If you know any local or international selections that should be included in the list, please let me know in the comments section to be added!

Year summaries on media events:

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  Look Back on 2009 in Pictures
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  24.hu (in Hungarian): Drámai éve volt a magyar médiaiparnak

• 444.hu (in Hungarian): Soha ilyen sötét éve nem volt a szabad sajtónak Magyarországon
• 444.hu (in Hungarian): Lehet, hogy nem vetted észre, de 2016 egy jó év volt
• Index.hu (in Hungarian): Kőkemény éve volt a magyar médiának 2016-ban
• Média2.0 (in Hungarian): A 10 legváratlanabb fordulat a magyar médiában – mégis, már meg sem lepődünk
• Média2.0 (in Hungarian): 2016-os kríziskörkép: hogyan mélyítik a válságot a konteóhívők?
• Wired: 2016: The Mainstream Media Melted Down as Fake News Festered

Photo selections on Hungarian news sites:

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  Best photos of 2012 selections
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  24.hu: Akármilyen szomorú, tényleg ez volt 2016

• 24.hu: Mutatunk egy csomó sportfotót 2016-ból, amitől garantáltan újra libabőrös leszel
• 24.hu: Egy év Palvin Barbarával – 2016 legjobb képei a magyar topmodellről
• 444.hu: Vérben úszott ez az év is
• 444.hu: Az év legütősebb képei
• 444.hu: Az év legállatibb képei
• 444.hu: Az év legcsodásabb természetfotói
• Erdekesvilag.hu: Az év legjobb utazási fotói
• Google Trends: Az év keresései 2016-ban
• Index: Jó- és rosszkedvünkben is az utcára vonultunk az idén
• Index: Ezeket a képeket nem fogjuk egykönnyen elfelejteni <-NEW
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  Collectino of best photos of 2013
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  Index: Szíriai építészhallgató lett az év ügynökségi fotósa

• Index: Kozmikus rigóhorror és karatézó madarak az év magyar természetfotóin
• Index.hu: Ezeket a sorozatokat szerettük 2016-ban
• Hajdú Online: 2016 Derencsényi István szemével <-NEW
• Hajdú Online: 2016 Matey István szemével <-NEW
• HVG: Magyarország 2016 – így látták a HVG fotósai
• HVG: Ilyen volt 2016 Magyarországon
• HVG: Az év, amikor a félelem a hétköznapjaink részévé vált
• HVG: Egy év, amikor a magyarok nem hittek a szemüknek – az év sportképei
• Lemon.hu: Íme a 2016-os év Instagram sztárjai
• Mai Manó Ház Blog: A Reuters válogatása 2016 legjobb sajtófotóiból
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  Best photos of 2014 collection
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  Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

  MNO: Megmutatjuk, hogyan látták 2016-ot a Magyar Nemzet fotósai <- NEW

• MNO: Tevék, vulkán, Copacabana – íme 2016 legjobb drónfotói <-NEW
• MNO: Az év képekben
• MNO: Sony World Photography Awards 2016: két magyar a döntőben
• NLCafé: A meztelen jógás csaj legjobb képei 2016-ban
• NLCafé: Az NLCafé fotósai ezért szerették 2016-ot
• Origo: 2016 az Origo fotóriportereinek szemével <- NEW
• Origo: Az év képekben 2016 (gyűjtőgaléria)
• Origo: Merénylet és nejlonzacskós Messi az év képein – Január
• Origo: Magyar Oscar és magyar kutya az év képein – február
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  Best photos of 2015 collection
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  Origo: Tanártüntetés és terror az év sajtófotóin – Március

• Origo: Tehenek Budapest utcáin és gyász az év sajtófotóin – Április
• Origo: Erzsébet királynő 90 éves és repülő az autópályán – Május
• Origo: Labdarúgó Európa-bajnokság és Brexit az év sajtófotóin – Június
• Origo: Nizzai terror és puccskísérlet az év sajtófotóin – Július
• Origo: Olimpikonok a csúcson és autós üldözés – Augusztus
• Origo: Hullámok és paralimpia az év sajtófotóin – Szeptember
• Origo: Bob Dylan és a levitáló Yoda az év sajtófotói – Október
• Origo: Fegyverégetés és Donald Trump az év sajtófotóin – November
• Origo: Gyilkosság élőben és gyászoló világ az év sajtófotóin – December
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  Collection of 2017’s best photos
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  Style.hu: Top 10: képek a 2016-os sienai fotós díjátadóról

