Photos of the Week: Salmon Blessing, Masquerade Games, Polar Night
A figure-skating championship in Finland, a rugby tournament in Afghanistan, the Magh Mela festival in India, a soldier’s funeral in Ukraine, an ice storm in Texas, and much more
The Up Helly Aa Viking Fire Festival
Images of the annual fire festival held in the Shetland Islands from the past 20 years.
The Snow Monkeys of Nagano
Images of Japanese macaques relaxing and staying warm in the waters of a mountain hot spring
Photos of the Week: Firefly Forest, Husky Club, Turnip Toss
Frustration at the Australian Open, a light show in London, Republic Day parade rehearsals in India, snow cover in Yosemite Valley, anti-government protests in Peru, and much more
Winners of the 2022 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
Some of the top images from the 14 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition
2023 Lunar New Year Celebrations
People around the world ushered in the Year of the Rabbit with displays of fireworks, family get-togethers, temple visits, and street festivals.
The Bitter Truth Behind Russia’s Looting of Ukrainian Art
Kherson’s museums became a microcosm of the grim drama of collaboration and resistance that takes place under occupation.
Photos of the Week: Epiphany Dips, Pet Blessings, Chicken Feet
A theater festival in Chile, horses leaping through flames in Spain, a Russian missile strike in Ukraine, a green field in Saudi Arabia, and much more
The Energizer Bunny of Nobel Laureates
Maria Ressa is focused on three things: avoiding prison, fixing the entire internet, and saving democracy.
People’s Choice: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest is inviting the public to vote for their favorite image, selected from a group of short-listed entries.
Photos of the Week: Arabian Oryx, Siberian Tigers, Flying Squid
Dogsledding in the dark in Svalbard, a trout-catching contest in South Korea, lava in Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, heavy rain and floods in California, and much more
Despite Protests, a German Coal Mine Expands
Images of demonstrations in the village of Luetzerath, beside a gigantic coal-mine pit
A Chance for a Reset on Venezuela
The collapse of the opposition’s flawed interim government, which the U.S. had backed, provides an opportunity for a new approach.
Winners of the 2022 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s competition in close-up, macro, and micro photography
The Irreversible Change in Belarus
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses how the war in neighboring Ukraine is affecting her own people’s bid for freedom.
Why Beijing Wants Jimmy Lai Locked Up
Tightening its grip on Hong Kong, China is determined to make an example of the prodemocracy media tycoon.
Photos of the Week: Snow Cannons, Ski Jumping, Light Pillars
New-year celebrations around the world, the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, heavy rain and flooding in California, an ice festival in China, and much more
A Visit to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Images from a recent voyage to several groups of subantarctic islands
Photos of the Week: Confetti Test, Food Battle, Glowing Waterfall
A moment of peace on Ukraine’s front line, a Boxing Day hunt in England, frozen structures along the Great Lakes, a forest fire in Chile, yacht racing in Australia, and much more
How China Is Using Vladimir Putin
Xi Jinping said his country and Putin’s Russia are friends with “no limits.” The reality is more complicated.