The hardcounting staff could be wrong about this, but it sure seems the annual New York Times Year in Pictures section features an unusual number of photos from non-Times sources.
Our unofficial tally starts with the Page One photo showing “Buried cars on Avenue C and Seventh Street in Manhattan, after Hurricane Sandy caused severe flooding and power failures” (Christos Pathiakis/Getty Images):
After that:
Getty Images – two more
Associated Press – seven images
Agence France-Presse – two
Reuters – two
See especially pages 6-7:
Of course, there are also multiple Times photographers:
Tomas Munita – five
Tyler Hicks – three
Fred R. Conrad – three
Samuel Aranda – two
No big deal. Just a snapshot.
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