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Russia

Drunken man takes selfie and topples Lenin

A Russian man has destroyed a statue of Lenin while attempting to take a ‘selfie’. According to law enforcement in the Kemerovo, or south-central

04/06/2015

World News

The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school [PHOTOS]

For many children, walking to and from school is not such a simple task. In areas ravaged by conflict or disasters – both man-made and natural – the

02/06/2015

World News

Who would live in a house like this? 9 bizarre abodes in photos

22/05/2015

China

We will not be moved! Resistance to China's urban spread [PHOTOS]

21/05/2015

Culture news

Berlin exhibition investigates post-WWII Europe

How did Europe deal with post-war life? That’s the question a new exhibition in Berlin tries to answer. Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the

30/04/2015

Culture news

Another side of Marilyn on show in new Wroclaw exhibition

Poland opens its Milton Greene fashion photo archive to reveal a fresh and personal new look at the Hollywood icon and many of her friends and colleagues of the period in over 3000 shots

21/04/2015

World News

Politicians just can't resist posing for selfies

10/04/2015

Culture news

Selfie stick use splits France's cultural capital

Selfie sticks for smartphones are now an everyday sight at tourist attractions worldwide but some users say they are being stopped from taking snaps

18/03/2015

World News

New pictures show Osama Bin Laden's mountain hideout

13/03/2015

United Kingdom

No narcissism: London's National Gallery museum bans selfie sticks

11/03/2015

Culture news

Documentary photography at the Jeu de Paume in Paris

The Jeu de Paume in Paris presents the first anthological exhibition in France of American photographer Taryn Simon’s work. She uses both pictures

02/03/2015

Culture news

A Life with Eric and George: Pattie Boyd offers intimate photo show

Better known as “rock’n‘roll’s greatest

27/02/2015

Culture news

Me-Mo: an online magazine for photojournalism

On the shores of the Ourcq Canal in one of Paris’ trendy neighbourhoods a group of award-winning photographers have got together to launch an

25/02/2015

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Stars dazzle on the red carpet at the 87th Academy Awards

23/02/2015

World News

World Press Photo of the Year highlights homophobia in Russia

A picture of two gay lovers in St Petersburg has won the World Press Photo of the Year. Photographer Mads Nissen wanted to highlight the legal and

12/02/2015

Netherlands

Gay lovers in Russia image wins World Press Photo 2014

12/02/2015

USA

HONY: how photographs and social media are changing lives in New York City

The story of an inspired blogger who has stirred up meaningful change in a community

30/01/2015

Culture news

Fashion photographer David LaChapelle opens show in Lima

US fashion photographer David LaChapelle was in Lima for the launch of a new exhibition spanning his 30-year career. The multi-talented artist is

29/01/2015

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Lyon: 'Transformation of the Metropolis'

22/01/2015

Culture news

New York exhibition marks 50 years since Martin Luther King historic march

Stephen Somerstein was just 24 years old when he photographed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the five-day, 54-mile Selma to Montgomery March in

16/01/2015