Guardian announced the nominations for the Photographer of the year – 2015 shortlist.

Spanning the human cost of air strikes in Syria and the refugee crisis, the atrocities in Paris, child jockeys, forest fires and Boris Johnson taking a tumble, here are the most incredible images that agency photographers took and were published at the Guardian. The overall winner will be announced on 21 December

1. Ulet Ifansasti

2. Christopher Furlong

3. Yannis Behrakis

4. Mohammed Abed

5. Olivia Harris

6. Abd Doumany

7. Stefan Rousseau

8. David Ramos

9.Lucy Nicholson

10. Kenzo Tribouillard