Newseum: Pictures of the Year

Typhoon Haiyan A woman holds her child in the ruins of a building in Tacloban, Philippines, that was destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan. The 2013 typhoon was one of the strongest storms on record. (Courtesy Newseum/Kevin Frayer)
Signal African migrants crowd the moonlit Djibouti shore trying to capture cell phone signals from neighboring Somalia to contact relatives abroad.(Courtesy Newseum/John Stanmeyer)
Ray Day Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis shows his game face during his team's 24-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. It was Lewis's last home game before he retired. The Ravens went on to win the Super Bowl. (Courtesy Newseum/Patrick Smith)
"Afghanistan's hunger crisis" (STORY) Islam Bibi, 15, clutches her severely malnourished 8-month-old son, Samiullah, as they receive treatment at a hospital in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, where hunger is increasing among children in the war-torn country. (Courtesy Newseum/Daniel Berehulak)
Sunday Best Photographer Barbara Davidson was on her way to cover a marathon in Los Angeles when she came upon Art Attly waiting for a bus and looking like he had been "frozen in a time capsule." Her portrait of Attly won the award of excellence. (Courtesy/Barbara Davidson/The Los Angeles Times)
Rubik Trick Australian snowboarder Steph Magiros takes to the air during a portrait session in Sydney. She represented her country at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. (Courtesy Newseum/Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
Boston police officers Rachel McGuire, Kevin McGill and Javier Pagan react to a second explosion at the Boston Marathon. The power of the first explosion knocked down runner Bill Effrig, who rose to finish the marathon. (Courtesy/Newseum/John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe)
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