The Best Photographs From Around the World In 2014

It's been quite a year. What better way to review the last 365 days than to examine, analyze, drool over and gush about the work of photojournalists and photographers, who worked to capture everything from protests to parades, scandals to celebrations, clashes to christenings?

Behold, the best photographs from around the world in 2014.

1. JAN 1-5

FRANKFURT, GERMANY - JANUARY 1:Fireworks for the New Year's Eve celebrations in Frankfurt, Germany on January 1, 2014.

2. JAN 6-12

HARBIN, CHINA - JANUARY 7: White whales and their trainers present a show for visitors at Harbin Pole Aquarium on January 7, 2014 in Harbin, China. The aquarium is one of the tourist highlights of Harbin, attracting domestic and foreign tourists each year.

3. JAN 13-19

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JANUARY 19: Priest consecrates water during a celebration of Epiphany not far away from Saint-Petersburg on January 19, 2014 in Peterhof, Russia. According to traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, Russians bathe in lakes or rivers just after the midnight of Epiphany.

4. JAN 20-26

KIEV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 25: An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police on Hrushevsky Street near Dynamo Stadium on January 25, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After two months of primarily peaceful anti-government protests in the city center, new laws meant to end the protest movement have sparked violent clashes in recent days.

5. JAN 27-FEB 2

BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 30: A visitor passes the trees decorated with red lanterns at the Spring Festival Temple Fair for celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse at the Temple of Earth Park on January 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. The Chinese Lunar New Year of Horse, also known as the Spring Festival, which is based on the Lunisolar Chinese calendar, is celebrated from the first day of the first month of the lunar year and ends with Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day.

6. FEB 3-9

BAGAN, MYANMAR - FEBRUARY 4: A hot air balloon provides a view of the temples as it hovers over Bagan in Myanmar on February 4, 2014. Between the 11th and 13th centuries, Bagan in Mandalay province in Myanmar was the kingdom's capital, one of the most important centers for learning in Asia, if not the world. The kings and rulers built thousands of temples, more than 3,000 of which are still standing today. The city is one of the Myanmar's most treasured religious sites and attracts hundreds of visitors a day. But over the past 20 years, many of the temples have been renovated and now bear little resemblance to their original structures.

7. FEB 10-16

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - FEBRUARY 11: A Somali fisherman carries a swordfish from the port to the market in Mogadishu, Somalia on February 11, 2014.

8. FEB 17-23

KIEV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19: Anti-government protesters guard the perimeter of Independence Square, known as Maidan, on February 19, 2014 in Kiev, Ukraine. After several weeks of calm, violence has again flared between police and anti-government protesters, who are calling for the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovych over corruption and an abandoned trade agreement with the European Union.

9. FEB 24-2

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - FEBRUARY 27: A demonstrator throws stones at riot policemen during an anti-government protest in eastern Caracas on February 27, 2014. Dueling demos of pro- and anti-government protesters have been taking to the streets since February 4 in a sign of the deep polarization of this oil-rich but economically and social troubled country, where three weeks of demonstrations have left 14 people dead, posing the greatest challenge yet to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's 11-month-old government.

10. MAR 3-9

PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - MARCH 7: Oscar Pistorius at the Pretoria High Court on March 7, 2014, in Pretoria, South Africa. Pistorius, stands accused of the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on February 14, 2014. This is Pistorius' official trial, the result of which will determine the Paralympian athlete's fate.

11. MAR 10-16

ZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAHSTAN - MARCH 11: In this handout provided by NASA, Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, is helped out of the Soyuz Capsule just minutes after he and Commander Oleg Kotov of the Roscosmos, and, Flight Engineer Mike Hopkins of NASA (not pictured) landed in their Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft on March 11 near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Hopkins, Kotov and Ryazanskiy returned to Earth after five and a half months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 37 and 38 crews.

