In Pictures: Top feature photos of 2017

The Straits Times' Photo Desk picks out 25 best feature photos that stood out this year.

A worker pulls a cart filled with Jinhua ham at a ham-processing facility in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, on Dec 18, 2017.
A worker pulls a cart filled with Jinhua ham at a ham-processing facility in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, China, on Dec 18, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Buildings are seen as fog blankets the city of Skopje, Macedonia on Dec 15, 2017.
Buildings are seen as fog blankets the city of Skopje, Macedonia on Dec 15, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
A general view of the al-Reem Island in Abu Dhabi on Dec 12, 2017.
A general view of the al-Reem Island in Abu Dhabi on Dec 12, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
An aerial view of newly built toilets at a park in Anlong County in China's south-western Guizhou province on Dec 7, 2017.
An aerial view of newly built toilets at a park in Anlong County in China's south-western Guizhou province on Dec 7, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Skiers compete during the FIS Men Ski Cross World Cup qualifying session on Dec 7, 2017 at the Val-Thorens ski resort in the French Alps.
Skiers compete during the FIS Men Ski Cross World Cup qualifying session on Dec 7, 2017 at the Val-Thorens ski resort in the French Alps. PHOTO: AFP
An army dog stands up as retiring soldiers salute their guard post before retirement in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China on Nov 28, 2017.
An army dog stands up as retiring soldiers salute their guard post before retirement in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China on Nov 28, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
A man wades in the sea as a tiger shark swims past in Miami Beach on Nov 24, 2017.
A man wades in the sea as a tiger shark swims past in Miami Beach on Nov 24, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman taking pictures at the Tianjin Binhai Library on Nov 14, 2017.
A woman taking pictures at the Tianjin Binhai Library on Nov 14, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Members of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team of the Army Service Corps attempt to break the World Record by carrying 58 men on a single 500cc motorcycle in Bangalore on Nov 19, 2017.
Members of the Tornadoes motorcycle display team of the Army Service Corps attempt to break the World Record by carrying 58 men on a single 500cc motorcycle in Bangalore on Nov 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
An Australian Green Tree frog named Godzilla sits on the hand of Kathy Potter of the Frog and Toad Study Group during the launch of the Australian Museum's national frog count phone app called FrogID in Sydney on Nov 10, 2017.
An Australian Green Tree frog named Godzilla sits on the hand of Kathy Potter of the Frog and Toad Study Group during the launch of the Australian Museum's national frog count phone app called FrogID in Sydney on Nov 10, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Powered parachutists practicing for the upcoming 2017 FAI World Fly-in Expo at Hannan airport in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Oct 30, 2017.
Powered parachutists practicing for the upcoming 2017 FAI World Fly-in Expo at Hannan airport in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on Oct 30, 2017.PHOTO: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) speaks as former president Jiang Zemin reads a document during the closing session of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct 24, 2017.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) speaks as former president Jiang Zemin reads a document during the closing session of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct 24, 2017.PHOTO: AFP
Indian amateur wrestlers participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the junction of a busy road organised as part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata on Oct 18, 2017.
Indian amateur wrestlers participate in a friendly wrestling competition on a make-shift ring at the junction of a busy road organised as part of Diwali festivities in Kolkata on Oct 18, 2017.PHOTO: AFP
A couple is reflected in a puddle as they walk past the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower in downtown Moscow on Oct 12, 2017.
A couple is reflected in a puddle as they walk past the Kremlin's Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower in downtown Moscow on Oct 12, 2017.PHOTO: AFP
University Tokai Challenger vehicle "Tokai" from Japan speeding towards Tennants Creek on the second day of racing on Oct 9, 2017.
University Tokai Challenger vehicle "Tokai" from Japan speeding towards Tennants Creek on the second day of racing on Oct 9, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
A journalist looks at the work of Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama during a media preview of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo on Sept 26, 2017.
A journalist looks at the work of Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama during a media preview of the Yayoi Kusama Museum in Tokyo on Sept 26, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS
Vessels that sank during Hurricane Irma are seen in a St John bay 12 days after the devastating storm raked the island, on St John, US Virgin Islands on Sept 16, 2017.
Vessels that sank during Hurricane Irma are seen in a St John bay 12 days after the devastating storm raked the island, on St John, US Virgin Islands on Sept 16, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS
Vihaan Chopra (with painted face) and younger brother Vinayak (in blue T-shirt) in a Padawan “training” session held at the Star Wars: Experience The Force festival outside ION Orchard shopping mall on Sept 1, 2017.
Vihaan Chopra (with painted face) and younger brother Vinayak (in blue T-shirt) in a Padawan “training” session held at the Star Wars: Experience The Force festival outside ION Orchard shopping mall on Sept 1, 2017.PHOTO: ST FILE
Singapore swimmer Quah Jing Wen at the OCBC Aquatic Centre before training on July 3, 2017.
Singapore swimmer Quah Jing Wen at the OCBC Aquatic Centre before training on July 3, 2017. PHOTO: ST FILE
A woman walks underneath the Esplanade Bridge at 10.10am on June 8, 2017.
A woman walks underneath the Esplanade Bridge at 10.10am on June 8, 2017. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
A bolt of lightning strikes over harbour cranes in Cape Town, South Africa on April 26, 2017.
A bolt of lightning strikes over harbour cranes in Cape Town, South Africa on April 26, 2017.PHOTO: REUTERS
A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle during his Wednesday general audience at Saint Peter's square in the Vatican on April 26, 2017.
A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle during his Wednesday general audience at Saint Peter's square in the Vatican on April 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) return to the sea after laying their eggs in the sand at Rushikulya Beach, some 140km south-west of Bhubaneswar, early on Feb 16, 2017.
Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) return to the sea after laying their eggs in the sand at Rushikulya Beach, some 140km south-west of Bhubaneswar, early on Feb 16, 2017. PHOTO: AFP
Heavy downpour and flash flooding at the junction of Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and Toa Payoh Lorong 2 in the evening of Feb 8, 2017.
Heavy downpour and flash flooding at the junction of Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and Toa Payoh Lorong 2 in the evening of Feb 8, 2017. PHOTO: ST FILE
Mr Foo Kee See, known as Uncle Bread, switches off the light bulb fixed at the back of his van as he winds up work for the day on Jan 11, 2017.
Mr Foo Kee See, known as Uncle Bread, switches off the light bulb fixed at the back of his van as he winds up work for the day on Jan 11, 2017. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Dec 28, 2017, 3:36 pm SGT
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