What a year! Here's to 2012 being a more quiet and less destructive year.

What a year! Here's to 2012 being a more quiet and less destructive year.

These images of people stopping to make a peaceful gesture or to help someone in need remind us that, even in the midst of violence and political conflict, our capacity for compassion and understanding can still shine through. In all of these situations, large groups of people found that protest, peaceful or otherwise, was the only way to get their voices heard. But despite the violence, people still chose to help each other. It's comforting to see that even the worst situations can sometimes bring out the best in us.

"The 45 Most Powerful Images Of 2011", according to BuzzFeed. How many of these moments do you recognize? Which one do you find most compelling? And do you think BuzzFeed missed anything? Leave your anwsers in the comments below. Robert Peraza, who lost his son Robert David Peraza in 9/11, pauses at his son’s name at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial. (Getty Images / Justin

Precies een jaar geleden liep het Tahrir-plein in de Egyptische hoofdstad Kairo voor het eerst vol. Voor het eerst gingen Egyptenaren massaal de straat op om het vertrek van de al dertig jaar regerende Hosni Mubarak te eisen. Het lukte ze: Mubarak vertrok, maar er kwam een strenge legerleiding voor terug. Inmiddels heeft Egypte weer democratische verkiezingen achter de rug. Toch staat het…

One of the most famous short, short stories is Hemingway's: For sale: baby shoes, never worn. But what about stories that are meant to be seen, like images that force you backward and forward in time?

Since the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001, the country has honored those who lost their lives in the attacks in a variety of ways.

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These images of people stopping to make a peaceful gesture or to help someone in need remind us that, even in the midst of violence and political conflict, our capacity for compassion and understanding can still shine through. In all of these situations, large groups of people found that protest, peaceful or otherwise, was the only way to get their voices heard. But despite the violence, people still chose to help each other. It's comforting to see that even the worst situations can sometimes bring out the best in us.

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Every day at 5pm the Sifter posts the Picture of the Day. Below you will find a collection of the Sifter’s Top 50 from 2011. It’s hard to imagine the year is almost over, time se…

This is a guest post by Paul Pechey, Product Manager at Just-Eat, in response to our recent article “What, exactly, is a Product Manager?”. Reading Martin’s excellent “What, exactly, is a Product Manager?” post yesterday I felt compelled to revisit a really interesting exercise I did about 18 months ago – one that I would Read more »

Matthew Malkiewicz, a self-taught photographer and engineer, plans many of his vacations around photographing vintage trains.

By: Claire Bernish / (ANTIMEDIA) United States — According to a new report, the Japanese government worked in concert with TEPCO to purposely cover up the meltdown at Fukushima in 2011. “I would say it was a

Since its invention, photography has provided a window into the events that have changed the course of our nation. Here are the images that have shocked, inspired, and moved us as a country.

Dan Mountford a vingt ans et est encore étudiant en graphisme. Il vit et travaille à Brighton (Angleterre). L’artiste apparaît comme la preuve vivante de la fausseté de l’idée selon laquelle le talent et la maturité esthétique s’acquièrent avec l’âge. Cette série magistrale en est le témoignage. Ce graphiste, passionné de photographie, propose une série…