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Showcasing some of the world's best photojournalists and presenting their work in galleries, rather than the usual, one-off spot news format
Czech long sled dog race – in pictures
Around 700 dogs and more than 100 mushers are sledding through the Eagle Mountain range near the Czech border with Poland. Mushers from ten different countries are taking part in the four-day stage dog sled race, which is in its 27th year. The race includes overnight bivouacs or camps, the supplies and equipment for which must be brought by the participants themselves.
New Banksy museum opens in Madrid – in pictures
A museum dedicated to the British urban artist Banksy has opened in Madrid, Spain, featuring 170 life-sized reproductions of his works
Indonesia’s dragon dance club beats the drum for the lunar new year – in pictures
The Naga Merah Putih troupe practise in the abandoned back area of a small storefront in Bogor, West Java, and perform in a local shopping mall ahead of the lunar new year
From Gaza to Ghana: celebrating the agency photographers of 2024
The Guardian and Observer team of picture editors highlight the work of a number of photojournalists working for news agencies worldwide whose images have made an impact and contributed to our journalism during 2024
The Nutcracker ballet in Nairobi – in pictures
The beloved Christmas ballet, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed in 1892
The bee project helping to tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya – in pictures
Loved by tourists, elephants are, however, often loathed by farmers. A long-running project is using African honeybees to deter elephants, reducing clashes with humans
Life inside Paraguay’s overcrowded prisons – in pictures
Paraguay has launched an operation to address the problems plaguing its prison system, including internal gang control, but one problem in particular has proven difficult to deal with: overcrowding. Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd gained access to five different prisons to see how their inmates live
The world twins festival in Nigeria – in pictures
Nigeria’s ‘twins capital of the world’ Igbo-Ora holds its annual festival to celebrate the town’s unusually high incidence of multiple births
Inside China’s pro wrestling scene – in pictures
Despite a promising domestic market, the Chinese pro wrestling community has been battling for recognition and financial stability for decades
Tenth anniversary of Hong Kong’s umbrella movement – in pictures
Region to mark a decade since police tried to disperse pro-democracy protests by firing teargas at unarmed students
UK Hobby Horse Championships – in pictures
The event features young enthusiasts trotting, galloping and cantering on toy horses in various disciplines such as jumping and dressage. Its popularity has surged in recent years, especially during Covid, and is growing in appeal
The race to find out what killed hundreds of pink dolphins in the Amazon – in pictures
Scientists are trying to establish whether global heating caused the deaths of the rare river dolphins last year, before temperatures start to rise again
Afriski, Lesotho’s ski resort – in pictures
Lesotho’s Afriski ski resort, with its three small artificial-snow slopes surrounded by the remote brown mountains of a country in drought, draws visitors from the continent and beyond
Spanish lab sterilises mosquitoes as climate crisis fuels spread of dengue – in pictures
A laboratory in Valencia is breeding and sterilising thousands of tiger mosquitoes to fight dengue fever and other diseases as global heating encourages invasive species to spread across Europe
Tourists engulf Montenegro’s Adriatic gem – in pictures
Kotor, a Unesco world heritage site, is struggling to cope with a rise in visitors clogging its narrow streets and raising environmental concerns
Shore thing: English beach huts – in pictures
Colourful wooden huts are a cherished fixture of the British seaside and are much sought after in the coastal resorts of Kent, Essex and East Sussex
Paris 2024: shake it like a Polaroid picture
A selection of old-school photos from Paris, where a group of photographers are using Polaroids to snap fans from around the world
Giraffe relocation in Kenya – in pictures
In western Kenya, wild giraffes are being relocated to the Ruko Conservancy to maintain peace between the Pokot and Ilchamus communities
From trash to treasure: emerald hunters in Colombia – in pictures
Every year, hundreds of emerald hunters dig through mining debris in Las Animas River, in the foothills of the eastern Andes mountain range. Colombia is by far the world’s largest producer of the precious stones, and the mining municipality of Muzo is known as the emerald capital of the world
‘He’s gonna save America’: Trump supporters at the RNC – in pictures
Supporters of the presidential nominee dressed up for the final day of the Republican national convention in Milwaukee
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