2023 was eventful, so here are 50 of the year's coolest pics to help you look back and reflect.
The r/pics subreddit is one of the internet's best photo-sharing communities, and not a day goes by when the world's biggest events don't make an appearance. Between modern historical documentation and cute anecdotal flicks, the page adeptly captures the flow of the internet through imagery. Sorting its tens of thousands of posts by top this year provided a unique perspective into what people felt compelled to look at in 2023.
For example, in a year mired by political conflict, war, and disaster, the singular most upvoted image on the platform was of a man and his neighbor's stowaway cat; which he discovered in his car after a full day at work. Perhaps wanting to look at a cute cat more than anything else is indicative of some disaster fatigue and a desire for distraction.
Of course, plenty of other iconic photos were taken this year, including the first presidential mugshot. Incredibly, the Trump mugshot barely graced the internet before disappearing from circulation, and what had the opportunity to be a landmark cultural moment turned into nothing more than the day's news. Welcome to 2023 in photos.
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“Left the office and found the neighbor's cat in my car.”
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Plane passenger photo over East Palestine, Ohio after the train crash and chemical fire.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested, after being accused of human trafficking.
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“Today is Gran’s 100th birthday and she wanted to show off her hairdo for such a special day.”
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Biden welcomes Zelenskyy to White House.
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Miss Ukraine at the Miss Universe pageant.
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First courtroom picture of Donald Trump.
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Greta Thunberg carried away by police during eco protest in German village.
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Dave Grohl showed up with no publicity to cook and serve for 500 people at Hope Mission in L.A.
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Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones tried to enter the chamber carrying a child sized casket.
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Mountain gorilla Ndakasi passes away as she lays in the arms of her rescuer and caregiver of 13 years.
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Brendan Fraser wins Best Actor.
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"Did K-12 with Eminem’s daughter. Super nice guy, posing with me and friends at the daddy daughter dance."
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Take Your Child To Work Day for the United States Secret Service.
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Ohio, East Palestine after the train crash and fire.
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Reddit legends Bad Luck Brian and Doge meet in Japan, May 2023.
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BTS Apollo 13 photo from Gary Sinise.
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Free School Lunch in California.
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President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Camacho in Austin, TX.
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Pedro Pascal bought Five Guys for the whole cast and crew of "The Last Of Us."
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Protest in Belgrade, Serbia.
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It is -45°F, (-43°C) where I’m working today in South Dakota.
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Chicago skyline visible 50 miles away in Indiana sunset.
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Young girl covers her sister’s head after an earthquake in Syria.
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Ted Cruz consoling a Uvalde police officer.
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Boy cleaning a Nebraska slaughterhouse, from Department of Labor investigators.
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Nine year old Maryland girl found a 15 million year old Megalodon tooth in Chesapeake Bay.
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Ron DeSantis after signing the bill removing funding for equity programs in Florida colleges.
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Sułoszowa, Poland has a population of 6000, all of whom live on one street.
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Pension reform riot in Paris.
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Steven Spielberg and Ke Huy Quan reunite after 39 years, after winning at Golden Globes.
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"My HOA sent me a letter that I need to have a fence blocking my trash cans from view."
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American swimmer Anita Alvarez saved by her coach after sinking to the bottom of the pool.
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Fans after Japanese pop star Shinjiro Atae came out as gay during a live show.
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Democratic senators at a news conference on the debt ceiling.
