A snarling tiger cub, playful brown bears and a tiny seahorse clinging to a cotton bud are among the beautiful photos on this year's shortlist.
David Sim
Sep 12, 2017
Hundreds of thousands of people carrying Esteladas, Catalan pro-independence flags, march through Barcelona on Catalonia's National Day (the 'Diada').
David Sim
Sep 11, 2017
Dan Ziskie's first book, Cloud Chamber, features photographs taken on the streets of Manhattan between 2013 and 2016.
David Sim
Sep 11, 2017
At least 91 people were killed by the massive earthquake that struck off the coast of southern Mexico on Thursday (7 September).
David Sim
Sep 11, 2017
With communication cut to some of the Florida Keys, many are holding their breath for what daylight might reveal.
David Sim
Sep 11, 2017
Seawater penetrated as much as half a kilometre (one-third of a mile) inland in places.
David Sim
Sep 11, 2017
Irma's winds of around 175mph (290kph) tore down trees, and flattened homes, schools and hotels, destroying some of the world's most exclusive tourist resorts.
David Sim
Sep 08, 2017
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, is heading directly towards Florida after it lashed the Caribbean.
David Sim
Sep 08, 2017
Smashed hotels, boats tossed into piles, and flooded streets and homes on Sint Maarten, the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
David Sim
Sep 07, 2017
Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history, barrels across the Caribbean en route to Florida.
David Sim
Sep 06, 2017
The best photographs from around the world of phenomena like clouds, lightning, rain, fog or snow, and the impact of weather on mankind.
David Sim
Sep 06, 2017
Idols of the elephant-headed god, Lord Ganesha – large and small – are carried through the streets and immersed in bodies of water.
David Sim
Sep 05, 2017
Gary Blackburn has transformed his home with red telephone boxes, life-sized models of the Queen (and her corgis) and a tank.
David Sim
Sep 05, 2017
Aaron Joel Mitchell, 41, died after breaking through layers of security and running into the flames as the event's titular effigy burned.
David Sim
Sep 04, 2017
Photos of Burning Man's art installations, temples and mutant vehicles in desert dust storms look like surrealist paintings by Salvador Dali.
David Sim
Sep 01, 2017
IBTimes UK looks at how Eid al-Adha is celebrated around the world, from going home on an overcrowded Bangladesh train, to selecting a sheep and getting it home.
David Sim
Sep 01, 2017
The Texas-Louisiana border bore the brunt of Harvey's second coming, this time as a tropical depression.
David Sim
Aug 31, 2017
This year's Burning Man festival in the middle of the Black Rock Desert of Nevada is expected to be the hottest ever.
David Sim
Aug 31, 2017
Harvey has dumped 15 trillion gallons (56 trillion litres) of rain on the Houston area, with another five trillion gallons to come.
David Sim
Aug 29, 2017
The sounds of steel bands made London feel more exotic for a couple of days. Even the weather this year was tropical.
David Sim
Aug 29, 2017
Berlin's huge Tiergarten park is crawling with a species of crayfish native to America's Deep South.
David Sim
Aug 25, 2017
Russian photographer Denis Esakov presents Moscow from a different perspective – from above.
David Sim
Aug 24, 2017
Macau has been devastated by Typhoon Hato – the most powerful storm to hit the territory in half a century.
David Sim
Aug 24, 2017
People are abandoning their villages and moving to cities, leaving only the elderly behind in crumbling houses.
David Sim
Aug 23, 2017
"Let's make all carriages, on all our trains, safe for all passengers," Aslef said.
Ian Silvera
Aug 23, 2017
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong with winds of up to 155 kmh (95 mph).
David Sim
Aug 23, 2017
The popular Italian tourist island of Ischia off the coast of Naples was hit by an earthquake, killing at least two people and injuring dozens.
David Sim
Aug 22, 2017
The Elizabeth Tower, completed in 1859, is showing its age. The masonry is chipped and crumbling, and the clock faces are disintegrating.
David Sim
Aug 21, 2017
The worst monsoon floods in a decade have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
David Sim
Aug 21, 2017
Millions of Americans armed with protective glasses have staked out their positions for what should be the most observed and photographed eclipse in history.
David Sim
Aug 21, 2017