NYTimes has their Year in Pictures collection up. The work by NYT photogs this year (well, okay, consistently) excites and refreshes me and reminds me of the importance of documentary photojournalism, even in an industry that nearly everyone says is dying. Call me an idealist, but I'm certain that there will always be a need for photojournalism in daily news.
I'm working on my own end-of-year portfolio, which I'll start posting over the next weeks.