50 iconic images of 2022
From the devastating war in Ukraine to football's greatest night, here are the defining moments of 2022.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic hogging the headlines in the last three years, 2022 is most remembered for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24. Scenes of devastation and death reminded the world of the impact of war. Climate change issues compelled policymakers to take swift action to avoid irreversible consequences. In Singapore, it was masks off and a relaxation of virus restrictions that saw crowds returning in throngs to malls and the city. Overseas travel exploded when international borders reopened, along with sky-high air ticket prices. The Straits Times Picture Desk curates a collection of the year’s most memorable images that encapsulate these events.
Jan 13
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Feb 7
PHOTO: AFP
Feb 16
PHOTO: PETER PARKS/AFP
Feb 28
PHOTO: PHILIP FONG/AFP
March 27
PHOTO: ROBYN BECK/AFP
April 1
ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
April 12
PHOTO: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP
May 9
PHOTO: WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP
June 7
PHOTO: ALY SONG/REUTERS
July 8
PHOTO: KYODO via REUTERS
July 9
PHOTO: DINUKA LIYANAWATTE/REUTERS
July 14
PHOTO: GO NAKAMURA/REUTERS
July 20
PHOTO: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS
Sept 15
PHOTO: CLODAGH KILCOYNE/REUTERS
Sept 19
PHOTO: RYAN PIERSE/GETTY IMAGES
Sept 21
PHOTO: ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP
Oct 2
PHOTO: WILLY KURNIAWAN/REUTERS
Oct 8
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 26
PHOTO: UGC/AFP
Nov 24
PHOTO: SADIQ ASYRAF/REUTERS
March 10
PHOTO: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP
March 12
PHOTO: ADNAN ABIDI/REUTERS
May 02
PHOTO: ULET IFANSASTI/GETTY IMAGES
June 10
PHOTO: PAULA BRONSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES
Aug 9
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Aug 9
ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
Sept 14
ST PHOTO: FELINE LIM
Jan 12
PHOTO: PEDRO VILELA/GETTY IMAGES
Jan 31
PHOTO: JEFF J. MITCHELL/GETTY IMAGES
Feb 11
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Feb 14
PHOTO: GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP
March 24
ST PHOTO: SAMUEL ANG
June 18
PHOTO: CESAR MANSO/AFP
June 29
PHOTO: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP
July 6
PHOTO: MUHAMMAD FAROOQ/AFP
July 19
PHOTO: DAN KITWOOD/GETTY IMAGES
Aug 26
PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES
Sept 2
PHOTO: AFP
Sept 23
PHOTO: GLENN NICHOLLS/AFP
Sept 29
PHOTO: GIORGIO VIERA/AFP
Oct 7
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 8
PHOTO: SEBASTIEN ST-JEAN/AFP
Nov 22
ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Jan 1
PHOTO: YOAN VALAT/EPA-EFE
June 22
PHOTO: OLI SCARFF/AFP
Aug 7
PHOTO: STEFAN WERMUTH/REUTERS
Sept 23
PHOTO: ELLA LING/SHUTTERSTOCK
Nov 23
PHOTO: INA FASSBENDER/AFP
Dec 18
PHOTO: MOLLY DARLINGTON/REUTERS
Dec 18
PHOTO: FRANCK FIFE/AFP