Vanity Fair: The 100 Best Photos Of 2011

The most important events of the year draws to a close. Here are the best shots of the last 12 months that moved, amazed, and shocked us. Which do you prefer? The 100 Best Photos Of 2011 by Vanity Fair http://www.vanityfair.it/news/mondo/2011/12/27/foto-piu-belle-2011-anno

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The beam of light on Ground Zero for the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center ( Noam Galai / noamgalai.com )

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A man set himself on fire in front of a bank in Thessaloniki (REUTERS / nodas Stylianidis)

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The lifeless body of Gaddafi photographed the house of a Libyan official (Fabio Bucciarelli / LUZphoto)

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A police officer uses pepper spray to disperse some Occupy UC students engaged in sit-ins (Wayne Tilcock / AP / LaPresse)

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A wave sweeps Miyako City after an earthquake of magnitude 8.9 struck the area (Mainichi Shimbun / Reuters)

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A woman sat weeping amid the ruins of the city of Natori in northern Japan (Asahi Shimbun / Reuters)

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Prince William and his wife Catherine Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony of Backingham Palace (George Pimentel)

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The President of the United States, with Secretary of State and all the security staff attend the important phases of the killing of Osama Bin Laden. (Pete Souza / The White House / Getty Images)

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Some protesters burned two cars look during the protest against the government in office. (AP Photo / Hektor Pustina)