How do you picture this year?

Economies teetered, icons fell and sporting glory lit up the world. We're beginning to curate the defining images and videos of 2012.To see the imagery that made it and those on our longlist, browse the categories below.
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2012

    • News

    • Images / Video

    • Charles Ommanney/Reportage By Getty Images

    • Sport

    • Images / Video

    • Micheal Steele/Getty Images

    • Entertainment

    • Images / Video

    • Vincent Desailly/Contour by Getty Images

    • Archive

    • Images / Video

    • Terry O'Neill/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

London 2012, Fashion, Farewells & Awards

  • London 2012

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Defining imagery from 2012

Our award-winning photographers cover more than 16,000 news events, 28,000 sports events and 50,000 entertainment events annually. If something happens anywhere in the world, we’re there to bring you the images and video you need.

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  • Farewells

  • Farewell in 2012

  • Awards & Fashion

  • AwardsFashion

Key world events captured exceptionally

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