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TORONTO, ON- JULY 15 - A swimmer checks out the view of the smoke from Northern Ontario forest fires that has the City of Toronto skyline shrouded in haze as viewed from Humber Park West in Toronto. July 15, 2026. Steve Russell/Toronto Star (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
These photos are not from an apocalyptic movie set. Achingly beautiful photographs capture the devastation of this week’s wildfires

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS Yellow smoke creates an eerie atmosphere in some of the best news photos from this week

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: A passenger (C) looks on as members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front ride the Washington Metro on July 04, 2026 in Washington, DC. Numerous events, activities, and fireworks are planned in celebration of America's 250th Anniversary. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)
A viral photo on the subway. A striking aerial view. The top 5 news photos of the week prove the power of contrast in photojournalism

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

OPINION I'm a journalist and a photographer, and I think these striking photos are the best news photos this week

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GCAB0H Photographer Don McCullin stands in front of one of his photographs on display in the Shaped by War exhibition at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.
Don McCullin becomes the first-ever photographer to win this top British honor, held by only 65 people

By Chris George Published

news 90-year-old photojournalist is made Companion of Honour in the King's birthday honors list

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US President John F Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and others smile at the crowds lining their motorcade route in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. Minutes later the President was assassinated as his car passed through Dealey Plaza.
Disputed historic Kodacolor photo of John F. Kennedy's final motorcade belongs to museum, court rules

By Alan Palazon Published

News The court ruled that the image – snapped shortly before Kennedy was killed – belonged to the official JFK museum in Dallas, despite claims from a private collector that he was the owner

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Bookburning at the Opernplatz in Berlin. During the campaign "against the un-German spirit" Dr. Josef Goebels speaks to members of student organisations. Photography. Germany. 1933.
This eerie photograph of the 1933 Nazi book-burning images demonstrates the importance of shutter speed in a terrifying way

By Alan Palazon Published

HISTORY This slow shutter image, taken during the infamous Book Burning at the Opernplatz, captured the charged, frightening atmosphere that night in 1933

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Lee Miller sits grinning between a towering American soldier and a small French boy against a cobbled Luxembourg courtyard wall, her helmet on and camera round her neck.
This remarkable wartime snapshot reveals an important truth about model-turned-photojournalist Lee Miller

By Tom May Last updated

A new exhibition of Lee Miller's work opens this week – and a single image tells you everything you need to know

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Three women all posing.
“This isn’t about politics. It’s about representation.” This project turns a statistic into stunning portraits documenting the milestone 40% female representation in British Parliament

By Alan Palazon Published

News Some 130 women photographers have pictured over 250 women members of parliament in an ongoing monumental effort to document record 40% women representation in Westminster

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Black and white photograph of a group of children
Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's best documentary photographers and a soviet spy - so why have most people never heard of her?

By Tom May Published

History Bauhaus-trained and politically fearless, Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's finest documentary photographers. She was also a Soviet secret agent. Now, a new book tells her astonishing story

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Police officer carries limb child as woman looks on among crowd of people digging in background.
"I wish I’d never taken it" – Aberfan disaster photographer still haunted by his award-winning image

By Alan Palazon Published

News Mel Parry shot the famous image of a police officer carrying a wounded girl after the coal spoil slide in South Wales. He reflects on how the photo still “haunts” him 60 years later

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A closeup on the Canon logo on a camera
Canon rolls out C2PA-compliant image verification for professional newsrooms

By Sebastian Oakley Published

News Canon’s new C2PA imaging system could be a major step for trusted photojournalism

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