Photos of 2023 and the stories behind them

They were in Libya and Turkey in the aftermath of disasters, in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine as conflict raged, and on the U.S.-Mexico border as migrants sought to cross. They showcased the ancient – the full moon over the Temple of Poseidon and Japanese cormorant fishing – and the modern, as SpaceX launched its Starship and Germany built green-energy power lines. Eduardo Munoz was covering the May 2023 graduation ceremony at the Army's prestigious U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.