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PHOTO: CALLIE SHELL - AURORA FOR TIME 

My Favorite Moment with the President 

Photographers reveal their most cherished moments with U.S. presidents

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PHOTO: KENNETH BACHOR FOR TIME

We Asked Pro Photographers To Reveal Their Favorite Compact Cameras

Seven photographers reveal their picks

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PHOTO: LAURENT VAN DER STOCKT–GETTY IMAGES

 Fleeing Mosul

Five photographers document the flow of refugees

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PHOTO: DONALD R. AND GRACE BLUMBERG

A New Exhibition Turns the Lens on Mainstream Media

And its impact on society

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PHOTO: MOHAMMED BADRA

See why Mohammed Badra is TIME’s pick for Wire Photographer of 2016 

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PHOTO: OLIVER MORRIS–GETTY IMAGES

Celebrated Photo Editor John G. Morris Turns 100

As celebrated photo editor John G. Morris he turns 100, we asked his friends and colleagues to reflect on his century

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PHOTO: RUDDY ROYE

Ruddy Roye is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of 2016

As a black photographer who has spent the last few years shining a light on the struggles of other black men, women and children across America, he brings to his work an unwavering determination that can border on activism. In fact, his Instagram profile is clear about his aim: he’s a humanist; an activist. A photographer with a conscience." 

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PHOTO: CARL DE SOUZA–AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Top 100 Photos of the Year 2016

TIME’s photo editors present an unranked selection of the 100 best images of the year.

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TIME Selects the Best Photobooks of 2016

"Selected by Martin Parr, Roxana Marcoci and many others photo experts, including TIME's editors"

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PHOTO: VIVIANE SASSEN

Fashion Photography Takes Over Milan

Vogue Italia launched a new fashion photography festival

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PHOTO: MARTIN PARR–MAGNUM PHOTOS

A Dazzling Homage to the Past at London’s Russian Debutante Ball Martin Parr photographed the high-profile event

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PHOTO: ED KASHI

What Trump’s Win Says About the State of Photography in America "We have failed to get the stories that matter to the people that need to hear them."

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PHOTO: ALYSSA VAPHIADES–@alyssarosev

The 51 Instagram Photographers to Follow in the U.S. in 2016 With more than 100 million U.S. users on Instagram, finding the best accounts to follow can lead you down the rabbit hole. For the second year running, TIME LightBox selects the 51 users you must follow in each and every state, plus D.C.

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PHOTO: JOHN MOORE–GETTY IMAGES

Still Lifes from Guantanamo Bay

Getty Images John Moore went back to the controversial detention center

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PHOTO: AARON LIU

How Drone Photography Has Turned The World Upside Down

The spectacular images are a delicious feast of color, texture and outstanding natural beauty

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PHOTO: FELIPE DANA–AP

I Saw This Huge Fireball': A View of Urban Warfare in Mosul AP photographer Felipe Dana recounts a hellish scene in the offensive against ISIS

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PHOTO: JEROME DELAY–AP

Paris, One Year Later: A Photographer Revisits the Scene of the Attacks:

AP photographer Jerome Delay photographs, one year later, the scene of one of his most iconic photographs