If your are photography enthusiast you should check out the top ten photos of 2012 by the Time Magazine. Interestingly enough only two photos show women, and natch, in their traditional roles as representatives of beauty and grief: ‘TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012’

There is also a section for the ten most surprising photos of 2012: ‘Time Picks the Most Surprising Photos of 2012’

And last but not least, you should not miss the very interesting photo essay on the US president: ’48 hours with Barack Obamba’.