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When Sebastião Salgado explained his 'Genesis' to Euronews Culture
Following the death of Sebastião Salgado, we look back at Genesis, the Franco-Brazilian's global exhibition that paid tribute to the planet by showcasing more than 200 of his stunning black and white photographs, the result of eight years work and some 30 trips around the world.
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View into a hall of the museum of Arkhip Kuindzhi, which was destroyed after shelling in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, 28 April 2022.
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Destroyed domes of a church lie in the retaken village of Bohorodychne, eastern Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion. October 22, 2022
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Mariupol's Museum of Local Lore destroyed by shelling. Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. April 28, 2022
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Mariupol Drama Theater, stands damaged by Russian airstrike in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine. April 4, 2022
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Ukrainian soldier photographs a church damaged by shelling amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mariupol, Ukraine. March 10, 2022
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Orthodox Church used by Russian forces as a military hospital stands in the village of Mala-Komyshevaha, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. January 14, 2023
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Residents clear debris inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral after Russian missile attacks devastated the Ukrainian landmark. Odesa, Ukraine. July 23, 2023.
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Taras Shevchenko Chernihiv Regional Academic Music and Drama Theatre stands damaged after a Russian attack in Chernihiv, Ukraine. August 19, 2023
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St. George's Skete stands damaged after fighting in the village of Dolyna, Donetsk region, Ukraine. November 3, 2022
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Mykolaiv Drama Theater, damaged by Russian missile attack, with seats covered to protect from falling debris. Mykolaiv, Ukraine. October 2022
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Mykolaiv Drama Theater, damaged by Russian missile attack, with seats covered to protect from falling debris. Mykolaiv, Ukraine. October 2022
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Damaged building in Kharkiv stands lit by sunset after shelling amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. March 11, 2022.
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Pictures of the Month
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The flower supermoon rises behind the columns of the ancient marble temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about 70 Km south of Athens. May 26, 2021
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Mucilage, a thick, viscous fluid produced by phytoplankton is seen in Turkey's Marmara Sea at a harbour on the shoreline of Istanbul. May 30, 2021
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Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray near the rubble of a destroyed mosque in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip. May 27, 2021
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Aerial view of a sinkhole that was found by farmers in a field of crops in Santa Maria Zacatepec, state of Puebla, Mexico. May 30, 2021
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Lava gushes from the southern side crater of Mt. Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, near Catania, southern Italy Sicily. May 25, 2021
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A Buddhist monk lights candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand
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A child walks among blooming trees in a peach orchard in Aitona in Catalonia, Spain. March 5, 2021
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Four 200-year-old oaks are being felled for wood to reconstruct Notre Dame cathedral's fallen spire in the forest of Berce in the Loire region, France. March 9, 2021
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Smoke billows from a crater of Mount Etna volcano behind the dome of the Catania Saint Agatha cathedral in Catania, southern Italy. March 4, 2021
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A man walks down an empty street in Nantes as the sun sets during the nationwide 18:00 curfew restrictions taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. February 4, 2021
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Pigeons take flight in Columbus Circle during a snowstorm. New York, USA. February 1, 2021
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A man skis through Times Square during a snowstorm. New York, USA. February 1, 2021
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A man takes a picture with his smartphone while sitting on a bench at a the flooded bank of the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany
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Groundhog Club handler holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 135th celebration of Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, USA
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Two women jump off a seawall as they photograph rough surf along Lynn Shore Reservation in the aftermath of a snowstorm in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. February 2, 2021
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Thousands of Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend a funeral procession for Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik in Jerusalem. January 31, 2021
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Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, turns 100 in Budapest, Hungary. January 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the North Portico of the White House. January 20, 2021
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Members of the public donate their blood in a medical centre set up in the City Hall of Toulouse, France, as part of the largest blood donation operation in France. January 21
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Migrants bathe in a natural hot spring in Sarajevo's western suburb of Ilidza. January 21, 2021
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Priest Cesar Magana blesses animals during the feast of St Anthony, Spain's patron saint of animals, in Pamplona, northern Spain. January 17, 2021
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Lava flows from Mount Merapi as seen from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. January 19, 2021
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Men bathe in the icy water of the Lena River at Yakutsk, Russia, during a traditional Epiphany celebration. The outdoor temperature was around -56℃. January 19, 2021
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A visitor takes a tour to one of the world's largest natural caves, in central Vietnam's Quang Binh province. January 19, 2021
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Dozens of crocodiles are seen in an inactive farm in the Jordan Valley near the Israeli Petzael settlement in the West Bank. January 18, 2021
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A man dressed as Santa Claus suspended from a cable car waves at visitors upon arrival to the Sugar Loaf mountain. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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A horse rears up on the snow, at the Elmadag Ski Resort in Ankara after a snowfall. January 22, 2021
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Medical workers from a COVID-19 intensive care unit pose wearing their personal protective equipment with photos of themselves printed on it to be recognised by patients
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A long time exposure shows a murmuration of starlings flying over pine trees and the equestrian statue of King Vittorio Emanuele II as the night falls over Rome, Italy
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An inflatable Santa Claus decorates a Christmas tree sale in Frankfurt, Germany with the buildings of the banking district in the background. December 19, 2020
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The moon covers the sun during a solar eclipse in Piedra del Aguila, Argentina. December 14, 2020.
