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14 of the most striking images of 2022

By Kelly Grovier

Je vais decoller

Why 1960 was a turning point for Africa

By Precious Adesina

(Credit: Amilton Neves Cuna)

Through the Lens: Untold Stories

Striking photos of a derelict hotel

By Fiona Macdonald

Breezy Boy Breakers (Credit: Jamel Shabazz and Galerie Bene Taschen)

Iconic images of the 1980s

(Credit: Paul D'Amato)

Eight photos showing a US in crisis

By Andrew Dickson

Francesca Woodman

The eerie images of a teenage genius

By Andrew Dickson

(Credit: Getty Images)

The most striking images of 2021

By Kelly Grovier

(Credit: Cristina Mittermeier/SeaLegacy)

The images changing how we see oceans

By Graeme Green

Miss Hybrid 3, 2008, by Shirin Aliabadi (Credit: Mohammed Afkhami Foundation)

Striking photos of a lesser-seen Iran

By Andrew Dickson

Trolley Bus, Somun Street, Pyongyang, 2015 by Eddo Hartmann (Credit: Eddo Hartmann)

Photos of groups hidden from the world

By Arwa Haider

How the 'New Woman' blazed a trail

By Cath Pound

(Credit: Petri Levälahti/ Rockstar Games)

Photos showing life inside video games

By Thomas Hobbs

(Credit: The Gordon Parks Foundation. Courtesy the Gordon Parks Foundation and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York)

Beautiful photos of an ugly history

By Andrew Dickson

(Credit: Justin De Villeneuve)

The pictures that made Bowie an icon

(Credit: Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images)

The most striking images of 2020

By Kelly Grovier

When real life meets film fantasy