• Style.hu: Top 10: A legcsodálatosabb akcióképek 2016-ból
• Style.hu: Íme az Év természetfotósa 2016 döntőseinek képei
• Style.hu: A National Geographic: Az év természet fotósa verseny díjazottjai
• Velvet: Felismeri 2016 menő sorozatait egy képkocka alapján?
• Velvet: 2016 a válás éve – A top 10 szakítás idén
• Velvet: Búcsúzzunk 2016-tól az év legjobb nőivel!
• Velvet: Többször mutatták meg a mellüket nyilvánosan, mint vártuk
• Velvet: 15 hipszter kajatrend, amit el kéne felejteni jövőre
• ZooZoo: Lélegzetelállítóak a National Geographic díjának idei döntős fotói

News agency selections:

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  Broadest collection of 2018 photos
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  AFP: Pictures of The Year – Part 1 <- NEW

• AFP: Pictures of The Year – Part 2 <- NEW
• AFP: Pictures of The Year – Part 3 <- NEW
• AFP: Pictures of The Year – Part 4 <- NEW
• AP: Top Middle East Photos from 2016 <- NEW
• AP: 2016 Photos in Review – News
• AP: 2016 Photos in Review – Features
• AP: Top Europe & Africa feature photos from 2016
• AP: Top Europe & Africa news photos from 2016
• AP: Top Europe & Africa sports photos from 2016
• AP: Best Feature Images From Latin America in 2016
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  A look Back on 2009 in Pictures
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  Noor: 2016 Year in Review by NOOR <-NEW

• Magnum: End of Year 2016 <-NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year 2016 <- NEW
• Reuters: One Photo, One Country, One Year <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Fighting Islamic State <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Natural Disasters <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Environment <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Animals <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Space <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Sports <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Entertainment <- NEW
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Oddly
• Reuters: Pictures of the Year: Fashion <- NEW
• Reuters: In Memoriam: Those We Lost in 2016 <- NEW
• Reuters: Top Google Searches of 2016 <- NEW
• Reuters: World’s Most Powerful People <- NEW
• Reuters: Newsmakers of 2016 <- NEW
• Reuters: The Top 10 Business Stories of 2016 <- NEW
• Reuters: Most Popular Instagram Photos <- NEW
• VII: 2016 Year in Review <- NEW
• Xinhua: Xinhua selects best world news photos of 2016 <-NEW
• Xinhua: Selected Xinhua domestic pics in 2016 <-NEW
• Xinhua: Eye feast given by nature in 2016 <-NEW
• Xinhua: Highlights of Chinese Air Force in 2016 <-NEW

Foreign news sites’ selections:

