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Photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select some of the most powerful photos from around the world

  • A group of men, one of them in blue scrubs, shouting and gesticulating

    A barbers’ contest and Pope Leo in Spain: photos of the day – Tuesday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A woman in a red coat cries as she holds up her mobile phone to take a video. She is in a crowd of other people also holding up their phones and cameras

    A humanoid traffic officer and Pride in Brazil: photos of the day – Monday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • People in yellow pencil costumes carry an oversize sharpener on a lawn

    A Mexican waver and a giant pencil sharpener – the weekend in pictures

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A woman throws beer at a police van as others around her shout and gesticulate angrily

    The week around the world in 20 pictures

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  • Keiko Fujimori gives a speech from a walkway with large crowds on either side

    Dancing devils, a ragpicker and a reflecting pool: photos of the day – Friday

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  • The Salesian Sisters greet players prior to Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in San Antonio

    General strike in Portugal and basketball-loving nuns: photos of the day – Thursday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A giant sculpture of a footballer, naked and on its side with words daubed on it

    Stormy weather and a footballer protest: photos of the day – Wednesday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • An activist with a sign reading: ‘Reject Ebola in Kenya’, with people holding him up by his arms and legs

    Exams in Gaza and an Ebola protest arrest: photos of the day – Tuesday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • The Tenggerese people carry vegetables as offerings to Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada ritual in East Java

    Vegetables for the gods and moving Messi’s statue: photos of the day – Monday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • The Statue of Liberty in front of a huge, yellow full moon

    Arsenal fans, a Pride parade and poppies: photos of the weekend

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A self-propelled artillery piece fires at night in a field, with Ukrainian servicemen visible in silhouette

    The week around the world in 20 pictures

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  • JD Vance chest bumps a graduating cadet

    Baby otters make a splash and a JD Vance chest bump: photos of the day – Friday

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  • The sun sinks into the horizon behind the Basílica de la Sagrada Familia

    Basílica sunrise and Eid al-Adha prayers: photos of the day – Thursday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A aerial shot of three huge torrents of water emerging from a dam wall and crashing into a valley beneath

    Raging torrents, fighting gulls and Muslim devotion: photos of the day – Wednesday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • Muslim pilgrims hold umbrellas as they leave after offering noon prayers at Namirah mosque during the annual Hajj pilgrimage on the Plain of Arafat, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 26, 2026

    Umbrella shade and an evacuation zone: photos of the day – Tuesday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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    Organ grinders, cheese rollers and lotus lanterns: photos of the day – Monday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A crowded beach

    Spring heat, parades and an erupting geyser: photos of the weekend

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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  • A large crowd gather outside the Emirates Stadium at night after Arsenal became Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years

    The week around the world in 20 pictures

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  • A smiling man clenches his fist as he stands behind a box containing two melons

    Spring snow and record-breaking melons: photos of the day – Friday

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  • A performer wears a coral-inspired costume.

    Inflatable bridge and a hot couple: photos of the day – Thursday

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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