3 minute read December 20, 2024 1:00 PM EST A s much as the photographs captured by TIME this year are a snapshot of 2024, they are also a look into what’s to come. By documenting history through their own lenses, TIME photographers sought out the unique and highlighted what is not always seen.  TIME photographers sat front row to this year’s biggest events—from the Paris Olympics to the U.S. election. TIME profiled Olympians gearing up for the most important competition of their lives with