47 h. ago Incredible photos of Perseid meteor shower captured in Wales

Spectacular images of the Perseid meteor shower over Wales have been caught

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56 h. ago 39 nostalgic photos capture golden age of Butlin's holiday camps, from glamorous grannies to monorail

For many people it remains the epitome of a British holiday by the sea.

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3 d. ago Hiker takes haunting photo of grizzly bears staring at him – moments later he's dead

An aspiring wildlife photographer thought he'd captured a once-in-a-lifetime shot while hiking in Glacier National Park in Montana – but it ended up costing him his life

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6 d. ago Israel’s delusional, inhuman Gaza takeover plan could be recipe for perpetual war

Decision will place huge financial burden on Israel and could lead to massive increase in Palestinian civilian deathsMiddle East crisis – live updatesOne of Israel’s most celebrated images is David Rubinger’s photograph of a trio of paratroopers at the newly captured Western Wall in 1967, an event that would mark the beginning of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.You see it when arriving at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport. It has been used to illustrate the Israel Defense Forces’ “values” page, and appears endlessly in the Hebrew media and on pro-Israel sites. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘Monuments of a disappearing past’: moody midwestern nights – in pictures

A new exhibition highlights three Illinois photographers whose work captures the after-dark life of midwest cities and towns. Robin Bailey, Jim Hill and Dave Jordano capture unusually compelling contrasts and independent businesses that have survived decades of change, from Michigan to Ohio. Midwestern Nights is on display at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, until 8 September Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Capturing romance in sunset photo shoots on Istanbul’s Golden Horn

Under Istanbul’s old Galata Bridge, there’s a nondescript concrete landing that juts out into the waters of the Golden Horn.

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8 d. ago Russia nuclear submarine base damaged after earthquake – report

Satellite images show damage to floating pier at Rybachiy base after last week’s 8.8-magnitude earthquakeA nuclear submarine base in Russia’s remote far east region was damaged last week after one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit the area in decades, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite images.Photos captured by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite imaging firm, show damage to a floating pier at the Rybachiy submarine base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manchester city centre's forgotten sights captured in 1990s street photography

The 1990s was the last decade before skyscrapers began to dominate the city centre

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3 w. ago Tradition and faith meet at the coast in Spain every July to celebrate the patron of sailors

Coastal communities in Spain every year honor Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patron of sailors

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4 w. ago Photos capture Chileans devotion and celebration for patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Drawn by faith, Chileans made their way to the sacred sanctuary in La Tirana, on the outskirts of Santiago. Built on ground once hallowed by Chile’s fight for freedom, the shrine honors the Virgen del Carmen or Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the nation’s patron saint, whose feast day, July 16, draws the faithful in prayer and celebration.

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