Choosing the 2014 Pictures of the Year – NYTimes.com

Choosing the 2014 Pictures of the Year

A behind-the-scenes look at how New York Times photo editors decided on the best 100 images from the year.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/choosing-the-2014-pictures-of-the-year/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog

The 2014 Year in Pictures provides an opportunity to revisit and reflect on the dizzying events of the last 12 months — which included the Ebola crisis in West Africa, upheaval in Ukraine, a new mayor in New York, a police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., and conflict in Gaza, Syria and Iraq. Picking just 100 photos for 2014 was a daunting challenge.