Cop26 in Glasgow, the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, a migrant caravan in Mexico and Diwali in Chennai: the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
Shanghai Century: Shanghai Spirit – in pictures
A new exhibition captures the changing face of Shanghai through the past two centuries and the development of the past 30 years, from street photography to fashion shoots, from the intimacy of the lilongs to the grandeur of public facades. The exhibiti…
Petrit Halilaj: ‘I started to live with fear on a daily basis’
The artist was 12 when the Kosovo war destroyed his home, but a chance meeting in a refugee camp led him to document a child’s-eye view of the conflictPetrit Halilaj was 12 years old when Serbian troops moved into his Kosovar village, forcing his famil…
Sunbathers of Beirut: the photographs celebrating everyday life in the Middle East
A new collection of photography aims to capture the upbeat, joyous side of life in the Arab world, away from war and suffering. Fouad Elkoury talks us through his projectOn 4 August 2020, Fouad Elkoury was sitting in his home in Beirut when an enormous…
The one photograph that changed everything – in pictures
From Don McCullin to Alec Soth and Joy Gregory, photographers pick the image that cast a spell on them – and made them reconsider their own way of doing things Continue reading…
‘We planted a seed’: the Afghan artists who painted for freedom
The Taliban has whitewashed Kabul’s political murals – and those who created them have fled into exileNegina Azimi felt shock and fear like never before when she heard that Taliban fighters had entered Kabul on 15 August. As an outspoken female artist…
Reflections in Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya: Hossein Fatemi’s best phone picture
‘The poverty I saw really shocked me, but also the people I saw were happy, they were friendly, they were sharing’The trip Hossein Fatemi made to Somalia in 2011, on assignment for an Iranian organisation, marked a turning point in his career. The New …
Send us your questions for Grayson Perry
To mark the artist’s new show, The Guardian will be putting readers’ questions to himThis winter, award-winning artist Grayson Perry hopes to distract audiences from the meaninglessness of life by touring the UK with his show, Grayson Perry: A Show for…
‘People felt threatened even by a puppet refugee’: Little Amal’s epic walk through love and fear
From being pelted with stones in Greece to receiving a papal welcome in Rome, the giant girl’s migrant trek from Syria to Manchester provoked powerful responsesIn Greece, far-right protesters threw things at her as she walked through the streets, local…
Bold new horizons: Magnum’s $100 print sale – in pictures
Featuring images of JFK, Dolly Parton and John Lennon, 110 artists have contributed to Magnum’s latest print sale, under the theme ‘On the Horizon’ Continue reading…