Daniel Johns of Silverchair to release ‘honest and fantastical’ autobiographical film – trailer
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American wage slaves: the sadness of life in the 70s – in pictures
07.00 BST California 1976-1977The head of a female worker is seen peering over an office cubical at the Standard Oil Company of California. This and the other images are from Quitting Your Day Job: Chauncey Hare’s Photographic Work (2022) by Robert Slifkin, published by Mack Facebook Twitter Self-portrait seated at a table circa 1971For a brief […]
Amputees find a new lease of life through football – in pictures
13.31 BST Last modified on Mon 30 May 2022 13.58 BST Sheku Turay uses crutches to make his way up a mountain to his home in Freetown. He was 12 when rebels attacked his village in the northern Tonkolili district, during a civil war in 1991-2002 that killed tens of thousands of people. Doctors amputated his leg […]
Sweet moves: the Royal Ballet’s Like Water for Chocolate – in pictures
11.24 BST Last modified on Mon 30 May 2022 16.22 BST Francesca Hayward plays Tita and Marcelino Sambé is Pedro. The pair fall in love but are forbidden from marrying Facebook Twitter Hayward as Tita, the talented cook whose food is imbued with her emotions Facebook Twitter Hayward and Sambé with dancer Leo Dixon, hugging in the […]
Water runner: 200-marathon journey begins in desert and dust – in pictures
21.00 BST Mina Guli takes a break mid-marathon to watch the sunrise beneath the Algebuckina Bridge, Oodnadatta Track, South Australia. Facebook Twitter Team physiotherapist, Ann Davies, looks on as Guli takes a break at the Algebuckina Bridge in South Australia. Facebook Twitter Early morning light over the salt plains of the Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs conservation […]
Little monsters: a family’s cosplay for London Comic-Con – in pictures
17.03 BST Last modified on Sun 29 May 2022 17.23 BST The Smith family attempt to make the house from the film Up – an idea that was later scrapped Photograph: Rick Findler Facebook Twitter Photographs from previous events hang on their wall at home Photograph: Rick Findler Facebook Twitter Jason makes final adjustments to his son’s […]
The painter uncovering portraiture’s dirty laundry – in pictures
17.00 BST Various Fabrics, Bashi-Bazouk (after Gerome) Facebook Twitter Red and Black, Mrs Freeman Flower (after Highmore) Facebook Twitter Pattern No 4, Winslow Warren (after Copley) Facebook Twitter Yellow and Blue, Portrait of a Lady (after Hudson) Facebook Twitter Pattern No 3, Portrait of a Youth in an Embroidered Vest (after Lemoine) Facebook Twitter Various Fabrics, […]
Twenty photographs of the week
22.09 BST Last modified on Fri 27 May 2022 23.06 BST Uvalde, TexasA child looks at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Robb elementary school in Uvalde. The head of the Texas department of public safety admitted that ‘of course it was the wrong decision’ for armed police to wait for an extended period […]
Clamour on the Croisette: Cannes film festival – in pictures
07.00 BST Last modified on Fri 27 May 2022 11.11 BST Models, members of the film industry and local residents find themselves occupying the same spaces around Cannes Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer Facebook Twitter Crowds and paparazzi gather at the back of the Palais des Festivals as Tom Cruise arrives Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer Facebook Twitter Chloe, […]
Rebel rebel: from Joe Strummer to Coventry ska girls, people who broke the mould – in pictures
07.00 BST Joe Strummer backstage, The Clash, Milan, 1981Rebels is an exhibition of works by British photographer Janette Beckman. Covering four decades of photography it serves as a stunning snapshot of Beckman’s significance in the world of art, photojournalism, music, fashion and popular culture. Rebels runs until 18 June at Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. A hardcover […]
‘Ready to face my trauma’: Poulomi Basu’s Fireflies – in pictures
07.00 BST Fireflies, 2019 – ongoing The artist and her mother feature prominently in the exhibition, oscillating between lone figures isolated in vast terrains to delicately composed portraits in which their bodies embrace. ‘I owe it to the women who have opened themselves up to me,’ says Basu. ‘I want them to know that we are […]
They say it’s your birthday: Paul McCartney and me – in pictures
07.00 BST Los Angeles, 1976Linda took Harry’s camera to photograph Paul and him on the way to the Wings Over America plane. ‘I was working on London’s Fleet Street and leaving the next day for an assignment in Africa. The phone rang, and I was told that I was going to Paris to photograph the Beatles. […]
The Very Short Film festival 2022: watch this year’s winning animation – video
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Kilts, mohawks and plumbing: smashing Jewish stereotypes – in pictures
07.00 BST Joe, Edinburgh: ‘Are there any Jews?’ This was the first question my wife asked me nearly 15 years ago when I was offered a teaching post in Scotland. I conducted online research and it appeared that Edinburgh was the new Jerusalem! What Does a Jew Look Like? is published by Five Leaves Publications. All […]
Stretch to the limit! Images from the Tate collection – in pictures
07.00 BST Olalere’s body painting shoot (makeup artist Thom Smith and Daniel), 2019, from the series The Royal House of AllureSabelo Mlangeni was born in 1980 in a rural area of Driefontein near Wakkerstroom, South Africa. His current work seeks to recentre themes of friendship, love and joy in the face of ever-present risk. Tate Photography […]
Going solo: Eating alone in public – in pictures
07.00 BST Last modified on Tue 17 May 2022 15.20 BST Private Tent Nancy A Scherl’s new book is about the experience of being alone in public. Dining Alone: In the Company of Solitude is available to buy from Daylight Books. All photographs: Nancy A Scherl Facebook Twitter Traveling Alone, Dining Alone This colour photographic project spans […]
