50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
This was a momentous year marked by a rollercoaster of emotions involving military conflicts that horrified us, thrilling sporting events, devastating climate disasters, and enthralling pop culture moments.
A “2023 Year in Review” was produced by Getty Images to feature the images that captured many of these significant occasions, as well as more intimate, small-scale moments, in stunning, eerie, or captivating ways.
50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
Below is a collection of those images, accompanied by the Getty captions for further explanation:
For the first time since the pandemic at the beginning of the year, the London sky was illuminated by the NYE fireworks display.
JANUARY 1: Just after midnight on January 1, 2023, fireworks light up the London skyline over Big Ben and the London Eye.
50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
England’s London. This year, London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks display returned following its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The customary red lanterns seen here were used in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
JANUARY 5: In the Chinese province of Hebei, a laborer in the village of Tuntou carries traditional red lanterns to dry alongside others outside a workshop on January 5, 2023.
50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
The village of Tuntou, which bills itself as the “Lantern Capital of China,” is making millions of the symbolic red lanterns connected to the nation’s most important holiday of the year. Production of the lanterns has increased for this year since the country lifted its zero-Covid policy.
Chinese culture believes that the color red brings good fortune and happiness, and each lantern’s fabric is embroidered with characters wishing you well, harmony, and wealth.
50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
It is a long-standing custom that stands in stark contrast to China’s contemporary cities and swift urbanization. The majority of Tuntou’s production is carried out in tiny, family-run factories that serve markets in China, Asia, and overseas.
This year’s Lunar New Year, which falls on January 22nd, ushers in China’s Year of the Rabbit and is succeeded by the Spring Festival holiday season.
Brigitte Bandit, a drag queen, testifies against Texas’s anti-drag legislation. Brigitte’s distinct status in the drag community highlights the numerous hypocrisies of the laws, given that she was assigned a female gender at birth.
MARCH 23: Texas State Capitol Senate Chamber testimony by ATX Drag Queen Brigitte Bandit in Austin, Texas on March 23, 2023.
Texans from all over the state turned out to testify during the Chamber’s discussion of Senate bills SB12 and SB1601, which would have regulated drag performances.
Massive wildfires in Canada in June caused an orange haze to cover much of the northeastern United States.
JUNE 7: On June 7, 2023, in New York City, a smokey haze from wildfires in Canada obscures the Chrysler Building. As smoke from the fires continues to cover the East Coast, New York topped the list of the world’s most polluted major cities on Tuesday night.
Viewed from Los Angeles, this panorama demonstrates the heavy snowfall the region experienced following record-breaking winter storms in the late on March 23, 2023, in Austin, Texas.
During the Chamber’s consideration of Senate bills SB12 and SB1601, which would have regulated drag performances, witnesses from throughout the state of Texas appeared.
50 Images:1That Encapsulate 2023 Now
Much of the northeastern United States was shrouded in an orange haze in June due to massive wildfires in Canada.
JUNE 7: The Chrysler Building is hidden by a smokey haze from wildfires in Canada on June 7, 2023, in New York City. New York topped the list of the most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, despite the smoke from the fires continuing to cover the East Coast.
This panorama, taken from Los Angeles, shows the amount of snowfall the area saw after record-breaking winter storms in the late
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