Not your average «year in images» gallery. Most of these images show people, events, sceneries you haven’t seen before. And all are linked to highly fascinating stories. A true rabbit hole to go explore over the weekend.

From Weekly Filet #261, in January 2018.

Best Photos of 2017

National Geographic

💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.

The science of hummingbirds

National Geographic

Japan Tsunami Pictures: Before and after

The Big Picture

Photos That Are ‘Too Hard to Keep’

Vice

Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence

TIME Magazine

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Book recommendations

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