World Photography Day: Best photos from The Indian Express archives

It might be cliche, but a picture is worth a thousand words. It can make you laugh or make you cry. It can tear your heart into a thousand pieces or lift you up. In a world that is clouded by hate, corruption, hunger and hypocrisy, there's always a need for a good photographer with a keen eye for details. On World Photography Day, we bring you the best from The Indian Express Archives. Take a look.

A scene from Purnea district during Bihar flood in 2008. Here, one food packet gets torn in the tussle between two old men while others wait to catch hold of food distributed by a rescue team. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Barack Obama and Michelle Obama sharing a light moment during their first visit to New Delhi in 2009. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A photo of a widow in Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, taken in 2007. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A reflection of a flag of free Tibet in the eye of an old Tibetan lady during a protest. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Reflection of India Gate in water bubbles. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Bal Thackeray raising a toast at his residence in 2011. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Three boys pose inside a water tank in Mumbai in 1993. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A vegetable market in Dal Lake, Srinagar. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A shot of Jama Masjid during sunset. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

PM Narendra Modi at Parliament house on the first day of Parliament Budget session, in New Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A flooded Tawi river, Jammu. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A miner holds onto a ladder while transporting coal from the rathole mines in Ladrymbai, Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

Supporters of Samajwadi party flock to attend Mulayam Singh's election rally in Binawar, Badayun, Uttar Pradesh. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A flock of pigeons fly over Vijay Chowk, New Delhi in 2015. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A woman performing at National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai in 2000. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A performance by renowned choreographer and dancer Julie Nioche of France on the event of World Dance Day in New Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

A photo of a policeman during the 100 days curfew in Srinagar. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 60th birthday in Mumbai. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

A close-up of dengue larva. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A bike stunt at Rajpath, New Delhi. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A woman from Gazipur landfill crying after a fire burned down thousands of shacks. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A peacock being fed at Manda Deer Park, Jammu. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

PM Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort to celebrate Independence Day. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Abida Parveen on her visit to India in 2005. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Nargis, a female leopard at Manda Deer Park in Jammu. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

Labourers load trucks with coal, mined from the rathole mines of Ladrymbai, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

A woman walks past a ruined home during the earthquake in Charikot in Nepal. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

More than five thousand protestors gather in Vijay Chowk to raise a voice against the gangrape of a 23-year-old. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

An aerial view of flood affected area in Srinagar. (Source: Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal)

A shot of the lake in Deer Park, Hauz Khas Village in 2010. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Manual labourers busy at work in Mumbai in 2000. (Source: Express photo by Neeraj Priyadarshi)

Making a new pach of road at Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Panthial 180 kms from Jammu after a landslide. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

A scene from the Bhuj earthquake in 2000. (Source: Express photo by Praveen Khanna)