Top 59 Photojournalists of 2013

American Photo magazine published 59 of the best photojournalists from around the world in 2013. Among them are two Russian authors.

(Total 59 photos)

Source: Journal/prophotos-ru

1. Syrian rebels during the siege of the city of Aleppo. © Javier Manzano/AFP.

2. American fire brigades fighting fire in Yosemite National Park. Max Whittaker/Reuters.

3. Confrontation between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. West Bank of Hebron. Ammar Awad/Reuters.

4. Turkish police use tear gas during the dispersal of a peaceful demonstration protesting against the felling of trees in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Osman Orsal/Reuters.

5. The devastating effects of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. AP Photo/Aaron Favila.

6. An employee of the Tokyo Aquarium dressed as Santa Claus swims in an embrace with a zebra shark. AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi.

7. Blue flags in the stands of Club Nacional de Football fans in Uruguay. Andres Stapff/Reuters.

8. Two explosions thundered simultaneously during the finals of the Boston Marathon. Dan Lampariello/Reuters.

9. Members of Canada's oldest Vancouver Gun Club shooting. Andy Clark/Reuters.

10. Jellyfish in the Vancouver Aquarium enchanted the little visitor. Andy Clark/Reuters.

11. Kenyan athlete Paul Kipsiele Koech overcomes the barrier during the 3000 meters race at the World Championships in Athletics in Luzhniki. August 2013. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters.

12. Mexican miner. Daniel Becerril/Reuters.

13. 221 mock coffins were burned in front of the Kenyan Parliament in Nairobi, one for each legislator, in protest of a law passed to ensure they are entitled to bonus bonuses of more than 100 thousand US dollars, while the people of Kenya ek out a beggarly existence. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters.

14. This vending machine was abandoned in a rice field during the tsunami near the coastal zone in Fukushima Prefecture. Damir Sagolj/Reuters.

15. In September 2013, the International Camping Festival, which was held in the Chinese province of Jiangxi, brought together more than 15,000 participants from all over the world. Reuters/Stringer.

16. Fifteen people fell victim to a leopard in the Nepalese city of Kathmandu before local authorities killed him. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters.

17. German wolf researcher Werner Freund shares a piece of meat with an Arctic wolf. Lisi Niesner / Reuters.

18. The largest egg of a giant (elephant) bird, once living on the island of Madagascar and long extinct, was sold at Sotheby's in March 2013. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters.

19. A family of tourists from Belgium watching the solar eclipse in Kenya. AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

20. Egyptian security forces disperse supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, who staged a sit-in in front of Cairo University in Giza. Imad Abdul Rahman/AP Photo.

21. The final touch and the new mask of Pope Francis is ready. Sergio Moraes/Reuters.

22. Models backstage. Before the presentation of the new spring/summer 2014 collection at New York Fashion Week. Lucas Jackson/Reuters.

23. Canadian Speed Shooting Championship. Andy Clark/Reuters.

24. Young Bollywood actor Ram Pratap Verma (Ram Pratap Verma), posing for photographers in his torn socks. Danish Siddiqui/Reuters.

25. At the teachings of the Chinese army. Reuters/China Daily

26. The recent march of peasants in Mexico City. Edgard Garrido/Reuters

27. One of the frames of the dramatic rescue of a woman during the February flood in Greece. John Kolesidis/Reuters.

28. Damascus. Fighters from the Tahrir al-Sham brigade adapted a shotgun to fire grenades at the soldiers of the Syrian army. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters.

29. Indian schoolchildren from the city of Chennai at the anniversary celebrations in honor of Mahatma Gandhi. Babu Babu/Reuters.

30. Thai police and customs destroy counterfeit products. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters.

31. "Day without meat" - an action of animal defenders in the center of Barcelona. Albert Gea/Reuters.

32. After serving a 27-year sentence in an Israeli prison and recently released Palestinian Ibrahim Baroud kisses the gun. Mohammed Salem/Reuters.

33. Tornado in Oklahoma. USA. Lucas Jackson/Reuters.

34. The Israelis are sorting out their belongings after the demolition of an illegal settlement. Baz Ratner/Reuters.

35. Chinese children use scaffolding for swings. William Hong/Reuters.

36. Bamako. Mali. Poll participants before the presidential election. Joe Penney/Reuters.

37. Fire in a pizzeria Three Brothers Pizza. Andrew Mills/The Star Ledger.

38. The fighting in the capital of South Sudan, Juba, forced the civilian population to seek refuge in camps organized by the UN for refugees. The boy asked the photographer to take a picture of him with a fake "precious" stone. AP Photo/Ben Curtis.

39. The national flag of Thailand flies over the fence of Government House in Bangkok, where mass anti-government protests have recently taken place. AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn.

40. August 7, 2013. Consequences of a fire at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Noor Khamis/Reuters.

41. December 27, 2013. Beirut. A Lebanese police officer helps an injured 16-year-old girl who was hit by a car bomb. AP Photo/Uncredited.

42. At any time of the year, the walls of the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg gather many lovers of sunbathing. Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters.

43. And even a fly on the forehead of US President Bark Obama, could not distract from his speech at the White House. Larry Downing/Reuters.

44. Russian President Vladimir Putin in the C-Explorer 5 deep-sea vehicle after diving to the site of the death of the Oleg sea frigate. Reuters/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin.

45. The work of rescuers at the site of the collapse of the eight-story Rana Plaza complex. Bangladesh. Andrew Biraj/Reuters.

46. Evening prayer at the largest Buddhist temple in Thailand - Wat Phra Dhammakaya. Kerek Wongsa/Reuters.

47. Fighter of the Free Syrian Army in a burned store. Hamid Khatib/Reuters.

48. Dawn at the 9/11 memorial. Gary Hershorn/Reuters.

49. Rescued from the rubble of the eight-story Rana Plaza complex. Bangladesh. Stringer/Reuters.

50. Canadian Mylene Paquette became the first North American woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo and rowing. AP Photo/David Vincent. November 12, 2013.

51. Starry sky against the background of night fires 145 km from Los Angeles. August 2013. David McNew/Reuters

52. A US Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise that took place as part of the Cobra Gold 2013 military exercise. Military base in Chonburi, Thailand. Damir Sagolj/Reuters.

53. The end of the surfing championship in the American resort town of Huntington was marked by street riots. ©Captain Soncho.

54. Baby in the pool. Ruben Sprich/Reuters.

55. Syrian rebels fired at the position of supporters of President Bashar al-Assad from a grenade launcher. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters.

56. Giant inflatable Uncle Sam during the Thanksgiving Parade. AP Photo/John Minchillo.

57. Mannequin in the costume of a character from the movie "Star Wars" at the house destroyed by a tornado. Rick Wilking/Reuters.

58. A Filipino survivor after Typhoon Haiyan carries his belongings. AP Photo/David Guttenfelder.

59. French President Francois Hollande says goodbye to US Vice President Joe Biden after a working lunch and a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace. Philippe Wojazer/Reuters.