One photo, one country, one year

A series of photographs capturing 36 countries in just one image
Multimedia Desk | January 27, 2017

TURKEY: Red and white balloons are released during the opening ceremony of newly built Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge, the third bridge over the Bosphorus linking the city's European and Asian sides in Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2016. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

A series of photographs capturing 35 countries in just one image.

Afghanistan

Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country's wars, arrives to meet with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan November 9, 2016. Pakistan security officials escorted Gula overnight from a Peshawar hospital, where she had been staying since her arrest the previous month for living illegally in Pakistan, and handed her over to Afghan authorities at the Torkham border. Gula's deportation came amid Pakistani pressure to send 2.5 million Afghan refugees back home even though Afghanistan is facing a bloody Taliban insurgency and would struggle to look after so many returnees. PHOTO: REUTERS


Bahrain

DHL's Twisters & Extra 300 perform during the second day of the Bahrain Air Show 2016 at Sakhir, south of Bahrain January 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Bangladesh

A boy plays with sand as his mother works in a nearby restaurant on the outskirt of Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Belgium

Wild bluebells, which bloom around mid-April, turning the forest completely blue, form a carpet in the Hallerbos, also known as the 'Blue Forest', near the Belgian city of Halle, Belgium April 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Brazil

Clouds surround the Christ the Redeemer statue over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Egypt

A girl slides down a ramp into the lake in Wadi el-Rayan Fayoum, Egypt, November 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Finland

Santa Claus rides in his sleigh as he prepares for Christmas in the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland December 15, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


France

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Haiti

A general view as Hurricane Matthew approaches Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 3, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


India

A homeless man eats his breakfast on a street in Bengaluru, India, November 25, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Indonesia

Women read the Quran as boys rest inside Istiqlal Mosque during the holy month of Ramazan in Jakarta, Indonesia June 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Iran

An employee works at Takhfifan company in Tehran, Iran January 19, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Iraq

Newly displaced people wait to receive food supplies at a processing centre for displaced people In Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq October 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Israel 

A Muslim woman wearing a hijab stands in the waters in the Mediterranean Sea as an Israeli stands nearby on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel August 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Italy

Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta in front of Trieste harbour, Italy, October 9, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Kazakhstan

A long exposure photograph shows star trails in the night sky over a camp in Altyn-Emel national park, in Almaty region, Kazakhstan, May 13, 2016. REUTERS


Kenya

A giraffe runs in Amboseli National park, Kenya August 26, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS



Kuwait

People walk past a Sephora outlet in Avenues Mall in Kuwait City, Kuwait, January 19, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Mexico

A woman talks to her relatives across a fence separating Mexico and the United States, in Tijuana, Mexico, November 12, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Nepal

A devotee is smeared with a vermillion powder while celebrating the "Sindoor Jatra" vermillion powder festival at Thimi, in Bhaktapur, Nepal, April 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Pakistan

A man balances himself on a ferris wheel as he inspects it at a public park in Sardaryab, Charsadda, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, August 25, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Peru

A street vendor sells candy floss as people visit tombs of relatives and friends at 'Nueva Esperanza' (New Hope) cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, November 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Philippines

A boy leaps in-between apartment-style tombs as Filipinos visit the graves of their deceased loved ones to commemorate All Saints Day, at Barangka public cemetery in Marikina city, Metro Manila, Philippines November 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Qatar

A Qatari man prepares his falcon to participate in a falcon contest during Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival at Sealine desert, Qatar January 29, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Russia

A herd of reindeer is seen inside an enclosure as herders select and sort them during sunrise in the settlement of Krasnoye in Nenets Autonomous District, Russia, November 28, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims gather on Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the annual Hajjpilgrimage, outside the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia September 11, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Singapore

People walk in the corridor of the Pan Pacific Hotel in Singapore, February 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Somalia

A general view shows the scene of a suicide car bombing outside Hotel Ambassador on Maka Al Mukaram Road in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, June 1, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Spain

Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls form a human tower called "castell", while a supporter applauds, during a biannual competition in Tarragona city, Spain, October 2, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Syria

A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Thailand

Tourists take pictures at Mai Khao Beach, as a plane approaches the Phuket International Airport in Phuket, Thailand March 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


Turkey

Red and white balloons are released during the opening ceremony of newly built Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge, the third bridge over the Bosphorus linking the city's European and Asian sides in Istanbul, Turkey, August 26, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, talks with a child during the official opening ceremony of the world's first functional 3D printed offices in Dubai May 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


United Kingdom

Houseboats glisten in late afternoon sunshine at their moorings on the Regent's Canal in Little Venice in London, Britain, November 30, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS


United States of America

A gap in the US-Mexico border fence is seen outside Jacumba, California, United States, October 7, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
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