The POYi judges devoted more than two weeks to selecting the winning images. Now it's your opportunity to choose the one image you believe to be the most compelling picture of 2001.

While some of the images you will see are aesthetically stunning and uplifting; others are deeply disturbing. So within that mix, its up to you to decide what constitutes "the best" image.

As POYi Director David Rees says, "Sometimes really disturbing pictures help us to understand the realities of war and challenge us to do something about man's inhumanity to man. The best pictures are not always easy to look at - sometimes, they make us squirm and move us to action."

Voting for the Public's Best Picture of the Year Award began March 15 and ended April 15.

If you want to review the pictures click here.