35 of the best Reuters photos of the year so far

Sarah Jacobs

Oct 13, 2015, 21:02 IST

A family sit inside a car as they prepare to leave a danger zone area, as ash spews from Mount Sinabung volcano during an eruption at Tiga Serangkai village in Karo Regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia June 24, 2015. More than 10,000 people from 12 villages, who are living around the slopes of Mount Sinabung, left their homes and moved to refugee camps, local media reported on Friday.

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A family inside their car during the eruption of the Mount Sinabung volcano.

For the past 30 years, Reuters' award-winning photographers have been traveling around the world, documenting the biggest news stories as well as the smaller, tender moments that fly under the radar.

Here, we take a look at 35 of the most powerful images taken this year by their amazing team of photographers.

These photos cover a wide range of the human experience - the darkness of war, the joy that comes from love and compassion, and the bravery of those following their passions.

We'll be updating this slideshow as 2015 comes to an end.

Editor's note: Many of the images in this slideshow depict graphic violence, injury, and nudity, and many are upsetting.

(Captions by Reuters and Sarah Jacobs)