2020 was a strange year in the world of sports.
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced people around the world into their homes, sports leagues were forced to suspend play and figure out how to proceed. Some formed bubbles, and others played on in empty stadiums without the roaring crowds that would normally accompany the best athletes in the world.
Then, after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, marches across the country took place in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight against racial injustice, with many star athletes using their platforms to push forward their message.
As the year comes to a close, Insider asked six photographers at Getty Images to take us through the best shot they took in 2020. We asked them three questions: How did this photograph come together? What was it about this shot that stuck with you? What was the biggest difference or challenge of your job in 2020?
These are the best sports photographs of 2020, as told by the photographers that shot them.