The Guardian picture essay
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In the footsteps of tigers: the all-women patrol team protecting Sumatra’s rainforest
The Leuser ecosystem is the only place in the world where tigers, elephants, orangutans and rhinos coexist in the wild, and Indigenous female rangers are at the heart of its protection
‘Like an island separate from England’: Black joy at Glastonbury – photo essay
It strongly champions Black music – but does Glastonbury feel inviting enough for Black audiences? On a tour of the site, we discover a growing community of new festival fans
The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay
Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago
Shangri-La, stetsons and SZA: Sunday at Glastonbury – a photo essay
Rat soup, snails and oracles: why Nigeria’s traditional midwives still have a vital role to play
Coldplay, Cyndi Lauper and the Red Arrows: Saturday at Glastonbury 2024 – a photo essay
Day two for the photography team at Glastonbury brought the heat, the Last Dinner Party, a flypast, and an astonishing array of anthems from Chris Martin and co
Peace, love and K-pop: Glastonbury kicks off for 2024 – photo essay
It’s the first big day at Glastonbury 2024 – we take you on a visual tour from Thursday evening to Friday night, including Seventeen, Marina Abramović’s silence for CND and Dua Lipa’s headline performance on the Pyramid
‘It is a religion here’: India united by shared love of cricket – photo essay
Families behind the two-child limit to benefits – photo essay
A New York program is helping Black people of all ages enjoy swimming: ‘It’s very empowering’
Paulana Lamonier started Black People Will Swim in 2019 and has since provided free and low-cost lessons to over 2,500 Black and brown people
War and set pieces: watching Euro 2024 in Ukraine – a photo essay
In Odesa, a city attacked by Russian rockets, with daily power outages and air-raid sirens, the street and social documentary photographer Richard Morgan explores to what extent the football is still important, if the game still has meaning, if the match really matters
Levelling the playing field: the football clubs helping migrants make a new home in Spain
Every year thousands arrive from South America and Africa, including many young asylum seekers who find hope and opportunity in the game
‘Water just makes you feel better’: the Cornish angling club that’s not about catching fish
On Falmouth pier, volunteer angling coaches and men and women of all ages gather regularly for fresh air, companionship and the mindfulness that comes from casting a rod into the sea
The Hutsul Provody: the comfort of centuries-old traditions during war in Ukraine
In the Ukrainian Carpathians the Provody – a communal commemoration of the dead – takes on a new dimension during the war, to become a way of working through group mourning
Appleby: a celebration of Gypsy and Traveller heritage
Roma photojournalist Eszter Halasi follows a Romany family on their journey to the Appleby Horse Fair, an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in Westmorland
Love, laughs and lavish designs: The Merry Widow at Glyndebourne – photo essay
We visit rehearsals as an extravagant new staging of Lehár’s 1905 operetta comes to Glyndebourne, brought to life by Cal McCrystal and John Wilson with Danielle de Niese in the title role
‘In Nigeria, a tyre never quite dies’: reinventing the wheel in Lagos
The photographer Andrew Esiebo travelled around the city capturing how car tyres otherwise destined for the dump are finding second lives as seats, fences and swings
‘It was like the wild west’: meet the First Nations guardians protecting Canada’s pristine shores
From crab monitoring and bear patrols to rescue operations, the watchmen are the official eyes and ears of indigenous communities
Wings, wigs and wonder: backstage at Birmingham Royal Ballet – photo essay
Behind the painted curtains of BRB’s The Sleeping Beauty lies a universe teeming with whimsy, dedication and a dash of eccentricity
From Barcelona to Bilbao: Women’s Champions League final 2024 – a photo essay
The fans of Barça Femení were hopeful of a third consecutive Champions League triumph as they were joined by photographer Hannah Cauhépé as they journeyed from Barcelona to Bilbao for the 2024 final against Lyon
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