Photography
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From Boris Johnson’s Indian motorcade – in pictures
On his trip to India last week, Boris Johnson told media he would not necessarily get the enthusiastic recepti…
- Art and design, Bangladesh, Culture, Global development, Life and style, Pakistan, Photography, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Women behind the lens: ‘She dreams of competing outside Pakistan but it’s hopeless’
Khaula Jamil explores the difficulties faced by Bengali-speakers in Pakistan, and how they are filtering down …
- Biodiversity, Biology, Coastlines, Conservation, Coral, Environment, India, Marine life, Mumbai, Oceans, Photography, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
‘Every time the tide recedes, it’s a new world’: Mumbai’s marine life revealed
A group of sea life enthusiasts is documenting a wealth of species thriving in the shadow of India’s most popu…
- Americas, Art and design, Asia Pacific, Awards and prizes, Colombia, Culture, India, Japan, Photography, South and Central Asia, South Korea, World news
Cast a wide net: award-winning photos from across the globe – in pictures
From Qatari fishermen to Peruvian chimpanzees, these images represent the best of the Sony World Photography a…
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The struggling shopkeepers of Afghanistan – in pictures
Nearly four months after the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the country is at risk of near-universa…
- Art, Art and design, Colonialism, Culture, India, Indigenous peoples, Photography, South and Central Asia, US news
Images of India: from courtesans and colonial rule to a child’s-eye view – in pictures
Since its invention in the 1840s, photography has played an integral part in Indian art history. Although it i…
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Rollercoasters, horses and weight loss: 10 years of Kim Jong-un image politics
As North Korea marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il, we look at how official portraits of hi…
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Freedom in the making: Bangladesh by Anne de Henning – in pictures
Anne de Henning travelled through Bangladesh between 1971 and 1972, during the war of independence, photograph…
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Singular vision: New film spotlights queer New Zealand photographer who broke the mould
When she started out 50 years ago, Fiona Clark’s work was met with rejection. Now she’s the subject of an admi…
- Art and design, Culture, India, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Photography, South and Central Asia, World news
Paris, Beirut, Delhi … Marilyn Stafford’s globe-straddling photography – in pictures
The photographs of Marilyn Stafford, who has died aged 97, set an example for female photographers across the …
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Shanghai Century: Shanghai Spirit – in pictures
A new exhibition captures the changing face of Shanghai through the past two centuries and the development of …
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Across Kazakhstan by rail – a photo essay
Photographer Mario Heller spent three weeks crossing the steppe by train. Here is his journey through the stor…
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Taliban patrols return to the streets of Kabul – in pictures
The Taliban fighters who were once embedded in Afghanistan’s rugged mountains are now a feared urban police fo…
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Campervan fans conquer Covid restrictions in Japan – in pictures
With travel restrictions in place, campervans provide a way of travelling with the family and are currently ve…
- Afghanistan, Foreign policy, Global development, News photography, Pakistan, Photography, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘It’s heartbreaking’: Steve McCurry on Afghan Girl, a portrait of past and present
The US photographer’s image of Sharbat Gula captured the story of a country, its people and refugees across th…