Journalism isn’t just about what’s written down; sometimes, it only takes a picture to tell a story. Here are 12 of the best images from our #PicOfTheDay feature in 2021
Gripping moments
Capturing Rob Lovell climbing at the most north-westerly point in Great Britain, this image was shortlisted for the Red Bull Illume photography competition capturing extreme sports
Hazard warning
“Paramilitary and public security forces” celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of North Korea
Chill out
A man cools down as the mercury hits 116F in Portland, Oregon
Under siege
Police respond to the storming of the Capitol in January as insurrectionists try to overturn former president Donald Trump’s election defeat
HRH Prince Phillip
Artist Ralph Heimans reflects on the Duke of Edinburgh after his passing in April
Captain Sir Tom Moore
The nation salutes one of the pandemic’s heroes one more time after his death in February
Bahrain Banger
Kicking off a thrilling Formula One season in 2021, fireworks greet Lewis Hamilton after he takes the chequered flag at the season opener in Bahrain
Red Zone
This image is a stark reminder of the destructive force of forest fires, with hundreds of thousands of acres of land destroyed in California
Going with the flow
A day out at the volcano: locals watch the lava flows with friends and a bite to eat
Bushy-tailed
One of the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice awards, a red squirrel settles down for some kip in Wyoming
Writing’s on the Fall
Armchair experts decode the hidden message as NASA’s Perseverence rover prepares for landing
Rock stars
This image of the Three Peaks in the Italian Dolomites was featured in the top 50 pictures in the Pano Amateur Landscape/Nature awards
