The year 2008 in photographs - boston.com

Pictures speak louder than words.

Take your time and have a look at incredible shots at boston.com that document events of this year.
Obviously quite a range of the 40 photos presented there at the moment (it is part one of three) does not document an untroubled beauty but the dark sides of our world such as natural and man-made disasters.

These pictures, as atrocious the scenes some may show are, do one thing very well: capture emotions, evoke emotions and many rip right into the heart of the viewer.

I believe this is one of the great qualities - as well as a hazard, of course - of photography.

If you have a quarter of an hour to spend then I would say use it to have a look at The year 2008 in photographs.