“A 64-year-old woman weeps, hugging her husband as he lay dying in the COVID-19 unit of a California hospital. A crowded refugee camp in Lesbos, Greece, engulfed in flames, disgorges a string of migrants fleeing this hell on Earth. Rain-swept protesters, enraged by the death of George Floyd in police custody, rail against the system and the heavens.” The first of what will be many unforgettable collections marking an unforgettable year. In 2020, AP photographers captured a world in distress. (To capture a world in distress in 2020, you could basically aim your camera almost anywhere at almost any time.)