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Medical staff members wearing protective outfits wait to give COVID-19 tests to the passengers arriving at Palermo harbour, Sicily, Italy. December 15, 2020
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A woman waits for a Long Island Rail Road train during a snowstorm in the Queens borough of New York, USA
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Ukraine
In pictures: Irpin's Peace Street residents prepare for winter
“It feels like the winter was just over and here the other one comes”, the usual life of Bucha and Irpin residents was over the moment Russia attacked Ukraine in the end of February. Today, trying to rebuild what was lost, they face many problems, yet looking forward to the future with hope.
World News
The most striking images from this week's top stories
Protests condemning violence against women, hundreds jailed for life in Turkey, melted scaffolding removed from Notre-Dame, fans mourning Maradona's death - these and other key stories of the week captured by photographers around the world
World News
Ten inventive ways Cubans tackle their drinking water problems
Less rainfall, a growing population, the exhaustion of water utilities, and economic hardships are among the reasons for the scarcity of drinking water in Cuba. The daily routines of life without clean running water explained in the work by photographer Sanne Derks.
Lebanon
In photographs: Beirut residents show inside their destroyed homes
300 000 people became homeless in Beirut after a massive explosion partly levelled the city on Tuesday, August 4. The photographs of Beirut residents inside their homes reveal the scale of devastation caused to the Lebanese capital.
Ukraine
In pictures: Kyiv's legendary 'Kachalka' outdoor gym comes back to life after lockdown
Local fitness enthusiasts have been itching to come back to the 'Kachalka,' Kyiv's famous Kyiv's outdoor gym, since lockdown began in March. As restrictions ease, they are returning in their droves to use the scrap metal equipment.
Poland
Panoramic film photographs of Auschwitz camp tell the story of mass killing
Look through the panoramic film photographs of Associated Press's Markus Schreiber taken ahead of Auschwitz liberation 75th anniversary. On Monday hundreds of survivors from across the world will come back to visit Auschwitz for the official commemorations.
United Kingdom
Photographs of British homes tell stories of the generations
Homes and interiors tell a story, both politically and culturally of a whole country, says Isabelle Bonnet, the curator of ‘Home Sweet Home’ photographic exhibition. It presents a complex image of the British home, carefully documented by photographers from the sixties to the present day.
France
What not to miss at one of Europe’s biggest photography events
Rencontres d'Arles is one of the biggest photography events in Europe, taking place in Arles in the south of France. Euronews checked out this year’s 49th edition of the festival and recommends the exhibitions projects and the names you should not miss.
France
Photo exhibit in France celebrates work of foreign photographers in US
On the 60th anniversary of Robert Frank’s book The Americans, when the US seemed to be closing its doors to many, 'The Rencontres d'Arles' annual photography festival invites you to take a look at the work of foreign photographers in the USA.
France
French locals, migrants pose for artist's 'hope story'
Rencontres d'Arles is one of the biggest photography events in Europe, taking place in Arles in the south of France. Our editor talked to these renowned photographers, who showed us around their exhibitions. In focus today is Patrick Willocq's work.
What our new normal looks like amid the world's COVID-19 pandemic
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A couple eat their lunch inside plexiglass protection designed by Christophe Gernigon at the H.A.N.D restaurant in Paris, France
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The team at Chabert et Fils restaurant in Lyon on the first day of its reopening after COVID-19-related restrictions were eased
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Disinfectant and a cloth on the bar in a restaurant, Lyon. The tables are cleaned after every client
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Restaurant guests use social distancing devices made of rubber tubing as Fish Tales Bar and Grill opens for in person dining during the pandemic. Ocean City, Maryland
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Friends greet each other with their feet, a gesture also know as the 'Wuhan Shake', as they meet for lunch at Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg district. Berlin, Germany
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Mannequins are placed to help to assure social distancing at a restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania
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A clothes shop in Paris offers a variety of face masks. France, May 2020
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