PHOTOS: The world captured by AP photographers in 2021
A penguin swims in an enclosure housing gentoo and chinstrap penguins at Mexico City's Inbursa Aquarium on Jan. 13, 2021. [AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell]
Associated Press journalists all over the world spent the chaotic months of 2021 covering the stories that changed the world – often from front-row seats.
AP photographers have submitted a series of the year’s top images.
Take a look at a selection of AP’s most memorable photos of 2021 via the gallery below.