A selection of stunning images from throughout the year, including a giant tuna dwarfing a fishmonger, has been selected as the standout photos of 2022 by a news outlet.
The images were taken at a variety of events, from the Queen’s funeral in September to Tom Hardy’s participation in an amateur martial arts tournament.
SWNS has been bringing news and compelling photos to the world since the early 1970’s and operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
From the many thousands of individual images captured through 2022, the organization’s dedicated photo editors selected the most compelling images.
Willian Elliot of Eddie’s Seafood Market in Edinburgh with a giant seven foot bluefin tuna weighing 150kg
Tom Hardy took gold at a martial arts championship in Milton Keynes after secretly arranging a fight at a gym and knocking out his local opponents
A picture of the Tenby Lifeboat which set off on a training run in March
The news agency’s photos capture notable events from the past year, such as when a Red Arrow was forced to land after a bird smashed the cockpit canopy.
Photographers captured the moment when youths in Walsall were seen hanging out on a pile of rubbish outside a derelict house after someone reportedly ripped apart a live pigeon.
In emotional scenes, refugees were shown crying after being evacuated from Lviv, Ukraine.
A photographer snapped snow-capped Stirling Castle shrouded in mist and compared it to something from Harry Potter
The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment enjoys its “summer camp” in Norfolk in July
Blakenall Heath in Walsall where youths tore a pigeon to pieces in September. Garbage on Dawson Street and empty boarded up lot.
Marie Madeleine, who had a disability, meaning her knee was bent backwards before the surgery
Red 6, piloted by Squadron Leader Gregor Ogston, was forced to abort the display a few minutes early – after the canopy was shattered
A photo of the ruined Gran Teatro Cervantes in Tangier (Morocco)
Photo lovers can now vote for which of these images will be named “SWNS Picture of the Year 2022”.
To see the full range of images featuring spacecraft, celebrities, wildlife and prominent political moments you can visit their website.
The public is invited to vote for favorites by ticking the heart icon next to each photo, and can vote for more than one.
SWNS Image Editor Jon Mills says: “We are extremely grateful to all the talented photographers who entrust us with their images.
“A great news photo can be many things, but its core quality is that it tells you a story that lives in your memory.
“Many of the images in our gallery are stunning images of this beautiful world, some depicting moments of intense emotion and others touching on the tragedy that is a very real part of our modern society.”
A stunning Siberian tiger pauses in a tranquil forest in this stunning image
Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis pose for a ‘class picture’ outside Chabad World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York, USA
British rock band Idles performs on the Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2022
Brody Roybal, a man born without the bottom half of his body, and his girlfriend Menecis Garriga at home in Smyrna, Tennessee
A photographer captured a stunning thunderstorm in Florida on camera
A wildlife photographer spotted a bizarre sight of a “three-headed cheetah” in Kenya.
Born without arms, Brianne Surgeoner from Paisley applies her makeup with her feet
People use the damaged B4069 as a skate park in March after the road was left in poor condition
A woman cries as an evacuation train from Lviv, Ukraine, departs from the station bound for Przemysl, Poland
An Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet flies over the Story Bridge in Brisbane
Over 40 Ukrainian orphans after being rescued and taken to safety in Znin, Poland