Former President Barack Obama crying on stage, a police officer racing to the scene of shooting at a Florida airport, and a Libyan woman crying in a rescue boat after having just lost her child are a glimpse into the 101 most powerful Getty news photos taken this year.
This year's photos captured President Donald Trump's first year in office and the devastation left behind by Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Some of the photos in the slideshow above are graphic in nature.
Animals like Rascal, the world's ugliest dog, and a cat swimming through Houston's flooded streets were also featured prominently in Getty's selections.
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Swipe through to see the most gripping photos from Getty this year.
Fernando Alfonso III is a digital reporter at Chron.com. You can read more of his stories here and follow him on twitter at @fernalfonso. If you also like surreal GIFs and Polaroids, go hereĀ and here.
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