In Focus, a News Photo Blog with Alan Taylor, from The Atlantic
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Photos of the Week: Beer Toss, Pike Battle, Sea Pods (35 photos)

Warrior horse racing in Japan, scenes from the Cannes Film Festival in France, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, a Memorial Day display in Boston, anti-drone technology displayed in Ukraine, a performance by AC/DC in Italy, competitive surfing in Tahiti, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published,...

Fri May 31, 2024 15:09
An Island Community Displaced by Climate Change (20 photos)

The Panamanian government recently presented keys to new houses to about 300 families from Cartí Sugtupu, a small and crowded Caribbean island that is threatened by rising sea levels and a lack of space. The indigenous communities on Cartí Sugtupu and neighboring islands have recently faced increasing floods and damage from storms. Starting in 2015,...

Thu May 30, 2024 21:08
The 2024 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race (14 photos)

Crowds gathered on Cooper’s Hill once again yesterday, on a farm near Gloucester, England, cheering as racers took part in the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. Continuing a tradition that dates back at least 200 years, participants chase a nine-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese, running in a chaotic scramble down a very steep and...

Tue May 28, 2024 19:49
Photos of the Week: Victorian Picnic, Flamingo Flight, Shadow Puppets (35 photos)

An airline for dogs in New York, horse racing in Baltimore, the Olympic torch relay in southwestern France, a Catholic pilgrimage in a Spanish village, the World Para Athletics Championships in Japan, a tornado’s path of destruction in Iowa, and much more To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here....

Fri May 24, 2024 14:52
Photos: Ukrainians Fight to Defend Kharkiv From Russian Attacks (30 photos)

Several weeks ago, Russian forces began intensifying artillery bombardment and ground advances in border villages across Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, and launching deadly missile attacks into the center of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Thousands of civilians have already fled the area in an ongoing evacuation. While firefighters in residential...

Thu May 23, 2024 22:41
The Beauty of Earth From Orbit (28 photos)

The International Space Station is currently hosting seven crew members of Expedition 71, which began on April 6. The ISS orbits the Earth at about 17,150 miles per hour, orbiting the planet about 16 times a day. In recent months, the astronauts and cosmonauts of Expeditions 70 and 71 have taken some amazing photographs of our lovely planet as they...

Tue May 21, 2024 22:18

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