hostage in Gaza for 51 days after the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, places a flower behind her eight-year-old granddaughter Yali Tiv's ear as they go for a walk near Kibbutz Gazit on March 26. Click here for a full story.
Tamir Kalifa for NPR
Aviva Siegel, who was held hostage in Gaza for 51 days after the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, places a flower behind her eight-year-old granddaughter Yali Tiv's ear as they go for a walk near Kibbutz Gazit on March 26. Click here for a full story.
Israelis shelter on the highway during a massive missile barrage from Iran on Tuesday.
Maya Levin for NPR
Israelis shelter on the highway during a massive missile barrage from Iran on Tuesday.
Search-and-rescue teams carry a body recovered from the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in a central Beirut neighborhood, Nov. 23.
Ali Khara for NPR
Search-and-rescue teams carry a body recovered from the rubble at the site of an Israeli strike in a central Beirut neighborhood, Nov. 23.
Jordanian air force personnel inside a C-130 aircraft after airdropping pallets of aid over Gaza on Feb.29. Click here for the full story.
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Jordanian air force personnel inside a C-130 aircraft after airdropping pallets of aid over Gaza on Feb.29. Click here for the full story.
A group of Syrian children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than eight years taking shelter in the Rukban camp for displaced people in al-Tanf, Syria, near the border with Jordan, Dec. 14. Click here for the full story.
Manu Brabo for NPR
A group of Syrian children with their parents return home in the cabin of a truck, after more than eight years taking shelter in the Rukban camp for displaced people in al-Tanf, Syria, near the border with Jordan, Dec. 14. Click here for the full story.
Rafaias Villan, 38, in La Guaira, Catia la Mar a barrio right outside of Caracas. Rafaias is considering leaving Venezuela following the disputed election results last month.
Marian Carrasquero for NPR
Rafaias Villan, 38, in La Guaira, Catia la Mar a barrio right outside of Caracas. Rafaias is considering leaving Venezuela following the disputed election results last month.
Members of bate-bola ("ball-beaters") crew Bem Feito, wearing clown-like costumes, go out during Carnival celebrations in Pedra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 11. Read the full story here.
María Magdalena Arréllaga for NPR
Members of bate-bola ("ball-beaters") crew Bem Feito, wearing clown-like costumes, go out during Carnival celebrations in Pedra de Guaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 11. Read the full story here.
Ilia Reyes Aymani, Kunza researcher and teacher in her home in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Cristóbal Olivares for NPR
Ilia Reyes Aymani, Kunza researcher and teacher in her home in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
A teacher leads a class at a school for girls administered but the main U.N. agency for Palestinian aid, UNRWA, in Qalandia refugee camp, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on Nov. 14.
Afif H. Amireh for NPR
A teacher leads a class at a school for girls administered but the main U.N. agency for Palestinian aid, UNRWA, in Qalandia refugee camp, near Ramallah, in the West Bank, on Nov. 14.
A police officer looks through damage caused by a shell at the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 7.
Luke Dray for NPR
A police officer looks through damage caused by a shell at the Omdurman Maternity Hospital in Omdurman, Sudan, on Sept. 7.
A Ukrainian man from the city of Pokrovsk goes to board a bus in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, to seek safety in the western part of the country or elsewhere in Europe, on Oct. 19.
Michael Robinson Chávez for NPR
A Ukrainian man from the city of Pokrovsk goes to board a bus in Pavlohrad, Ukraine, to seek safety in the western part of the country or elsewhere in Europe, on Oct. 19.
An aerobics class is in session on Aug. 17 at a Ukrainian sanatorium, where the focus is not just on fitness, but also on finding moments of normalcy and joy amid challenging times.
Simona Supino
An aerobics class is in session on Aug. 17 at a Ukrainian sanatorium, where the focus is not just on fitness, but also on finding moments of normalcy and joy amid challenging times.
Yulya Dmytrieeva and her husband Vadym, who have been together for over a decade, embrace in the snow in Sloviansk, Ukraine, where they spend a few days together while he has a break from the trenches on the front lines in February. Click here for the full story.
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Yulya Dmytrieeva and her husband Vadym, who have been together for over a decade, embrace in the snow in Sloviansk, Ukraine, where they spend a few days together while he has a break from the trenches on the front lines in February. Click here for the full story.
Workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant are repairing the facility after rocket strikes to restore power as temperatures drop, Oct. 4.
Simona Supino for NPR
Workers at a Ukrainian thermal power plant are repairing the facility after rocket strikes to restore power as temperatures drop, Oct. 4.
After rehearsal, the theater troupe has drinks and shares some meats and cheeses together.
Claire Harbage
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NPR
After rehearsal, the theater troupe has drinks and shares some meats and cheeses together.

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