• BBC: The most striking photos of the year  <- NEW
• BPOTY: Bird Photographer of the Year <- NEW
• Haaretz: The Best Photos of the Year 2016 <- NEW
• iPhone Photography Awards: 2016 Winning Photographs <- NEW
• Lens Culture: 2016 LensCulture Street Photography Awards <- NEW
• Lens Culture: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2016 <- NEW
• Nature.com: 2016 in pictures: The best science images of the year <-NEW
• PDNpulse: Top Photo News Stories of 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: Here Are the Best Travel Photos of 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: 2016 Nat Geo Nature Photo Contest <- NEW
• PetaPixel: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: 20 of the Best iPhone Photos of 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: The Top 10 Photos, Cameras, and Tags on Flickr in 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: The 30 Best Selling Photos on EyeEm in 2016 <- NEW
• PetaPixel: A Montage of the Best Drone Footage of 2016 <- NEW
• Red Bull: 2016’s top Adventure photos will make you go WOW! <- NEW
• Red Bull: Highlights of what happened in our skies in 2016 <- NEW
• Red Bull: The very best of Adventure 2016 in 80 seconds <- NEW
• Red Bull Racing: The Best Of Show Runs 2016 <- NEW
• Red BUll Racing: 2016 Best Of Photos <- NEW
• Uganda Press Photo Awards <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: SI’s 100 Best Photos of 2016 <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: 2016 Sports Illustrated Covers <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: SI’s 2016 Cheerleaders of the Week <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: Notable Sports Firsts in 2016 <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: Top sports controversies of 2016 <- NEW
• Sports Illustrated: Biggest Retirements of 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: The Best WIRED Photo Stories of 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: The Most Stunning Space Photos of 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: All the Best Space Stuff From 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: 25 Masterpieces Prove 2016 Was Incredible in Architecture <- NEW
• Wired: These Are the 12 Best Movies of 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: The Best 2016 Movies You (Probably) Never Saw <- NEW
• Wired: Our 11 Favorite Transportation Video Stories in 2016 <- NEW
• Wired: 8 Wonderful Games You Might Have Missed in 2016 <- NEW
• Medium/The White House: Behind the Lens: 2016 Year in Photographs
• NY Times: The Best Styles Photography of 2016
• The Guardian: Our favourite Australian photos of 2016
• Evening Standard: Pictures of the year: The best photographs from 2016
• EuroNews: Pictures of the year 2016
• International Business Times: The year’s most powerful photos of the migrant crisis
• TIME: The Best Drone Photographs of 2016
• Hindustan Times: India in images: 2016 HT photographs
• BBC: The UK in 2016 as seen by Press Association photographers
• Politico’s Best Photos of 2016
• The Guardian: Our best portraits of 2016 – in pictures
• Telegraph photographers’ pictures of the year 2016
• Al Jazeera’s best photos of 2016
• Washington Post: Our most memorable photos of 2016
• Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting: 2016: A Year in Photos
• Washington City Paper: The best images exhibited in D.C. this year
• Boston Globe The Big Picture: 2016 Year in Pictures: Part I, Part II
• Boston Globe The Big Picture: The best Boston Globe photos of 2016
• Boston Globe The Big Picture: Amazing animals 2016 <-NEW
• Quartz: The most moving, striking images from a year of terrible news
• Grimy Goods’ Best Concert Photography of 2016
• Journal.ie: The 27 photographs that took our breath away in 2016
• BBC: Year in pictures 2016
• BBC: In pictures: Twelve months, twelve frames
• Highlights from the Year in New Yorker Photography
• The Guardian: The funniest and most unusual animal photos of 2016
• Christian Science Monitor: Our best photos of the year 2016
• Politico Europe: Most powerful photographs of 2016
• The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 – in pictures
• Daily Herald: Daily Herald’s best photos from 2016
• SantaFe.org: Top 10 Santa Fe Instagram Photos of 2016
• A year in photos: CAR magazine’s best 2016 pictures
• Kottke.org: The year in photos 2016
• The Express Tribune: 38 iconic pictures of 2016
• Bleed Cubbie Blue: The 10 Best Chicago Cubs Photos of 2016
• Telesur: Europe 2016 in Pictures
• New Statesman: Memes of 2016: What viral images will teach future historians
• Wall Street Journal: Year in Photos 2016
• CNN: 2016: The year in pictures
• MIT Technology Review: Our Best Photographs of 2016
• The Guardian: The best photographs of 2016 from across the US
• WCPO: Staff photographer’s top 9 photos of 2016
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 2016: A year in Post-Gazette photos
• STRAVA: The Best Photos of the Year
• The Best Photographs FADER Took This Year
• The Year in New Yorker Instagrams
• Magnum: Martin Parr presents his edit of the 2016 pictures of the year
• Greenpeace: 2016 – The year in photos
• Artsy: The Most Powerful Moments of Photojournalism in 2016
• CBS News: 2016 Instagrammer of the year
• USA Today: 2016: The year in pictures
• ESPN: Iconic moments of 2016
• HELLO! The Year in Pictures 2016
• Vegas Seven: 2016 In Decline: The Year in Pictures
• WNYC: Photography Roundtable: The Most Powerful Images of 2016
• Business Insider: 50 stunning moments captured by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photography team in 2016
• PHOTOS: 2016 Pictures of the Year from The Denver Post    
• Metro: The most memorable photos of 2016
• NY Times: The Year in Pictures 2016
