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The Best of 2017: 50 Photos Illuminate the Top Stories and Personalities of the Year

We’re taking a look back at the personalities and stories that shaped media coverage during 2017. Crossing entertainment, fashion, sports and news, these remarkable photos from the Shutterstock Editorial Collection were carefully edited down from the thousands that are available on our platform every day. Through our partnerships with leading agencies such as the AP, EPA, BFA, Rex and Variety, as well our in-house photographers, our Editorial coverage gives us unique access to the world’s biggest events and people.
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Actress Kristen Stewart, Deadline Hollywood Portrait Studio at the Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, January, 2017. Photo by Michael Buckner/Deadline/Shutterstock – This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Thousands of people on Pennsylvania Avenue participate in the Women’s March and rally to protest President Donald J. Trump the day after he was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, in Washington, DC, January, 2017. Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here.
Tom Brady QB New England Patriots lifts the Super Bowl trophy after the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, February, 2017. Photo by Sean Ryan/IPS/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Fan takes ultimate Bruce Springsteen selfie, Sydney, Australia, February, 2017. Photo by Jessica Victoria Bloom/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
A model displays a 2017-18 Fall/Winter creation by Spanish designer Ana Locking during Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain, February, 2017. Photo by AP/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Russian President Putin at tomb of unknown soldier, Moscow, Russian Federation, February, 2017. Photo by MAXIM SHIPENKOV/EPA/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban on the red carpet for the 89th Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, February, 2017. Photo by Rob Latour/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
La La Land” producer Fred Berger, bottom right, addresses the crowd before it was discovered that the true winner of best picture was “Moonlight” at the Oscars, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Holding red envelopes behind Berger is PricewaterhouseCoopers accountant Brian Cullinan, 89th Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, February, 2017. Photo by Invision/AP/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Actress Emma Stone holds the Oscar after winning Actress in a Leading Role – ‘La La Land’ at the 89th Annual Academy Awards, Los Angeles, February, 2017. Photo by Stephen Lovekin/WWD/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Donald J. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, USA, February, 2017. Photo by Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
Model Gigi Hadid backstage at the Balmain show, Paris Fashion Week, France, March, 2017. Photo by WWD/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
A boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, March, 2017. Photo by AP/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 
One hundred Amnesty International activists dressed as ‘Statues of Liberty’ protest outside the US Embassy in London to mark US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office, London, UK, April, 2017. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Tolga Akmen/LNP/REX/Shutterstock –This editorial image is available to view on Shutterstock and can be licensed through Shutterstock Premier. Find out more here. 

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