Its almost instinctual, this desire to revisit current events and reassess them with fresh eyes.
Almost nothing allows us to do this better than photography.
This year has been filled with imagery that has wowed us.
Photo: Pável Vélez (Instagram)
In particular, nature has proven to be an unwavering source of awe and inspiration.
It is a wakeup call about all that we must work to preserve.
The environment and its inhabitants have been prime subjects over the past year.
Photo: Ryan Newburn (Instagram|Facebook)
There are also images of people that have really resonated in 2023.
Ultimately, 2023 has been a year of images reflecting the beauty and heartbreak found all across the globe.
Each image is a reminder of the passage of time.
Photo: Francisco Negroni (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Andrew McCarthy (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Eric Pare (Website|Instagram|Facebook|Twitter|YouTube|500px)
Photo: Cody Evans (Instagram)
Photo: Migwa Nthiga (Instagram)
Photo: Uğur İkizler (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Laurent Formery (Twitter)
Photo: Scott Taylor (Website)
Photo: Soumyadeep Mukherjee (Instagram|Facebook)
Photo: Dan Zafra of Capture the Atlas (Website|Facebook|Instagram)
Photo: Stefano Zanarello (Website|Instagram|Facebook)
Photo: Sanna Sander (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Karthik Subramaniam (Instagram)
Photo: Wael Omar (Instagram|Facebook|YouTube)
Photo: Brad Walls (Website|Instagram)
Photo: David Teran (Website|Facebook|Instagram)
Photo: Francesco Luongo (Instagram)
Photo: Abhishek Basak (Instagram)
Photo: Celia D. Luna (Website|Instagram|Facebook|Twitter)
Photo: Billy Dinh (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Andras D. Hajdu (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Patrice Quillard (Website|Instagram|ColorPIx)
Photo: Shaaz Jung (Website|Instagram)
Photo Liron Gertsman (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Johnny Kääpä (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Omar Reda (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Vitor Schietti (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Jay Shah (Website|Instagram)
Photo: José D. Riquelme (Website|Instagram)
Photo:Lorenzo Ranieri Tenti (Instagram)
Photo: Nicolas Miller (Instagram)
Photo: Göran Strand (Website|Instagram|Facebook)
Photo: Kat Zhou (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Regis and Kahran Bethencourt (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Jaydene Chapman (Facebook|Instagram)
Photo: Pang Way (Instagram)
Photo: Laurent Ballesta (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Mihail Minkov (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Craig Parry (Website|Instagram)
Photo: Iván Silva (Instagram)
