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Year-Ender 2025: Moments Captured In Time, Through The Outlook Lens

From the valour of soldiers and the pain of victims during the Pahalgam terror attack, to the piety of Chhatth celebrations. From the mood of mourners after the violence that gripped Nepal during the Gen-Z protests, to the resolve of participants in the farmers’ protest, 2025 had it all. Outlook’s bunch of intrepid photographers captured all the highs and lows, the agonies and the ecstasies, the exhilaration and heartbreaks that the year had to offer. Whether it was the site of tragedy after the Air India plane crash in Gujarat, or the despair of those fighting demons in their mind, our portraits went to the core of the subjects. We sharpened our focus to zoom in on the pollution of the Yamuna and the parched reality of drought in Maharashtra. Let us rewind and relive the photographs of the year.

Aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack
Aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack | Photo: Yasir Iqbal
A deserted view of the Yamuna River, the dried Riverbed easily visible with only small streams flowing across the s ITO Barrage in New Delhi, March 27, 2025
A deserted view of the Yamuna River, the dried Riverbed easily visible with only small streams flowing across the s ITO Barrage in New Delhi, March 27, 2025 | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
The wing lies broken in the dust, just outside Meghnagar. Inside the hostel of BJ Medical Hospital—five storey tall and once full of life—at least ten people are now gone.
The wing lies broken in the dust, just outside Meghnagar. Inside the hostel of BJ Medical Hospital—five storey tall and once full of life—at least ten people are now gone. | Photo: Dinesh Parab/Outlook
84-year-old Shaikh Abrahim Supru clutches an old newspaper clipping. His hands tremble, the paper thins with age, but the face in the photo is clear, that of Shaikh Rafique Shaikh Mustafa, his son-in-law.
84-year-old Shaikh Abrahim Supru clutches an old newspaper clipping. His hands tremble, the paper thins with age, but the face in the photo is clear, that of Shaikh Rafique Shaikh Mustafa, his son-in-law. | Photo: Dinesh Parab/Outlook
The daughter of a woman who was killed by Pakistani mortar shell shrapnel while they were travelling in a car in Rajarwani village, Uri region, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 9, 2025
The daughter of a woman who was killed by Pakistani mortar shell shrapnel while they were travelling in a car in Rajarwani village, Uri region, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 9, 2025 | Photo: Yasir Iqbal
To support her family, Nirmala  took up the role of puncture repair mechanic and has been doing it from last 20 years at Shastri Park pusta number one in New Delhi, on February 24, 2025.
To support her family, Nirmala took up the role of puncture repair mechanic and has been doing it from last 20 years at Shastri Park pusta number one in New Delhi, on February 24, 2025. | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
A group of people at a funeral ceremony at Pasupati after the Gen-Z protests in Nepal
A group of people at a funeral ceremony at Pasupati after the Gen-Z protests in Nepal | Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook
Portrait of Pampa Guha
Portrait of Pampa Guha | Photo: Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook
In Borchibari village, Peith Taluka, Nashik district, only one out of the three wells is shallow enough for women to climb down. That day, Kashinath Gavit, 55, descended into the well instead of his wife, who had gone to another village to wash clothes at the pond.
In Borchibari village, Peith Taluka, Nashik district, only one out of the three wells is shallow enough for women to climb down. That day, Kashinath Gavit, 55, descended into the well instead of his wife, who had gone to another village to wash clothes at the pond. | Photo: Dinesh Parab/Outlook
Chhath Puja in Delhi
Chhath Puja in Delhi | Photo: Vikram Sharma/Outlook
Bulldozer with regional flags in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar
Bulldozer with regional flags in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook
An elderly farmer sits at the daily assembly at Shambhu border, listening to the leaders speak from the stage on January 13, 2025
An elderly farmer sits at the daily assembly at Shambhu border, listening to the leaders speak from the stage on January 13, 2025 | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
The Aishbagh graveyard in Lucknow, on April 16,2025
The Aishbagh graveyard in Lucknow, on April 16,2025 | Photo: Suresh K Pandey/Outlook
Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh carry out Padsanchalan on Vijayadashmi to mark the Centenary year of the organisation
Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh carry out Padsanchalan on Vijayadashmi to mark the Centenary year of the organisation | Photo: Vikram Sharma/Outlook
BSF personnel patrol the India-Pakistan border at Jaisalmer during Operation Sindoor
BSF personnel patrol the India-Pakistan border at Jaisalmer during Operation Sindoor | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook
People at the final journey of Indian Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed during a terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam
People at the final journey of Indian Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed during a terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam | Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari/Outlook
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