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Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

Go behind the lens to discover the inspiration for the year’s most memorable images.

David L Ryan / Globe Staff

Visit the photo gallery, and see the pictures from the photographers’ point of view. Interviews have been edited and condensed. Send comments to magazine@globe.com.

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