Billboard music awards 2022: Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, Jack Harlow and others – in pictures
04.33 BST Last modified on Mon 16 May 2022 04.45 BST Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrives to host the 2022 Billboard music awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Photograph: Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. Photograph: Casey Flanigan/imageSPACE/REX/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Kentucky-born hip-hop star Jack Harlow. Photograph: Jordan […]
Si Jubb’s found treasures restored – in pictures
09.35 BST Last modified on Mon 16 May 2022 10.19 BST Turn Off Your Mind, Relax and Float Down Streamc 1955-59, US Facebook Twitter Letter WritingNewquay, UK, August 1979 Facebook Twitter Three in a RowHayling Island, England, 1963 Facebook Twitter The Green HouseSneen, Ireland, August 1966 Facebook Twitter Repurposed NewspapersJune 1975 Facebook Twitter Life’s a DragUndated Facebook […]
The Kharkiv School of Photography – in pictures
07.00 BST Ukraine-Russia/Volleyball, 1992Viktor Kochetov creates work with his son Sergiy. They are well-known for hand-colouring black and white prints in the tradition of luriki — enlarged, retouched and often tinted photographic portraits. Photograph: Viktor & Sergiy Kochetov/Alexandra de Viveiros Gallery Facebook Twitter Working Woman, 1978A large number of prints in the works are single or […]
Leap of the imagination: the best of Photo London 2022 – in pictures
08.03 BST Generaciones y Creencias, 2018 (from the series Cocani)Cocani has been an ongoing project for Diego Echevers Torrez since 2017. The Cocani are the Aymara coca merchants, who settled in the Bolivian city Oruro at a time when the region thrived on silver and tin mining. The region, its people and the local mining industry […]
The golden city: a history of San Francisco – in pictures
07.36 BST Ever since California became part of the United States in 1850, San Francisco has been the crown jewel of the west coast. Its steep hills, magnificent parks, and stunning panoramic views of land and water have not only made the city one of the top tourist destinations in the world, but a magnet for […]
Painters, posers and poodles: Peter Fetterman’s favourite images – in pictures
07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 11 May 2022 12.18 BST Thurston Hopkins: La Dolce Vita, Knightsbridge, London, 1953‘Many photographers are naturally shy people. Hiding behind a camera helps them overcome their shyness’ – Thurston Hopkins. In The Power of Photography, collector and gallerist Peter Fetterman shares his memories alongside a selection of 120 unique and heartening […]
Hats off! How Frank Horvat changed fashion photography – in pictures
07.00 BST Anna Karina at Les Halles, Paris, 1959: for Jours de France A homage to Frank Horvat, curated by his daughter Fiammetta Horvat, is at Photo London 2022, Somerset House, 12-15 May. A major retrospective of his work opens in June at the Jeu de Paume, in Tours, France. All photographs: Frank Horvat Facebook Twitter […]
Household favourites: everyday objects in papier-mache – in pictures
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Through the looking glass: prize-winning portraits – in pictures
07.00 BST Chains (1st Place Winner, Single Image)Adele is an energetic, independent woman. In 2001 she lost her husband, in 2007 she lost one of her two daughters. This is one of the ways she has chosen to remind everyone of their presence, while continuing to enjoy life. You can see a full list of winners […]
Young, Black and female: transformative moments – in pictures
07.00 BST Kahran Bethencourt – Sophisticated Soul, 2017Picturing Black Girlhood: Moments of Possibility is an urgent response to the crisis of racism and heterosexism that Black girls continue to face, as well as a radical reimagining of our world through their gazes and those of the adults that were once them. Picturing Black Girlhood: Moments of […]
‘I’m in awe of you’: Black women in theatre hail their inspirations – in pictures
12.23 BST Last modified on Tue 3 May 2022 12.49 BST Pippa Bennett-Warner, left, celebrates Joyclen Buffong, CEO and founder of Rise.365 which supports and empowers young people: ‘You’re mighty. With Rise.365, you’ve created a space to allow young people to also be mighty.’ WE. BLACK WOMEN., a free exhibition curated by Joan Iyiola, runs from 6 […]
‘Paparazzo extraordinaire’: Ron Galella – a life in pictures
13.02 BST Last modified on Tue 3 May 2022 17.06 BST Jackie and Ari Onassis in New York, January 1971 Photograph: Ron Galella/WireImage Facebook Twitter Liza Minnelli, Andy Warhol and Bianca Jagger in January 1978 Photograph: Ron Galella/WireImage Facebook Twitter Dustin Hoffman with Ron Galella in New York, January 1978 Photograph: Adam Scull/Rex/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Anna Wintour […]
Met Gala 2022 red carpet: from Marilyn Monroe’s gown to a fake moustache – in pictures
04.27 BST Last modified on Tue 3 May 2022 17.54 BST Blake Lively wearing a Versace gown that referenced the Statue of Liberty and the celestial ceiling at Grand Central Station. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Bella Hadid in a Burberry corset dress Photograph: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Facebook Twitter Kylie Jenner wearing […]
The best days of disco: New York nightlife by Bill Bernstein in pictures
07.00 BST Roller Dancer, Empire, 1979 Bill Bernstein: ‘You can see the proto-hip-hop moves here that were part of the roller scene at venues like the Empire in Brooklyn.’ The book Last Dance, as well as other items from Bill Bernstein’s collection, is available to buy online from Defected. Prints are available to buy from the […]