The northern lights above Norway, storm-driven flooding in the Philippines, tragedies among crowds in India and South Korea, a fire festival in Scotland, and much more
An office chair endurance race in Japan, a school for Santas in Brazil, an art exhibition near Egypt’s Giza pyramids, Halloween preparations in Malta, a flying fox in Singapore, and much more
A cemetery for the nameless in Austria, flooding in Venezuela, a Star Wars parade in Mexico City, low water in the lower Mississippi River, a spooky ruined abbey in England, and much more
A deadly landslide in Venezuela, a light festival in Prague, a large cremation ceremony in Thailand, a wife-carrying race in Maine, damage from Russian missile strikes in Ukraine, and much more
Mourning after a deadly stampede in Indonesia, spray-on fabric at a Paris fashion show, protests against femicide in Ecuador, a blooming desert in Chile, and much more
Fog over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, storm damage in Florida and the Philippines, fighting over retaken territory in Ukraine, Oktoberfest celebrations in Munich, and much more
A fossilized dinosaur skull in Paris, wildfires and mudflows in California, continued warfare in eastern Ukraine, mourning for Queen Elizabeth in the United Kingdom, and much more
A scorched forest in France, a crowd of mourners outside Buckingham Palace, an earthquake in China, flooding in Mexico, a scene from China Fashion Week, and much more
Underground dancing in Beijing, a memorial of flags in Boston, a view of the Milky Way in Chile, beach horse racing in Spain, and much more
A new view of the planet Jupiter, a mass wedding ceremony in Peru, severe drought in China and Europe, monsoon flooding in Pakistan and India, a human pyramid in India, and much more
The rollout of NASA’s new rocket in Florida, drought and wildfires in Southern Europe, a bridge collapse in Norway, a presidential election in Kenya, a surf competition in Panama, and much more
Historic-battle reenactments in England, the reemergence of a flooded village in Portugal, a beagle-rescue operation in Virginia, sledding at a mountain ski resort in Lesotho, and much more
Scenes from the Commonwealth Games in England, a new sinkhole in Chile, Beluga whales near Svalbard, an air show above the Giza Pyramids, and much more
A lake dive in Bosnia, racing on the Senegal River, an earthquake in the Philippines, NASCAR in Pennsylvania, wildfires in Greece and France, and much more
A bird market in Afghanistan, wildfires in several European countries, heavy snow in Argentina, a huge water fight in Spain, an abandoned theme park in Turkey, and much more
Severe flooding in western Virginia, anti-government protests in Sri Lanka, a massive bonfire in Northern Ireland, the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and much more
A tragic shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois, a hot-dog-eating contest in Coney Island, a scary Formula 1 crash in England, scenes from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and much more
Surfing at a water park in Italy, Ivan Kupala day in Russia, a robotic rover on Mount Etna, a Pride parade in Mexico City, National Paddy Day in Nepal, and much more
Seahorse collection in Brazil, a heat wave in Texas, bison-watching in Yellowstone National Park, a swimming competition in Budapest, an earthquake in Afghanistan, and much more
Wildfires in Arizona and California, scenes from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, fancy hats at the Royal Ascot in England, a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco, and much more
Archaeological inspections with a robot in Italy, fighting in Ukraine, cliff diving in Boston, cheese-rolling in England, fireflies in a Thai forest, and much more
A windsurfing contest in France, International Children’s Day in China, a wedding ceremony in Kyiv, a funeral service in Uvalde, scenes from Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, and much more
A fancy-dress evening in Versailles, a destroyed industrial area in Ukraine, a mass wedding on the Uyuni Salt Flat, mourning families in Texas, Fleet Week in New York City, and much more
A fashion show in Burkina Faso, images from battlefields in Ukraine, the Witches and Wizards Convention in Brazil, a sandstorm in Iraq, electric-scooter racing in England, and much more
A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition
A collection of amazing recent images made with the Hubble Space Telescope
Mourners of Pope Francis gathered at the Vatican, scenes from the the second weekend of Coachella 2025, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in China, and much more
Images of the people, animals, and landscapes of the Earth’s arctic and subarctic regions, photographed by Olivier Morin