Updated December 30, 2023 at 11:51 PM ET
In 2023, NPR staff and freelance visual journalists travelled across the country to cover everything from the wildfires in Maui that devastated Lahaina and climate change effects to asylum-seekers and a forgotten opera.
We take a look at what we saw in 2023.
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Lexi Parra for NPR

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Melissa Golden for NPR

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Sydney Walsh for NPR

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Shuran Huang For NPR

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Salvador Espinoza for NPR

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Haiyun Jiang for NPR

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Dee Dwyer for NPR

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Gavin McIntyre for NPR

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Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR

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Max Whittaker for NPR

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Jane Hahn for NPR

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Mike Kane for NPR

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Jenn Ackerman for NPR

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Ariel Cobbert for NPR

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Sofia Aldinio for NPR

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Michael Noble Jr. for NPR

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