As 2024 comes to a close, we take a look back now at some of the year's biggest stories through the images of photo journalists.

We spoke with four photographers who documented the presidential campaign, the protests over the war in Gaza, the Paris Olympics, and much more.

This year, when I think about my coverage, I think about the resilience of the human spirit

to keep moving in the midst of trial and tribulation.

My name is Brandon Bell, and I'm a staff photographer for Getty Images based in Austin, Texas.

My name is Martin Biro.

I'm the photo indicted in chief for Agence France for France.

My name is Evan Virchie.

I am the chief photographer for the Associated Press in Washington. My name is Gabriela Gregor Spleaver and I am a freelance photojournalist.

I graduated from Columbia where I was a student photojournalist for the Columbia Daily Spectator.

Shortly after October 7th, there were immediately protests on our

campus. Literally, it was wake up, go cover the encampment as long as I can, go back home,

go to sleep and do it again. We were able to like navigate certain parts of the encampment and cover

things in ways that I think a lot of the outside press were there couldn't.

And that moment I was like, okay, what can I bring to the table that all of these other

experienced photojournalists around me maybe can't?

So for me, it was, I know this community and I know the difference between what is happening

right now and all these other students that are walking to

class or what it was like two weeks ago. You know, on the one hand, as a photojournalist, you're supposed to be

covering these things unbiasedly and what's actually occurring. But at the same time, as the student of

Columbia, I know the person who's sitting in that tent. I know the person who's in that building,

and I'm surrounded by a lot of my peers.

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