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December 30, 2012
Among the big stories of 2012 were (clockwise from top left) Ford's trade show booth, homeless people serving as South by Southwest hotspots, the Diamond Jubilee, Charlie Trotter's farewell meal, Hurricane Sandy, and Samsung's product launches.
Among the big stories of 2012 were (clockwise from top left) Ford's trade show booth, homeless people serving as South by Southwest hotspots, the Diamond Jubilee, Charlie Trotter's farewell meal, Hurricane Sandy, and Samsung's product launches.
Photos: Courtesy of Imagination, Courtesy of Bartle Bogle Hegarty, Barry LewisKipling Swehla Photography, Jika González, Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung
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