• NY Times: Choosing the New York Times Pictures of the Year
• NY Times: In the Moment: Photographs From 2016 <-NEW
• NY Times: The Best Styles Photography of 2016 <-NEW
• NY Times: The Photos You Liked in 2016 <-NEW
• USA Today: 2016: One photo from every day
• The 30 most stunning photos Business Insider took in 2016
• Guardian photographer of the year 2016: Carl Court
• Kansas City Business Journal: Year in Review: Best photographs of 2016
• TIME: 50 Astonishing Animal Photos of 2016
• Wall Street Journal: 2016 The Year in Review
• A year through the lens: Nelson Mail’s best sports photographs of 2016
• NBC News:  The Year in Pictures: 2016
• Federal News Radio:   2016 in pictures: Best photo galleries of the year
• Silicon Republic: Enjoy some of the best award-winning photographs of 2016
• International Business Times: The 100 most memorable photos of  2016
• Catch News: NASA releases top 16 photos of the Earth for 2016
• Quartz: The very best drone photography of 2016
• Up Worthy: 23 incredible photos from 2016 that prove it wasn’t a total dumpster fire
• British Journal of Photography: Kathy Ryan’s Best of 2016
• The Guardian: 2016 Eyewitness: our summary of the defining images of the year
• Space.com: The 100 Best Space Photos of 2016
• Courier-Mail 2016 has been one of the most dramatic years ever
• The Guardian: Jonathan Jones’s top 10 art exhibitions of 2016
• Digital Trends: These 20 Dronestagram photos take a look at 2016 from the skies
• Market Watch: The Must-See Photos of 2016
• CNN: Travel Photographer of the Year: 2016 winners revealed
• WTOP: Top Google searches in 2016 (Photos)
• TIME: The Best Space Photos of 2016
• NPPA: Links for ‘Best of the Year’ Photo Galleries
• New Atlas: 2016 from above: Some of the year’s finest drone photography
• A Look Back to L.A. Weekly’s Best Photojournalism of 2016
• Baltimore Sun/The Darkroom: 2016 Baltimore Sun pictures of the year
• The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, September–December
• The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, May-August
• The Atlantic: 2016: The Year in Photos, January-April
• L’Oeil De La Photographie:  The Best Of The Eye 2016
• TIME: Best Sports Photos of 2016
• LA Times: The top 10 art museum exhibitions of 2016
• TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016
• What Culture: 30 Best WWE Photos of 2016
• Al Arabiya: Part 1: 10 of the 100 best pictures of 2016
• Photojournalink: 2016 in Pictures
• TIME: The Best Weather Photos of 2016
• The Indian Express: Defining pictures of 2016: From Syria civil war to US elections
• ABC News: The Best Images of the Year: 56 Captivating Photos of 2016
• The Onion’s Best Photojournalism Of 2016
• The Guardian: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016: the winners – in pictures
• The Oregonian: Our favorite music photography of 2016
• TIME’s Best Photojournalism of 2016
• Daily Mail: News agency AFP releases its best photographs of the year 
• Bloomberg’s Best Photos of 2016
• CNN: 2016: The year in pictures
• Hartford Courant: The Year In Pictures 2016
• Maclean’s picks the top photos of 2016
• TIME’s Best Portraits of 2016
• Tufts Now: The Year in Photos 2016
• TIME: The 10 Best Photos of 2016
• Bloomberg: Watch our Video of The Best of the Year 2016 Photos
• The Guardian: Photographer of the year – 2016 shortlist
• TIME: Wire Photographer of 2016
• USA Today: 2016 Celebrity Phots of the Year
• Business Insider: The most incredible nature photos of 2016
• Newsday: 50 best sports photos of 2016
• NOOR: 2016 Year in Review
• Mashable: Man behind THAT Usain Bolt photo picks the best sporting shots of 2016
• The Guardian: Sean O’Hagan’s top 10 photography exhibitions of 2016
• Associated Press: PHOTOS: 2016 in Review
• The top 10 inspiring photography projects on Creative Boom in 2016
• Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes Gallery, Cherie Diez’s favorite photos of 2016
• TIME: Ruddy Roye is TIME’s Pick for Instagram Photographer of 2016
• The Atlantic: Top 25 News Photos of 2016
• National Geographic: Best Photos of 2016
• TIME: Top 100 Photos of the Year
• Gizmodo: 2016’s Supposed ‘Photo of the Year’ Is a Big Fat Fake
• Rueters: Pictures of the year 2016
• Powder: The 2016 Photos of the Year
• Tampa Bay Times: All Eyes gallery: Lara Cerri’s favorite photos of 2016
• ArtNet: Here Are the World’s Most Instagrammed Museums of 2016
• Daily Mail: Winners of categories in The Nature Conservancy 2016 Photo Competition
• World Press Photo: 2016 Photo Contest
• Audubon: The 2016 Audubon Photography Awards: Top 100
• AOL: The 40 best Reuters photos of the year so far
• USA Today: The best landscape photographs of 2016
• Newsweek: The 10 Most-Liked Instagram Pictures of 2016 Revealed
• National Geographic: Travel Photographer of the Year 2016
• BBC: Wildlife Photographer of the Year – People’s Choice
• Straits Times: 8 iconic photos, videos and memes that best sum up 2016
• IBN: Best Pictures From The 2016 Presidential Election Campaign Trail
• Globe and Mail: AFP Sports Photos of the Year 2016
• CNN: Haunting image of reservoir wins best architectural photograph of 2016
• CNN: The best sailing pictures of 2016
• TIME: The Best Astronomy Photos of 2016
• Nation Geographic: Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest
• Wall Street Journal: Nature’s Best Photography Awards
• Time Lightbox: Best iPhone Photos of 2016
• Belfast Telegraph: UK Mountain Photo of the Year 2016
• MSN: The 100 best pictures of 2016
• New Atlas: World’s best architecture photography brought into sharp focus
• Chicago Tribune: Best of Skokie through amateur photos
• Delaware 105.9 Talk: Winners are revealed in 2016 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest
• AV Club: The 20 Best Films of 2016 <- NEW

