Images 1994

By Bruce Handy. Designer: Janet Waegel. Picture editor: Jay Colton Researchers: Hannah Bloch, Leslie Dickstein

Earthquakes. political upheaval. Incomprehensible acts of violence, sometimes engulfing whole countries. Tabloid spectacle... 1994 proved to be a memorable, if occasionally frightening, year for photojournalists. Here, on the following pages, are the year's most compelling news photos -- and the often disturbing stories behind them.