Lucky Find at Auction Identifies Man on Cover of ‘Led Zeppelin IV’
It’s not a painting. It’s a picture of a Victorian artisan taken in the English countryside in 1892.
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Hungary sacks museum chief for not enforcing under-18s ban at LGBTQ+ exhibition
László Simon dismissed after National Museum allowed children to visit a World Press Photo showThe director of Budapest’s National Museum has been fired from his role over a contentious anti-LGBTQ+ law that he himself voted for when he was a member of …
When Everyone Becomes a War Photographer
The images streaming onto our phones from Israel and Gaza, many coming from those fighting or caught up in the war, don’t just document the story — they shape it.
Fighting in Israel and Gaza, in Photos
A multipronged surprise attack by Palestinian militants put Israel and Gaza on a war footing. Here are images from the assault and its aftermath.
‘Confidential – that gets me going’: the photographer behind the HS2 exposé
How Steve Back has broken a number of exclusives by snapping the documents of unsuspecting politicians and officialsThere is a framed notice in the hallway of 10 Downing Street. It carries the message: “Please remember. You may be photographed. Please …
Wildfires, war and rightwing extremism: 50 years of Europe in photos, part two
The Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley and picture editor Guy Lane reflect on a half-century of upheavalFifty years ago, Europe was divided into two hostile blocs, locked in a cold war between east and west. In the south, millions still lived u…
Incredible image of a cod enjoying some dental hygiene work from a shrimp scoops a gong in photography competition
A RED-faced cod enjoying some dental hygiene work from a shrimp is one of the prize winners in a prestigious photography competition.
The Dentist, captured in waters off a southern Japanese island by Takayuki Toriumi, came first in this year’s Inter…
‘I Want the World to See’: Libyan Photographer Confronts Loss in His Devastated City
Libyan portrait photographer Muhammad Elalwany set out to document the aftermath of the devastating floods in his hometown of Derna, only to realize many of the faces he knew are now gone. He spoke with The New York Times, sharing his personal story al…
‘Once a humanitarian, always a humanitarian’: Elizabeth Nyamayaro on her global fight against hunger
Nyamayaro might have starved growing up in Zimbabwe before an aid worker arrived – assuring her survival and future career
Thermal images of the US heatwave in Phoenix, Arizona
As the world registered the hottest month of all time in July, the south-western US city of Phoenix shattered its own 1974 heatwave record, with temperatures above 110F (43C) for 31 straight daysCarlos Barria’s heat-sensitive photographs from late July…