The BBC's Most Striking Images of 2018

Published on 19 December 2025 at 16:21

Nothing stops time like a good photograph. Here's 18.

Skydiver, Arizona

A remarkable image captured by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of his friend skydiving – silhouetted against an intensely textured snap of the morning Sun in Arizona on 8 November

Monks praying, Thailand

A photo of monks praying beneath the vast golden dome of Wat Phra Dhammakaya during the yearly ceremony of Makha Bucha in February is breathtaking in its ethereal glow.

Oil-covered eyes, London

Covering her eyes in an unctuous, oil-like substance, an activist from the direct-action campaign group Fossil Free London placed herself outside the offices of the Shell energy company in May.

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