Photos of the Week: Oval Office, Park Fire, Typhoon Gaemi (35 photos)
A water dragon carnival in China, preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in Japan, a presidential campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, open spillways at China’s Three Gorges Dam, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 26 Jul 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
Photos: Olympic Preparations in Paris (32 photos)
The city of Paris is making last-minute preparations for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games; the opening ceremony will take place on Friday, and events will last until August 11, followed by the Paralympic Games from August 28 to September 8. Athletes, fans, and supporters from around the world are pouring in as the city prepares dozens of venues, tightens security, and readies itself for the first Olympic opening ceremony to ever take place outside a stadium. Gathered here are images from Paris (and Tahiti) from the past week.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 25 Jul 2024 | 5:42 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Gruffalo Maze, Panama Swing, Luminous Mane (35 photos)
An orangutan rehabilitation center in Borneo, an iceberg-filled fjord in Greenland, a holy waterfall in Bali, green slime at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, scenes from the Republican National Convention, a fire festival in Japan, a hot summer day in New York City, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Jul 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
A Century Ago, the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics (31 photos)
A hundred years ago, more than 3,000 athletes from 44 nations gathered in France for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympic Games (compared with 2024, when more than 10,000 athletes are expected from 206 nations). In 1924, competition took place in 126 events across 23 disciplines, at 17 Olympic venues in and around the city. Gathered below are images of the many events, athletes, and spectators at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 18 Jul 2024 | 5:39 am(NZT)
Two Years of Amazing Images From the James Webb Space Telescope (16 photos)
Last week marked the second anniversary of when the first images were released from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The telescope was launched in December 2021 and remains in orbit around a point in space about 1 million miles from Earth. In the past year, JWST has continued to fuel new discoveries, as well as returning more spectacular views of the universe around us. Gathered here is a collection of images from JWST’s second year in space.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 17 Jul 2024 | 5:23 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Hill Town, Eleventh Night (35 photos)
A stegosaurus fossil up for auction in New York, a newborn pangolin at the Prague Zoo, a Volleyball on Water tournament in Slovenia, a lightsaber training session in Mexico City, a scene from this year’s Tour de France, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Jul 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
Yadnya Kasada: A Volcanic Ritual in Indonesia (20 photos)
The Yadnya Kasada festival is a month-long event that for centuries has been celebrated by the Hindu Tenggerese people, an ethnic group in Eastern Java, Indonesia. A part of the festival involves worshippers carrying offerings up the slope of Mount Bromo, an active volcano, and throwing them into its crater as sacrifices, praying for blessings from the gods. Offerings of money, rice, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and livestock are tossed toward the caldera from the rim of the crater—with many being caught or later retrieved by villagers who wait just below with nets on long poles. Gathered here are images of this ceremony from recent years.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Jul 2024 | 5:43 am(NZT)
The Running of the Bulls 2024 (20 photos)
The annual nine-day Fiesta de San Fermín began in Pamplona, Spain, last week. The festival, including the famous running of the bulls, attracts thousands of visitors every year. The fiesta kicks off as massive crowds await the chupinazo in Pamplona’s town square, followed by a carnival, fireworks, the running of the bulls, and many bullfights. Gathered here are images from some of the first runs this year.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 10 Jul 2024 | 4:14 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Puffin Parent, Cow Cabin, Blue Frog (35 photos)
A greased-pole walk in Massachusetts, a heavy-metal music festival in France, destructive wildfires in California, hurricane damage in Barbados, a hot-dog-eating competition at Coney Island, scenes from the Glastonbury Festival in England, sumo wrestlers at the Lincoln Memorial, and much more
This photo essay originally misidentified the artist Daniela Capaccioli.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 5 Jul 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
Scenes From Glastonbury 2024 (28 photos)
Over the past five days, the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts took place at Worthy Farm, near Somerset, England. More than 200,000 music fans gathered to hear performances by Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Cyndi Lauper, Idles, Janelle Monáe, and many more artists. The festival wrapped up last night, and today workers and volunteer cleanup crews are tidying the trampled farm grounds. Gathered below are images from this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 2 Jul 2024 | 5:58 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Mermaid Parade, Beach Day, Gazelle Puppet (35 photos)
