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LA NY, Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York

LA NY: Dazzling aerial photographs of Los Angeles and New York, by Jeffrey Milstein

Using high-resolution cameras mounted to a stabilising gyro, Jeffrey Milstein leaned out of helicopters over Los Angeles and New York to capture dazzling aerial photos of each city.

Nov 13, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures

Rohingya Muslim rafts Myanmar Bangladesh

Desperate Rohingya Muslims risk flimsy rafts or swim 2.5 miles from Myanmar to Bangladesh

Rohingya Muslims are so desperate to leave Myanmar they are willing to risk their lives by crossing a four-kilometre (2.5-mile) stretch of water on flimsy makeshift rafts or even swimming to Bangladesh.

Nov 13, 2017

By David Sim

Rohingya Muslims Migration Pictures

Iran-Iraq earthquake in pictures: Death toll rising as rescuers search for people trapped in rubble

Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the earthquake, with flattened buildings and many fatalities.Photos show rescue workers searching for victims and survivors trapped in the rubble.

Nov 13, 2017

By David Sim

Science pictures

I See a City: Todd Webb's evocative photographs of New York immediately after World War Two

A new book – I See a City: Todd Webb's New York – presents American photographer Todd Webb's exploration of New York in the years following World War II.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

New York Travel pictures Arts pictures History Pictures

Pictures of the week 28 October to 3 November 2017: Seven days of the world's best photojournalism

The week's best news and sports photos, from Rohingya refugee crisis and Kenya elections, to Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

Conflict Pictures Rohingya Muslims

Last days of the Caliphate: Isis on the run in Iraq and Syria

Hours after the Syrian army liberated the city of Deir al-Zour from Isis, came the news that Iraqi forces had entered al-Qaim.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

Islamic State Isis ISIL Syria Iraq Conflict Pictures

Wild India: Axel Gomille photographs the subcontinent's extraordinary wildlife in stunning new book

Award-winning photographer and zoologist Axel Gomille pays homage to the subcontinent's overwhelmingly spectacular natural heritage in his book Wild India.

Nov 3, 2017

By David Sim

India Animal and Wildlife Pictures Travel pictures

Russian Revolution 100th anniversary: Lenin's legacy lingers across the former Soviet Union

The Kremlin is not organising any events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution.

Nov 2, 2017

By David Sim

Russia Vladimir Putin History Pictures

Day of the Dead 2017 photos: Catrinas, earthquake memorials, voodoo rites and drunken horse race

Day of the Dead 2017 celebrations across Latin America, from earthquake memorials in Mexico City to a drunken horse race in Guatemala and a voodoo ritual in Haiti.

Nov 2, 2017

By David Sim

Mexico

Art on a Postcard Secret Auction 2017: Can you spot the ones by world-renowned artists?

Works by world-renowned artists – including Jeremy Deller, Maggi Hambling, Ben Eine, Gavin Turk, Peter Blake and Bob & Roberta Smith – are among the 400-plus postcard-sized artworks.

Nov 1, 2017

By David Sim

Arts pictures

Kenya's political and ethnic tensions set to escalate as Odinga calls for more protests

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called for pickets and petitions after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the re-run election that was boycotted by Odinga.

Oct 31, 2017

By David Sim

Conflict Pictures

Beautiful photos of isolated tribe in remote Amazon rainforest, with mining companies edging closer

The Waiapi live deep in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Their way of life is closer to the Stone Age than the 21st century. Yet the modern world is barely a few hours' drive away, and getting closer.

Oct 31, 2017

By David Sim

Brazil Travel pictures

Swastikas, SS insignia and Nazi salutes: White Lives Matter rallies in Tennessee

The White Lives Matter rallies in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro were organised by the Nationalist Front coalition, made up of some of the same groups involved in the violent march in Charlottesville in August.

Oct 30, 2017

By David Sim

Alt-right Donald Trump Conflict Pictures

Magnum sale: Signed prints of iconic photos at rock bottom prices for five days only

The Magnum Photos Square Print sale runs for five days only, from midday on Monday 30 October to 6pm on Friday 3 November.

Oct 30, 2017

By David Sim

Arts pictures

Love among the ruins: Joyous scenes at Raqqa's first wedding celebration since liberation from Isis

The bride wore white, the female guests wore colourful clothes, and men and women danced together as music rang out across the war-ravaged Jazra area of the city of Raqqa.

Oct 30, 2017

By David Sim

Syria Islamic State Isis Conflict Pictures

Photos of deadly election violence and looting in Kawangware and Kisumu, Kenya

Deadly clashes between police and protesters and fears of further bloodshed led Kenya's election commission to indefinitely postpone voting in some opposition strongholds.

Oct 27, 2017

By David Sim

Conflict Pictures

Pictures of the week 21 to 27 October 2017: Seven days of the world's best photojournalism

The week's best news and sports photos, from autumn and Halloween to the King of Thailand's funeral and the end of the sieges of Raqqa and Marawi.

Oct 27, 2017

By David Sim

Conflict Pictures Rohingya Muslims

Chhath Puja festival photos: Hindu women wade into rivers and lakes and offer fruit to the sun

Across India and Nepal, devotees – mainly women – mark the Hindu festival of Chhath Puja by immersing themselves in rivers and lakes at sunrise and sunset to worship Surya, sun god.

Oct 27, 2017

By David Sim

India Religion Picture Galleries

Thailand's new king picks through father's bones and ashes after elaborate cremation ceremony

King Bhumibol Adulyadej's son, King Maha Vajiralongkorn, collected the ashes and charred bones of his father – also known as King Rama IX – to be kept as royal relics.

Oct 27, 2017

By David Sim

Ashes Royal Pictures Religion Picture Galleries

National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

Force of Nature: Sensational weather, wildlife, underwater and aerial photos

Photographers are invited to enter National Geographic's 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year contest's four categories: Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater and Aerial.

Oct 26, 2017

By David Sim

Animal and Wildlife Pictures Science pictures Travel pictures Photography Competition Pictures

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