Getty Images Year in Focus 2017
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-12-12 18:33:50
Two girls embrace during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the US on October 2. On October 1, a gunman killed more than 50 people and injured over 500 as he opened fire on a large crowd at a concert. The massacre is one of the deadliest shootings in US history. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images/VCG
Editor's Note:
From the Las Vegas shooting and Hurricane Harvey to the Rohingya refugee crisis, 2017 has been a devastating year for many across the world. It has also been a year of firsts, such as the election of the youngest French president. Getty Images honors its photographers with the annual Year in Focus to highlights their best photo journalism of the year. Photos: Getty Images/VCG

A Rohingya boy cries as he climbs a truck delivering aid to the refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh on September 20. More than half a million Rohingya refugees have flooded into Bangladesh since August 25, 2017 when renewed fighting broke out between militants and the Myanmese military. Photo: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images/VCG
Residents of Orange, Texas, the US wade in the water on their flood-covered street in September 2. Hurricane Harvey brought nearly 50 inches of rainfall to the city on August 25, devastating neighborhoods and leaving many homeless. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images/VCG
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses supporters after winning the election at the Louvre in Paris, France on May 7. Pro-EU Macron, the youngest French president to be elected, defeated far right rival Marine Le Pen by a comfortable margin. Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images/VCG