WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AP) — Taken together, they can convey the feeling of a world convulsing — Associated Press images from across 2022 showing the fragments that make up our lives and freezing in time the moments that somehow, these days, seem to pass faster than ever.
As history in 2022 unfolded and the world lurched forward — or, it seemed sometimes, in other directions — Associated Press photographers were there to bring back unforgettable images. Through their lenses, across the moments and months, the presence of chaos can seem more encircling than ever.
A year's worth of news images can also be clarifying. To see these photographs is to channel — at least a bit — the jumbled nature of the events that come at us — whether we are participating in them or, more likely, observing them from afar. Here are some of the highlights:
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