For the past 30 years, Reuters' award-winning photographers have been traveling around the world, documenting the biggest news stories as well as the smaller, tender moments that fly under the radar.
Here, we take a look at 55 of the most powerful images taken this year by their amazing team of photographers.
These photos cover a wide range of the human experience — the darkness of war, the joy that comes from love and compassion, and the bravery of those following their passions.
As 2015 comes to an end, here are the best Reuters images of the year..
Editor's note: Many of the images in this slideshow depict graphic violence, injury, and nudity, and many are upsetting.
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Professional Norwegian ski jumper Anders Fanneme soars through the air during training for the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, on January 3.
On January 4, some law enforcement officers stand with their backs turned as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the funeral for NYPD officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed in his own squad car the previous month. Many officers were not pleased with the mayor's past sympathetic attitude toward police protests.
A Syrian refugee stands behind a door at a makeshift settlement in the village of Ketermaya, south of Beirut, on January 8.
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