Time Magazine: Pictures of the Year

Here is a link to Time's pictures of the year picked by YOU the reader.

Here is a link to Time's pictures of the year picked by the Editors.


Do you notice a difference? One of my favorite quotes is "The eyes bring to seeing what they want to see" by Shelley.

The people's choice? Humor, Love even to death, courage in the worst conditions, honoring triumph, the symbolism of soaring, remembering victory, more animal fun, God's light show,
and star bursts.

The editor's choice? Pakistan earthquake heartache, NOLA flood heartache, weird confession picture, big justice with little Justice Roberts, legless Army dude looking at his crotch, exploit the loss and grief of parents losing a child (to an unjust war), backwards burka ladies voting, ethereal picture of people wading in water in India (good pic actually), cool Saturn moon shot, goodly looking Muslim, the religion of peace, man (btw, aren't dove's a Christian religious symbol?) with flocks of doves.

A picture is worth a thousand words--almost every single one political.

What's your choice? It seems to be between hope and futility.