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The year was made up of extraordinary moments — and Times photographers captured them in extraordinary images. By Carolyn Ryan I’m a managing editor at The Times. When shots were fired at a ...

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After selecting 100 Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalists from 60,000 entries, the judges picked out an additional 25 images to compete ... The biologist acted with cat-like quickness ...

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“I’d love to think that it’s all to do with my photography, but the truth is that people just love cats.” Many of his photos depict cats in housing estates that no longer exist.