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…
Children surviving the climate crisis – in pictures
Save the Children has been documenting the stories of children living on the frontline of the climate crisis, sending world-renowned photographers to Cambodia, Australia and Pakistan to learn about their lives 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…
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…
Original Observer Photography
A succession of actors, environmental activists and some live music – the best photographs commissioned by the Observer in October 2021 Continue reading…
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…
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 …
“Will all great Neptune’s ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand?”
A Reuters photographer was the only journalist invited to the funeral of Xingu Chief Aritana of the Yawalapiti people whose death was a result of COVID-19.
In related news a Brazilian Senate Panel urges Pres. Bolsonaro be Charged with Crimes against Hu…
These unspeakable giant bugs
Merlin Tuttle studies bats! You can read about his conservation efforts, or just browse his 2000+ image photo collection which encompasses 19 families, 125 genera, and 298 species from 38 countries. You can also listen to a two-part interview with him …
Google’s Pixel 6 camera smartens up snapshots with AI tools
Google’s latest flagship phones have an impressive set of automated, AI-powered tools to help make your photos look better, with smart blurs, object removal, and skin tone exposure. While we’ll have to test them out to see if they work as advertised, they could be useful for everyone from pixel peepers to casual snapshot takers. […]