12. MAR 17-23

BAKHCHYSARAI, UKRAINE - MARCH 17: Cossack men install a Russian flag and a Crimean flag on the roof of the City Hall building on March 17, 2014 in Bakhchysarai, Ukraine. People in Crimea overwhelmingly voted to secede from Ukraine during a referendum vote on March 16 and the Crimean Parliament has declared Independence and formally asked Russia to annex them.

13. MAR 24-30

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 30: Afghan residents queue to receive their voter cards at a voter registration center in Kabul on March 30, 2014. Crowds queued up outside voter registration centers in Afghanistan and presidential candidates held large outdoor rallies for supporters six days ahead of elections that have been shaken by Taliban attacks. The vote, which will choose a successor to President Hamid Karzai, comes as US-led foreign troops withdraw after 13 years of fighting the fierce Islamist insurgency raging across the south and east of the country.

14. MAR 31-6

AINTREE, ENGLAND - APRIL 2: A worker puts the finishing touches of paint to a grandstand in preparation for the Aintree Grand National on April 2, 2014 in Aintree, England. Aintree is gearing up for the 2014 Crabbie's Grand National Festival. The three days of racing attracts thousands of racegoers and fans from across the world. The meeting culminates with millions of pounds being wagered on the runners taking part in Europe's richest jump race the Grand National.

15. APRIL 7-13

CHONGQING, CHINA - APRIL 9: This picture taken on April 9, 2014 shows She Ping, a 34 year-old local beekeeper, covered with a swarm of bees on a small hill in southwest China's Chongqing. She Ping released more than 460,000 bees, attracted them to his body, and made himself a suit of bees that weighs 45.65kg within 40 minutes, local newspaper reported.

16. APRIL 14-20

SEVILLE, SPAIN - APRIL 14: A penitent from "El Museo" brotherhood walk to the church to start a procession on April 14, 2014 in Seville, Spain. Easter week is traditionally celebrated with processions in most Spanish towns.

17. APRIL 21-27

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - APRIL 27: Bishops attend the canonization mass of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on St Peter's on April 27, 2014 in Vatican City, Vatican. Dignitaries, heads of state and royals from Europe and across the world attend the canonizations.

18. APRIL 28-4

GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - APRIL 29: Palestinian militants from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) stage a parade in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

19. MAY 5-11

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 9: A Hindu priest walks up the 272 stairs to the Batu Caves temple outside of Kuala Lumpur on May 9, 2014. The temple built-inside centuries old limestone-formed Batu Caves, is one of the most popular Hindu shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan.

20. MAY 12-18

ANNAPOLIS, MD - MAY 13: Members of the United States Naval Academy freshman class climb ropes on an obstacle course during the annual Sea Trials training exercise at the U.S. Naval Academy on May 13, 2014 in Annapolis, Maryland. For 14 hours, the United States Naval Academy freshman class, also known as Plebes, worked as a team to complete many grueling physical and mental challenges. Of the challenges, they endured: a two-mile regimental run, ground fights, water tactics, aquatics challenges, and survival skills, amongst many others.

21. MAY 19-25

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 20: Members of staff at James Stevenson Flags hold a Union Jack and Saltire flag on May 20, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. A referendum on whether Scotland should be an independent country will take place on September 18, 2014.

22. MAY 26-1

SHIRAZ, IRAN - MAY 29: A cutout of a woman in Iranian dress stands in front of the Karim Khani Palace, also a former prison, on May 29, 2014 in Shiraz, Iran. Shiraz, celebrated for more than 2,000 years as the heartland of Persian culture, is known as the home of Iranian poetry and for its progressive attitudes and tolerance. Like all of Iran, this week Shiraz observes the 25th anniversary of the death and continued legacy of the Ayatollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic revolution.

23. JUNE 2-8

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JUNE 5: A trash fire burns due to the lack of government assistance of trash disposal in the Mangueira community, or "favela," which overlooks the famed Maracanã Stadium on June 5, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maracanã will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup from June 12 to July 13, 2014. The Mangueira shantytown was "pacified" in 2011 and is the home to the city's most famous samba school.