A picture, they say, is worth 1,000 words. So we will try to use as few words as possible in this introduction to a sampling of our favorite photo posts of 2024.
This year’s round up includes dramatic drone images of the world’s “foodscapes,” an intimate look at families striving to provide healthy meals for their kids and exuberant Bolivian women skateboarding in their traditional bowler hats.
How 9 families cope when they can’t afford 3 healthy meals a day for the kids
Hey, guys, wanna know how to diaper a baby or make a ponytail? Try the School for Men
Indigenous pride. Bowler hats. Meet an all-female Bolivian skateboarding crew
Paramedic Papinki Lebelo waits for a police escort before responding to an emergency call-out a Cape Town neighborhood. Due to a rise in attacks on paramedics, ambulance crews in large parts of the city will only go out when they have a police escort.
Tommy Trenchard for NPR
‘There is no respect anymore’ as ambulances come under attack in South Africa
A drone’s eye view of ‘foodscapes,’ from cattle to soybeans to shrimp
Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it
