The end of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Taliban advance in Afghanistan, forest fires in Greece and protests in Bangkok – the most striking images from around the world this week Continue reading…
‘We’re not just passing through’: how photographer Vanley Burke immortalised black Britain
Raised in Jamaica, Burke has spent half a century documenting the lives of black people in Birmingham, from parties and weddings to funerals and anti-racist marches. And his work is far from overVanley Burke has been sitting in his allotment. The 70-ye…
A fresh angle: The revolutionary gaze of Margaret Watkins – in pictures
Canadian photographer Margaret Watkins rejected traditional gender roles to become a pioneering modernist photographer with Renaissance flair Continue reading…
A captured crocodile and a Messi removal: Tuesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
The Leap Year: Team GB athletes’ wait for Tokyo 2020
Following the news that Tokyo 2020 was to become the first Olympic Games to be postponed in its 125 year history, photographer Sam Mellish undertook a project to show the resilience of British athletes Although the challenges of Covid made planning di…
Making Photography in a Surveillance State
Last summer’s uprisings were likely the most photographed in history , with not only mainstream press in attendance, but near-every attendee equipped with their own networked camera, live-streaming and hashtagging the protests, creating layers upon lay…
Dolphins, divers and cruise ship painting: the weekend’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: final day – in pictures
The best images from the final day of action in Tokyo, including cycling, volleyball and waterpolo Continue reading…
Natsiaa 2021: the winners and finalists of Australia’s Indigenous art prize – in pictures
Western Australian artist Timo Hogan has won the coveted National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art award for his work, Lake Baker 2020.Hogan’s spectacular painting pays homage to his father’s country and invites the onlooker to witness his kno…
A Syrian family finds refuge in the UK – in pictures
In the 10 years since the start of the Syrian civil war, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions forced to flee their homeland. Photographer Rich Wiles collaborated on a five-year project with Ruba and Rami al-Hindawi and their ch…