11.15 BST Last modified on Thu 28 Jul 2022 15.57 BST The small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) is one of 11,000 moth species found in the US Facebook Twitter The angel moth (Olceclostera angelica) thrives among the deciduous forests of North America. Unfortunately, it is now less common in the Catskills, as the emerald ash borer beetle has […]
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07.00 BST Winner for book illustration Gérard DuBois was commissioned to illustrate a new Folio Society edition of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. His acrylic paintings, described by the judges as ‘masterpieces’, capture the beauty and brutality of McCarthy’s text. The award winners were selected by a judging panel of illustrators: Dapo Adeola, Ann Kiernan, Axel Scheffler […]
08.30 BST Stick dancers and performers kneel in front of the 30-metre pole Facebook Twitter A stick dancer mounts a wooden ladder at the celebration of St James – Santiago Apóstol – the patron saint of Cubulco Facebook Twitter A dancer hangs upside down, his fall broken by a rope around one leg Facebook Twitter A […]
07.00 BST Art is a criminal action No. 4, 1969- 1970The Rencontres d’Arles present, for the first time in France, the exhibition A Feminist Avant-Garde: Photographs and performances from the 1970s from the Verbund Collection, Vienna, with over 200 works by 71 female artists. It will be held at Mécanique Générale, Parc des Ateliers, Arles, France […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Tue 26 Jul 2022 11.30 BST The Transcontinental race is a spectacular 4,000km non-stop competition across Europe. James Robertson’s new book, It’s a Race, provides a glimpse of this unique sporting event up close. It combines documentary photography – from dramatic landscapes to intimate portraits – with emotive reportage and written contributions […]
18.30 BST Yandy (2017)Nyaparu ‘William’ Gardiner was 70 when he started painting in 2014. For four years until his death, the Nyangumarta/Warnman/Manjilyjarra artist created more than 350 works, including some of the most celebrated paintings to come from the Pilbara’s nascent but distinctive art movement. Gardiner is best known for portraits of the stockmen that his […]
07.00 BST Children attend acrobatics classes at Rabec (the Network of Community Welfare Associations), which offers activities to street children in partnership with Sencirk in Dakar. Facebook Twitter Children play with balls and Chinese juggling plates at Rabec. Facebook Twitter Adji Mbene Lam, 29, acrobat and head of social projects for Sencirk, gives acrobatics classes to […]
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17.00 BST Harlequin and the Giant Helmet; Or, the Castle of Otranto (pantomime by JR Planché, Covent Garden, 1840) Alan Powers, chairman of Pollock’s Toy Museum Trust, writes: ‘Walpole’s novel The Castle of Otranto created the vogue for gothic fiction. Adaptations of it were produced on the stage, but the only version adapted for the toy […]
16.28 BST Choreographer Jasmin Vardimon on stage before the dress rehearsal Facebook Twitter Vardimon and assistant producer Agata Olszewska make some last minute adjustments Facebook Twitter Hobie Schouppe as the Mad Hatter with Evelyn Hart as Alice. The show is designed by Guy Bar-Amotz Facebook Twitter ‘I am not myself, you see’ … Hart as Carroll’s […]
07.00 BST These images are an attempt at maintaining the integrity of the space ‘good down-home people’ have claimed. They set their gaze on the rhythms, vibes, and musical patterns that make up Black life in a certain section of Third Ward in Houston, Texas. Beautiful, Still is published by MACK books. All photographs: Colby Deal […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Tue 19 Jul 2022 11.00 BST Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1977‘“Between the dog and the wolf” is a French expression (Entre chien et loup) for evening, the blue hour, when the oncoming dusk can make familiar things seem slightly off. I took this as a licence to look at pools by the sea […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Mon 18 Jul 2022 17.45 BST David Geovany Valenzuela, 15, resting under a bridge. Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, March 2021Mexican photographer Yael Martínez and filmmaker Sergio Ortiz Borbolla have spent time along the migration route between Honduras, Mexico and the United States to meet people who are taking extreme risks to achieve their dream […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Thu 14 Jul 2022 11.53 BST Cassandro El Exotico, October 2020Before his match against Sonny Kiss at Effy’s Big Gay Brunch, a pro wrestling event showcasing LGBTQ+ talent, famed luchador Cassandro takes a moment for himself.Sofie Vasquez is part of the BDC (Bronx Documentary Center) films fellowship programme, which invites traditionally under-represented […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Wed 13 Jul 2022 09.32 BST Off the Road, Forestville, CaliforniaIn the summer of 1998, Anne-Marie Michel’s recently divorced mother drove her and her sisters across the country to start a new life. Inspired by this childhood journey, Sisters of the Road documents the remarkable lives of 40 female American truckers. ‘My […]
07.00 BST We three kings: Ghézo flanked by a half-man, half-lion statue of the king of Glélé, and a half-man, half-shark depiction of the king of Béhanzin. The three royal statues, dating from the second half of the 19th century, are seen at the Musée de Quai Branly in Paris before their return to Benin Facebook […]
07.00 BST Land of IbejiA collaborative photographic project about the mythology of twinhood in Nigeria, Ibeji (meaning ‘double birth’ and ‘the inseparable two’ in Yoruba) stands for the ultimate harmony between two people. The rate of twin births in west Africa is about four times higher than in the rest of the world. The centre of […]
17.00 BST Paper Kiss Facebook Twitter Looking at the Stars Facebook Twitter Mycelium Dreams, made from mushroom paper Facebook Twitter Person With Straw Facebook Twitter Veil Portrait in Sunlight Facebook Twitter Naomi Facebook Twitter Paper Face Facebook Twitter Waking Up Smelling the Roses Photograph: All images © Polly Verity Facebook Twitter Topics Origami The Observer Photography […]
07.00 BST Ukrainian groom Gabriel Grigoriev, with Rabbi Avraham Wolf (left) from Chabad Odesa, as he prepares to sign the Ktuba (marriage contract) before the ceremony Facebook Twitter Rabbi Avraham Wolf watches as the groom signs the marriage contract Facebook Twitter Ukrainian bride Elisheva Chaya accompanied by her relatives during her Jewish marriage ceremony in Berlin, […]
10.31 BST Dr Who’s granddaughter Susan was played in both films by Roberta Tovey, seen here posing with one of the Dalek props. The first film was essentially a remake of Terry Nation’s 1963 serial for the BBC television series that first introduced the Raymond Cusick-designed pepperpot menaces to the world. All photos courtesy of Studio […]
07.00 BST Palace of Westminster, from Cinderella Tours Europe, 1998– 2001Another Country offers a lively rethinking of British documentary photography over the last seven decades. This collection includes a diverse range of photographers and encompasses various styles: from iconic reportage and photo-text pieces to self-portraits and political photo-collages. Another Country: British Documentary Photography Since 1945 by […]
07.00 BST Portrait of a man in samurai armour, c 1865-1870The Netherlands had been Japan’s only western trading partner, under rights granted in 1619. In 1862, Antoon Bauduin was appointed by the Japanese to run a hospital in Nagasaki, and to teach there. This portrait of a samurai was clearly made in the studio of a […]
07.00 BST Uiara in their bedroomLike a River is a sensuous exploration of adolescence, queerness and trans experience in the heart of the Amazon. It explores notions of identity, transformation and coming-of-age among marginalised communities. Like a River by Daniel Jack Lyons will be published by Loose Joints and launched at Arles photography festival in the […]
07.00 BST Last modified on Mon 4 Jul 2022 14.11 BST Kandahar, Mirwais Regional Hospital, 2022Pascal Maitre: ‘Since 1985, I have been working in Afghanistan. I have seen the Afghans suffer without interruption. I have witnessed much pain and injustice for this population. In February 2022, I travelled through the country, which is on the verge of […]
14.05 BST Last modified on Sun 3 Jul 2022 19.37 BST Peter Brook in 2002 Photograph: Reg Wilson/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter Hugh Edwards and James Aubrey play Piggy and Ralph in Lord of the Flies (1963), directed by Peter Brook Photograph: Two Arts Ltd/Sportsphoto/Allstar Facebook Twitter Marat/Sade (1967), directed by Peter Brook Photograph: United Artists/Kobal/Rex/Shutterstock Facebook Twitter A […]