Lost in the flood, the homes adrift on the wetlands of Ba... Joy Saha’s photographs – a winner in this year’s Sony world photography awards – show life in a landscape that is under water for up to eight months a year

Lost in the flood, the homes adrift on the wetlands of Bangladesh observer.co.uk/culture/phot...

London is on its way to becoming Little America observer.co.uk/news/columni...

Words I'd like to photograph Alo alo!

Returning from my mini hiatus with a new post. ‘Words I’d like to photograph’. Enjoy

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The shot that shows the absurdity of war: Peter van Agtmael’s best photograph ‘US soldiers would look for “suspected terrorists” in Iraqi homes and usually find nothing. This could be my grandma’s living room – it shows that insane violence can continue amid normal life’

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Visual vertigo 🫨 Imbalance and influence through conflict imagery

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'Big-Hearted' War Photographer Paul Conroy Dies Age 61 Conroy covered conflict all over the world.

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Dubai is the front line of Britain’s war with itself They’re not laughing now, are they?

Dubai is the front line of Britain’s war with itself 
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A spine-tingling reason great music gives only some of us chills As Vladimir Nabokov wrote, artistic delight is often felt between the shoulder blades — and scientists are a step closer to knowing why

A spine-tingling reason great music gives only some of us chills

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Israel and Hezbollah Trade Blows as Iran Conflict Widens

Photo coverage of the Israeli-USA war with Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/w...

‘I’m dying for the day heterosexuals have to come out’: Catherine Opie and her astonishing shots of queer America Famed for having a child’s drawing of a family carved into her back, the photographer has devoted her life to queer America, from endurance swimmers to drag artists to her son in a tutu. Now she’s fin...

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Four years of war in Ukraine – in pictures On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, we look back on some of the powerful photojournalism documenting the conflict

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How Reuters captured the photo of former Prince Andrew leaving custody Slumped in the back seat of his Range Rover, a visibly shaken man once referred to as the "Playboy Prince" stares ahead of him as the car leaves Aylsham police station in Norfolk, England.

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Latest post is void of any attempted high brow critique, more an open hearted embrace of the simplicity of colour in photography. Enjoy x

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Western countries see World War III coming Voters in leading allied states broadly support higher defense spending, but balk when faced with policy trade-offs.

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How democracies are using autocratic tools to muzzle journalism As scrutiny of government withers, corruption thrives

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We have lost so much of ourselves to smartphones: can we get it back? My use of mobile phones has been compulsive – has it been for better or for worse?

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‘There’s no way my daughter would have jumped’: why are so many Turkish women falling to their deaths? Every year in Turkey, hundreds of women are recorded as having taken their lives by ‘throwing themselves from a high place’. But many grieving families maintain that investigators are missing the full...

“She was my daughter for 29 years – it’s impossible she jumped from that height."

Hundreds of women are recorded in Turkish state data every year as committing suicide by 'throwing themselves from a high place.' But did they all jump– or were they pushed?

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Punk perpetual 50 years of punks, punk culture, and punk photography

Punk perpetual, 50 years of punk in our lives, and in photography. My latest substack on my favourite subculture
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London show of Lee Miller photographs is fundraising to save thousands of her negatives Gallerist Lyndsey Ingram is working with the Lee Miller Archives to support the conservation of the photographer’s works and Sussex home

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Iran official says 2,000 people have been killed in unrest About 2,000 people including security personnel have been killed in protests in Iran, an Iranian official said, the first time authorities have acknowledged the high death toll from an intense crackdo...

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Photography is magic, but photographers aren’t magicians. My latest ramblings on the façade and myth of ‘the decisive moment’. Enjoy, and happy new year. open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...

Sunday groan - why are Brits saying Gen Zee instead of Gen Zed? Please stop.

Israel's Guantanamo: Israeli Treatment of Palestinian Prisons in the Spotlight Accounts from former prisoners and investigations by human rights organizations have led to accusations of systematic torture in Israeli detention facilities. At least 98 Palestinians died in captivit...

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The 'handsome' new attraction Istanbul tourists are flocking to see Meet Alper Temel, the handsome 25-year-old sweetcorn vendor in Istanbul, whose viral fame has made him a top tourist spot for those holidaying in Istanbul.

The surprising - and 'too handsome to be real' - new attraction Istanbul tourists are flocking to see www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...

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Bye 2025 👋 Yet another 'wrapped' that nobody asked for

Yet another ‘wrapped’ nobody asked for. Bye 2025 open.substack.com/pub/bradleys...

John Simpson on wars: ‘Why I've never seen a year like 2025' It has been a year of multiple major conflicts - and there are geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance

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Britons are becoming obsessed with pet photography Photos of pets are more popular than those of partners

Still not started your Christmas shopping? A professional pet pawtrait could make the perfect present

Opinion | A Presidency That Isn’t a Throne

A Presidency That Isn’t a Throne www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/o...