It’s that time of year again. As photo editors around the world start publishing their best-of-the-year slideshows, I thought I’d collect them in one place. Will update with more slideshows as they come in. Let me know if I’ve missed one that’s worth looking at.

From Weekly Filet #95, in December 2012.

2012 in Photos – The Supercut

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