Photos of the Week: State Funeral, Mass Marriage, Krampus Parade
A prison beauty contest in Brazil, a 3-D-printed e-motorcycle in Germany, the state funeral of former President George H. W. Bush, SantaCon in New York City, “yellow vest” protests in Paris, and much more
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Siese Veenstra / AFP / Getty Hopeful Images From 2018
I’ve made it a tradition to compose an essay of uplifting images from the past year—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty 2018 in Photos: Wrapping Up the Year
Time to take a look back at some of the most memorable events and images of 2018. Among the events covered in this essay, part 3 of 3: midterm congressional elections in the United States, hurricanes and typhoons in Asia and North America, Brazil’s election of the far-right Jair Bolsonaro as its new president, and much more.
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Anton Vaganov / Reuters 2018 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months
Time to take a look back at some of the most memorable events and images of 2018. Among the events covered in this essay, part 2 of 3: Mexico elected a new president, World Cup fans cheered and cried, lava destroyed neighborhoods in Hawaii, and much more.
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Larry Busacca / Getty for Coachella 2018 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded
Time to take a look at some of the most memorable events and images of 2018. Events covered in this essay include the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the March for Our Lives gun control rally, Mark Zuckerberg facing Congress, and much more.
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John Moore / Getty Top 25 News Photos of 2018
Powerful images from the past 12 eventful months
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Lucas Barioulet / AFP / Getty Photos of the Paris “Yellow Vest” Riots
A third weekend of protest in Paris turned violent on Saturday, as thousands of “yellow vests” (gilets jaunes) battled with riot police, burned cars, and damaged property.
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NASA, ESA, STScI 2018 Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Every day until Tuesday, December 25, we’ll present one new image of our universe from NASA’s orbiting telescope.
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Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters Photos of the Week: Foggy Skies, Wayward Boar, Mars Landing
The Knife Angel in England, tree-canopy tours in Ghana, soldiers on patrol in Ukraine, Christmas displays across Europe and the United States, wildfires in Australia, and much more
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Ali Atmaca / Anadolu Agency / Getty Companionable Capybaras
Images of capybaras young and old, in the wilds of South America, in safari parks in Europe, hot springs in Japan, and elsewhere, often pictured with a friend or two
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Manish Swarup / AP The Pontoon Bridges That Carry Millions at Kumbh Mela
Authorities in Allahabad, India, are expecting approximately 100 million visitors over the 48-day Ardh Kumbh Mela festival starting on January 15, 2019, and 22 temporary pontoon bridges are being built to handle the traffic.
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Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters A Weekend in a Prison Cell to Escape Modern Life
A mock prison facility in South Korea has been locking up paying “inmates” for brief stays in simple cells since 2013.
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Gregory Bull / AP Photos of the Week: Thailand Skywalk, Chernobyl Deer, Laser Garden
Black Friday snowflakes, turkeys at the White House, the reopening of Cincinnati's historic Union Terminal, a volcanic eruption in Guatemala, and much more
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Robert F. Bukaty / AP Daily Life in Maine, as Photographed by Robert F. Bukaty
Based in Portland, the photographer Robert F. Bukaty has been working for the AP since 1993, making thousands of photos of Maine’s people, landscape, wildlife, and, of course, its ever-changing seasons.
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