Here they choose their favourite shots and share insight into the stories behind the images that helped define 2022.
5. File photo dated 31/05/22 of the then Prince of Wales (now King Charles III) dances with Bridget Tibbs during a Jubilee tea dance
Ben Birchall took advantage of being the only news photographer present at Highgrove during the Platinum Jubilee, to blend into the crowd and capture a natural shot of the then-Prince of Wales on the dancefloor. Ben said: “It helped being the only news photographer present and I consciously remember pulling back, leaving space to blend into guests and just observing without a camera to my eye. “I could sense someone would ask him to dance, so I moved into the empty floor space, switched to my 20mm prime lens and sure enough they began to waltz towards me. Photo: Ben Birchall
6. Nick Kyrgios plays a shot through his legs during the Final of the Gentlemen's Singles against Novak Djokovic on day fourteen of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
One of the most talked-about players at Wimbledon this year was Nick Kyrgios. Zac Goodwin took a unique action shot during the Australian’s defeat to Novak Djokovic in the men’s final. Zac said: “This position would usually provide limited opportunities for interesting images of players on the near side of the court, ‘usually’ being the key word. “I was incredibly lucky to be shooting Nick Kyrgios, the man who plays exhibition shots for fun. “Noticing a pattern of Nick attempting to play a ‘tweener/hot-dog’ through his legs, I was eventually gifted with a shot of him returning a lob from Djokovic.” Photo: Zac Goodwin
7. A crash in the Men's 15km Scratch Race Qualifying Round as England's Matt Walls (no.29) goes over the barrier into the crowd
John Walton was in the right place when a terrifying crash happened during the Commonwealth Games cycling held in London as England’s Matt Walls went over the barrier into the crowd. John said: “(It was a) spectacular crash at the Commonwealth Games. The rider crashed into the crowd as anguished spectators looked on in horror as the accident unfolded.” Photo: PA
8. Queen Elizabeth II's grandchildren (clockwise from front centre) the Prince of Wales, Peter Phillips, James, Viscount Severn, Princess Eugenie, the Duke of Sussex, Princess Beatrice, Lady Louise Windsor and Zara Tindall hold a vigil beside the coffin of their grandmother
At the vigil held by the Queen’s grandchildren around her coffin, Yui Mok captured a widely used image using a remotely controlled camera. Yui said: “The fact that Harry, the Duke of Sussex, got to stand alongside his brother William in military uniform – having been stripped of his military titles after giving up life as a working royal, but given special permission by his father, the King – provided added poignancy to the occasion. “This picture was shot on one of three remotely operated cameras installed above the south door of the hall.” Photo: Yui Mok