A field of blooming flowers in Italy, a “space-capsule camp” in China, flooded rivers in the American Midwest, Olympic track-and-field trials in Oregon, a haute couture fashion show in Paris, a camel traffic light in a Chinese desert, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 28 Jun 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
Selections From the 2024 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100 (25 photos)
Last week, we featured some of the winners of this year’s Audubon Photography Awards, and today, the contest organizers were kind enough to share some of their Top 100 photographs from the thousands of entries depicting birdlife from all 50 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces and territories.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 28 Jun 2024 | 3:54 am(NZT)
Under the Solstice Sun (18 photos)
Across parts of Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, and Russia, an ancient pagan summer rite called Kupala combined with the Orthodox feast of Saint John the Baptist, becoming “Ivan Kupala Night,” a festival celebrating the summer solstice. On Ivan Kupala Night, young people wear wreaths symbolizing purity, crowds sing and dance around bonfires, and people bathe naked in rivers and lakes. Many leap over fires as a test of faith, to purge themselves of their sins and bad luck, and to improve their health. Collected below are a handful of images from this year’s Ivan Kupala Night celebrations.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 25 Jun 2024 | 5:59 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Iberian Lynx, Albanian Fan, Bostonian Joy (35 photos)
A dog that enjoys daily scooter rides in Turkey, Olympic skateboarding qualifiers in Hungary, a deadly train collision in India, a solstice wedding at Stonehenge, forest fires in California, coastal flooding in Texas, Eid al-Adha prayers in Iran, a performance by Post Malone in Tennessee, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Jun 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
The 2024 Audubon Photography Awards (12 photos)
The winners of the 15th annual Audubon Photography Awards were just announced. Photographers competed for nine prizes, submitting more than 2,300 entries depicting birdlife from all 50 U.S. states and nine Canadian provinces and territories. The National Audubon Society was once again kind enough to share some of the winning photographs with us.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Jun 2024 | 4:05 am(NZT)
Photos: Keeping Cool in the Summer Heat (21 photos)
As the first day of summer approaches, record-setting high temperatures have already been observed in several places across the Northern Hemisphere, and the American Northeast is bracing for a dangerous heat wave. People in Europe, Asia, and North America have taken to nearby beaches, lakes, and water parks to find relief. Collected below are recent images of people and animals doing what they can to beat the heat.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Jun 2024 | 5:18 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: River Violin, Stuffed Bear, Laser Run (35 photos)
Blackout conditions in parts of Ukraine, whale watching on the Australian coast, a track-and-field competition in Italy, worshippers around the Kaaba in Saudi Arabia, flooding in parts of southern Florida, fencers in training in Kenya, anti-government protests in Argentina, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Jun 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1974 (40 photos)
Half a century ago, President Richard Nixon resigned from office, streaking took off as a fad, and the stuntman Evel Knievel attempted to jump across a canyon in a rocket motorcycle. Also in 1974, the boxers Muhammad Ali and George Foreman fought in Zaire in a match dubbed the “Rumble in the Jungle,” Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career home-run record, the tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked across the gap between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the Turkish military invaded Cyprus, and much more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Jun 2024 | 6:36 am(NZT)
Scenes from China’s 2024 Dragon Boat Festival (16 photos)
In recent days, people in cities and villages across China have been celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival. Locals and tourists gather to watch dragon-boat races, enjoy traditional food, and pray for good luck during this annual summer folk festival. Gathered below are recent images from festivals in Foshan, Nanjing, Fuzhou, Beijing, and more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Jun 2024 | 4:47 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Baby Jumping, Rain Vortex, Rickshaw Nap (35 photos)
Two rocket launches from the southern United States, flooding rivers in southwestern Germany, commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, a scene from the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, continued Israeli attacks in Gaza, large-scale calligraphy as artwork in Iraq, a solar-thermal power-generation plant in China, and much more
This photo essay originally misidentified the San Diego Padres pitcher Wandy Peralta.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 7 Jun 2024 | 10:00 pm(NZT)