A legjobb fotókönyvek:

• Elizabeth Avedon: 2016 BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS : ROUND-UP PART 1
• Lens Culture: Critically Acclaimed: Experts’ Top 14 Photobooks of 2016
• Lens Culture: 2016 Photobooks of the Year, Part II: 32 Personal Favorites        
• NY Times: The Best Photo Books of 2016
• The Guardian: The best photography books of 2016
• American Photo: The Best Photography Books of the Year: 2016
• 1000 Words Magazine: Top 10 Photobooks of 2016
• Colin Pantall’s Blog: The Best Books of 2016:
• Crave: The 5 Best Photography Books of 2016
• pdn: Notable Photo Books of 2016: Part 1, 2, and 3
• Photo Eye: The Best PhotoBooks of 2016 
• The NY Times: A Spotlight on the Season’s Top Photography Books
• Financial Times: Best books of 2016: Art & photography
• Smithsonian: The Best “Art Meets Science” Books of 2016
• HAF: The 17 Best Socially Concerned Photobooks of 2016
• TIME Selects the Best Photobooks of 2016
• 500px: The Top Food Photos on 500px in 2016

AFP: AN2016: rétrospective des images insolites AFP de l’année

Getty Images: 2016 In Focus

Getty Images: The Moments That Gave Us Hope in 2016

Getty Images: The Moments That Made Our Jaws Drop in 2016

Getty Images: The Moments That Dazzled Us in 2016

Getty Images: The Moments That Warmed Our Hearts in 2016

Getty Images: The Moments That Broke Our Hearts in 2016

Getty Images: The Moments That Made Us Love the Game in 2016

Getty Images: Celebrating Some of Those We Lost in 2016

Sky News: A Year In Pictures 2016

It took me over 8 hours to edit this list (even though most of it was only copied over) – tell in the comments section how long did it take for you to check out all the images included!