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2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year

National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2017 winners revealed

A photograph of a lightning bolt striking within the ash cloud of an erupting volcano has won the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest.

Aug 1, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures Volcano

Prince Philip retirement: An affectionate pictorial tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh

His role as Queen's consort obliged him to spend his public life literally one step behind his wife, but he was impossible to ignore.

Aug 1, 2017

By David Sim

Prince Philip Queen Elizabeth II British Royal Family Royal Pictures History Pictures

Battle of Passchendaele: The horror of World War One in the soldiers' own words and photographs

A new book tells the story of Passchendaele through the words and photographs of soldiers in the trenches.

Jul 31, 2017

By David Sim

History Pictures

Venezuela Maduro constitutional assembly vote

Maduro's hollow victory: The end of democracy in Venezuela or the start of a revolution?

Venezuela's new constituent assembly allows President Maduro to silence his enemies. But the opposition won't just go away.

Jul 31, 2017

By David Sim

Venezuela Politics Pictures

Pictures of the week 22 to 28 July 2017: Seven days of the world's best photojournalism

A selection of photographs, covering topics from champion swimmers and fires in Europe to animals cooling off and Santa Claus on holiday.

Jul 28, 2017

By David Sim

Venezuela Travel pictures Conflict Pictures

In pictures: Nag Panchami 2017, or the Hindu snake festival

Snake charmers sit outside temples as devotees queue up to offer milk to the serpent gods and seek their blessings.

Jul 28, 2017

By David Sim

Religion Picture Galleries India

Seven more killed in anti-Maduro protests as Venezuela braces for Sunday's 'dictatorship' vote

There are conflicting reports about the exact death toll since protests began in April – but it is over 100.

Jul 28, 2017

By David Sim

Venezuela Politics Pictures

EyeEm Photography Awards 2017 finalists are revealed

The judges of the 2017 EyeEm Photography Awards have chosen 100 finalists from more than 590,000 entries.

Jul 27, 2017

By David Sim

Photography Competition Pictures

Over 400,000 infected in Yemen's deadly, but entirely preventable, cholera outbreak

Yemen is suffering the worst cholera outbreak ever recorded in any country in the space of a single a year, but it has put off a vaccination campaign until 2018.

Jul 27, 2017

By David Sim

Saudi Arabia Science pictures

Yeoman Warders Club Tower London Beefeaters

Inside London's most exclusive pub: A private drinking hole for Beefeaters at the Tower of London

Hidden away within the walls of Tower of London is a private drinking hole for the 37 Beefeaters who live with their families in the fortified complex.

Jul 27, 2017

By David Sim

Travel pictures