15 Best Photos of 2024 That Show Off an Original Look (16 photos)

We are introduced to amazing events thanks to photographers from all over the world. The images, selected from the winners of several photo competitions, show an original look at the past year, from stunning landscapes to climate change issues, from moments of joy to reflection, all captured by technical masters of photography. Take a look!





1. A baby hummingbird bathes in a pool of banana flower petals, photo by Rahul Singh



2. Bhutanese teenagers take part in a lively baseball match in the capital Thimphu, photo by Matthew Desantis

3. At the felt ball factory, photo by Bibek Kunvar



4. A touching moment: a mother bear sleeps with her cubs. Milky Way in the background, photo by Lourdes Santander



5. A look at devastated Syria, photo by Muneb Taim



6. The Perseid meteor shower over Stonehenge, photo by Josh Durie



7. Women walking through stepwells in Rajasthan, India, built thousands of years ago to collect rainwater, Barry Crothwaite



8. A rare double moonbow, an optical phenomenon that occurs when moonlight is refracted through water droplets in the air, photo by Aaron Watson



9. More than 4,000 birds have died after colliding with windows. Their bodies were collected and placed by volunteers to raise awareness and honor the fallen birds, photo by Patricia Seaton Gomonilo



10. A whale pounces on a school of fish collected in the shape of a heart, by Rafael Fernandez Caballero



11. An HDR photo of the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, taken from Clarksville, Texas, by Miguel Claro



12. A curious schoolgirl turns to look directly at the camera in a classroom in Zanzibar, photo by Robert Vagliani



13. An abandoned mosque in a small village in Turkey, photo by James Kervin



14. A perfect photo of the moon, the Basilica of Superga and Monviso, near Turin, Italy, photo by Valerio Minato



15. A polar bear sleeps on a small iceberg off the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, photo by Nima Sarihi