A Christmas fair in Romania, an enormous indoor ice rink in Paris, a surfing Santa Claus in Australia, a sunset camel safari in India, a cyclo-cross race in Belgium, holiday lights in Japan and France, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Dec 2024 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Tales of Saint Nicholas might feature him bringing gifts to good boys and girls, but ancient folklore in Europe’s Alpine region also speaks of Krampus, a frightening demonlike creature who emerges during the Yule season, looking for naughty children to punish in horrible ways—or possibly to drag back to his lair in a sack. In the dark winter months, Krampus associations in villages hold parades, playfully frightening onlookers on Krampusnacht by chasing them and hitting them with sticks during a run through the streets.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Dec 2024 | 6:59 am(NZT)
This has been another year filled with news stories and photos that can be difficult or disturbing to view. For a decade now, I’ve made it an annual tradition, after rounding up the news photos of the year, to compose a companion essay of uplifting images from the past 12 months—an effort to seek out and recognize some of the abundant joy and kindness present in the world around us. Below are images from 2024 of families and friends at play, expressions of love and compassion, personal victories, volunteers at work, assistance being given to those in need, and small and pleasant moments.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Dec 2024 | 3:12 am(NZT)
As the end of the year approaches, here is a look back at some of the major news moments of 2024. Events covered in this essay (the last of a three-part photo summary of the year) include Hurricanes Helene and Milton striking southeastern United States, a famous pygmy hippo named Moo Deng, the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and much more. Be sure to check out the first part, the second part, and our “Top 25 News Photos of 2024.”
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 13 Dec 2024 | 2:00 am(NZT)
As the end of the year approaches, here is a look back at some of the major news moments of 2024. Events covered in this essay (the second of a three-part photo summary of the year) include the opening of the Paris Olympics, widespread flooding in Brazil, an assassination attempt on the presidential candidate Donald Trump, and much more. Check back tomorrow for the last installment, and be sure to see the first part and our “Top 25 News Photos of 2024.”
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Dec 2024 | 2:00 am(NZT)
As the end of the year approaches, here is a look back at some of the major news moments of 2024. Events covered in this essay (the first of a three-part photo summary of the year) include a deadly earthquake in central Japan, the relocation of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a rat hole in Chicago, and much more. Check back later this week for Parts 2 and 3, and be sure to see our earlier “Top 25 News Photos of 2024.”
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 11 Dec 2024 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Near the end of every year, I look back through the many thousands of news photos taken in the previous months, reevaluating them to see which images stand out as iconic—which images take your breath away, bring you close, or make an emotional impact. In a year dominated by stories of warfare, divisive politics, and natural disasters, it feels even more important to showcase the incredible work of the photojournalists who bring the reality of these situations to millions of others. Here, I present my choices for the top 25 news photos of 2024. Be sure to check back throughout the week for more comprehensive stories, presented as “2024: The Year in Photos, Parts 1, 2, & 3.”
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 10 Dec 2024 | 1:30 am(NZT)
After a rapid advance by anti-government factions, led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, rebels in Syria declared today that they had taken control of Damascus, and that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the country, ending decades of Baathist rule. After enduring years of civil war, Syrians took to the streets to celebrate the sudden fall of Assad, both in their own country and in huge refugee communities that have grown across the Middle East and Europe.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 9 Dec 2024 | 6:06 am(NZT)
Christmas decorations across Germany, lake-effect snowfall in Ohio, a festival of lights in France, a brief clash between soldiers and civilians in South Korea, devastating floods in Malaysia, sumo wrestlers in London, anti-government protests in Georgia, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 7 Dec 2024 | 5:00 am(NZT)
It’s time once more for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 17th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from both NASA’s Hubble telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until Wednesday, December 25, this page will present a new, incredible image of our universe from one of these two telescopes. Be sure to come back every day until Christmas, and follow us on social media for daily updates. I hope you enjoy these amazing and awe-inspiring images, as well as the continued efforts of the science teams that bring them to Earth—it is a joy to put this calendar together each December.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and peace on Earth.
Source: The Atlantic Photo | 2 Dec 2024 | 6:02 am(NZT)
An autonomous delivery robot in Barcelona, a heat wave in Australia, a triceratops auction in France, a reef shark in the Red Sea, a lava flow in southwestern Iceland, migratory birds in flight over China, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 30 Nov 2024 | 5:30 am(NZT)
After reviewing more than 3,600 entries from professional and amateur photographers around the world, judges of the 11th International Landscape Photographer of the Year contest narrowed the field down to a “Top 101” and then further, to award several category prizes and their top award, which this year went to Andrew Mielzynski. The organizers were once more kind enough to share some of this year’s top and winning images below.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 26 Nov 2024 | 5:57 am(NZT)
Christmas decorations in England, long-term typhoon damage in the Philippines, a virtual taekwondo championship in Singapore, a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub in Russia, the Miss Universe competition in Mexico, thick fog in northern China, a new volcanic eruption in Iceland, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 23 Nov 2024 | 5:00 am(NZT)
The Close-up Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, and recently released its shortlisted picks, with the winners set to be announced in January. The contest “celebrates close-up, macro, and micro photography,” among 11 separate categories. Competition organizers were once again kind enough to share some of these amazing images with us here.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Nov 2024 | 4:05 am(NZT)
Millions of people across northern India and Pakistan have spent the past few weeks under a blanket of toxic smog, enduring some of the region’s worst air quality ever recorded. The sky is filled with particulates from the seasonal burning of rice-paddy stubble on nearby farms, mixed with other vehicular and industrial emissions. Several health emergencies have been declared, many schools have been closed, and residents are being encouraged to stay indoors.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Nov 2024 | 7:22 am(NZT)
Speed climbing in Saudi Arabia, wildfires in California and New Jersey, a blanket of smog in New Delhi, a celebration of rural life in Turkey, Veterans Day in Seattle, a surfing record attempt in Brazil, a rodeo exhibition in Argentina, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 16 Nov 2024 | 4:52 am(NZT)
More than 125 years ago, Erwin Barbour, a geology professor at the University of Nebraska, took an interest in what he described as an “agricultural movement”—the proliferation of creative and inexpensive homemade windmills on farms across Nebraska. In 1897, Barbour documented this phenomenon, traveling the state, photographing the mills, interviewing their inventors and owners, and estimating the costs and benefits. He found that both wealthy and poor farmers built a wide variety of mills, many of them of novel or experimental design, made largely out of spare parts and scrap wood. These mills were used to pump water for irrigation and livestock, and to power farm machinery—often giving the owners a huge advantage in a time of drought. During a recent visit to the U.S. National Archives, I found and converted these images from an 1898 photo album that had not previously been digitized. Many of the woodcuts used in Barbour’s 1899 report were based on these photographs.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Nov 2024 | 5:37 am(NZT)
The German Society for Nature Photography recently announced its winning images from the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024, selected from nearly 18,000 entries from 38 countries in 11 categories. This year’s overall winner was Jaime Rojo, with a remarkable photograph of monarch butterflies clustered in trees in Mexico’s El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of the winning and honored photographs with us here.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Nov 2024 | 5:59 am(NZT)
Election Day in the United States of America, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, roller-skating in Georgia, continued flood cleanup in Spain, a figure-skating competition in France, a penny-farthing race in Prague, autumn colors in China, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 9 Nov 2024 | 4:35 am(NZT)
Autumn colors across Europe, Day of the Dead displays in Mexico, Diwali lights in India, deadly flooding in Spain, a kite festival in South Africa, the School of Santa Claus in Brazil, World Series celebrations in Los Angeles, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 2 Nov 2024 | 4:00 am(NZT)