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Stephen Lam / Reuters The Animals of California’s Devastating Camp Fire
Images of the pets, working animals, and wildlife that have become victims, evacuees, rescuers, and comforters after California’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire
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Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Metal Bull, First Snow, Raging Wildfires
A fireworks festival in Burma, political turmoil in Sri Lanka, starlings over Rome, an Allosaurus in Paris, wintry scenes in northern China, and much more
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- / AFP / Getty Dizzying Heights: Vertical Tourism in China
Chinese developers have opened a series of new tourist attractions in some very lofty places. Glass-bottomed bridges, cliffside walkways, observation decks, and more
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Charles Platiau / Reuters The Ubiquity of Smartphones, as Captured by Photographers
The total number of smartphone users worldwide will reach an estimated 3 billion this year—here’s a look at the visual landscape.
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Todd Kennedy The 2018 National Geographic Photo Contest
A selection of entries from this year’s competition, which is open for submissions until November 15
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Eric Thayer / Reuters Photos: The Woolsey Fire Leaves Devastation in Malibu, California
The Woolsey Fire and the nearby Hill Fire have forced the evacuation of nearly 250,000 residents from their homes near the Pacific Coast in California’s Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
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Eric Miller / Reuters Photos of the Week: Midterm Elections, Flaming Barrels, Diwali Lanterns
A visit to the Swiss Museum of Transport, NATO soldiers on patrol in Afghanistan, autumn colors pass their peak in the North, Bonfire Night across England, and much more
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Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty The Camp Fire Ravages Paradise, California
Within 24 hours, the Camp Fire has burned more than 20,000 acres, and has virtually destroyed the town of Paradise.
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Gregory Boissy / AFP / Getty Blue-Wave Photos
I’ve been hearing a lot about a “blue wave” in the news lately, so I thought I should do my best to cover this tidal force with news photos.
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Matt Dunham / AP Preparing for the Centenary of the End of World War I
This Sunday, November 11, 2018, will mark the passing of 100 years since the end of World War I.
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Eric Cabanis / AFP / Getty Toulouse Becomes a Labyrinth for La Machine’s Giant Spider and Minotaur
For the first four days of November, Toulouse, France, became a labyrinth, home to a street-theater performance by a massive robotic spider and a 50-ton Minotaur.
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Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters Photos of the Week: Giant Minotaur, Spooky Streets, Duck Boats
A gull swims through a flooded Venetian piazza, Halloween and Dia de los Muertos celebrations, mourning in Pittsburgh, a giant military exercise in Norway, and much more
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Muhammed Enes Yildirim / Anadolu Agency / Getty Scenes From Halloween 2018
As the costumes are put away, the decorations taken down, and candy wrappers gathered from every corner of the house, I thought it would be fun to take one last look at this year’s fun and creepy Halloween celebrations.
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Amit Dave / Reuters Photos: The 15 Tallest Statues in the World
Images of the 15 tallest statues in the world as of today, plus five bonus photos of some more famous—if smaller—colossal monuments
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Stefano Mazzola / Awakening / Getty Acqua Alta, or Venice Underwater
Photos of Venice, Italy, during a period of near-record flooding
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Anatolii Stepanov / AFP / Getty The Spirit of Halloween 2018
A look at some spooky (and fun) pre-Halloween festivities this year from South Korea, across the U.S., Ukraine, Japan, England, Singapore, Ireland, and more
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Mustafa Hassona / Anadolu Agency / Getty Photos of the Week: Steam Train, Sheep Parade, Golden Rock
A sailing festival in the Persian Gulf, Central American immigrants head toward the U.S. border in Mexico, the Invictus Games under way in Australia, pumpkins for gorillas in the London Zoo, and much more
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Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Browsing the Stacks: A Photo Appreciation of Libraries
Today, a visual feast—glimpses of libraries big and small, new and old, from across the globe
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Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty Photos of the Central American Immigrant Caravan
Photographs of the U.S.-bound caravan of Central American immigrants over its first 10 days, from Honduras to Mexico, and some of the difficult paths taken by those involved
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Toru Hanai / Reuters Photos of the Week: Virtual Parish, Drone Tourism, Rock Santa
A royal visit to Australia, a Napoleonic-battle reenactment in Spain, marijuana legalization in Canada, fall colors in Japan and Europe, and much more
