The Guardian picture essay
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Mud in their blood: the wild world of mud bombing
Mud trials showcase heavily modified two-wheel drive cars built to withstand violent impacts as drivers navigate a series of muddy obstacles
Forest keepers: Arhuaco balance modern and ancient ways – photo essay
As leaders gather in Colombia for the global Cop16 nature summit, photographer Dougie Wallace captures the Indigenous Arhuaco, who are deeply involved in protecting the country’s biodiversity - and who have produced the region’s first Indigenous film-maker
Never-ending story: rare flower gatherers of Diamantina
Gatherers of a rare Brazilian flower find their way of life – and incomes – are under threat. Ana Caroline de Lima, recipient of the RPS/the Guardian Joan Wakelin Bursary, explains why
‘Hair is more than strands. It symbolises life’: the braids that bind an Ecuadorian community
In Otavalo the men, as well as women, see their long hair as integral to the beliefs and culture of the Kichwa people
‘Pole of Cold’: life in the coldest inhabited village on Earth – photo essay
The photojournalist Natalya Saprunova spent almost two months documenting the daily lives of the Evenki people in Oymyakon
Tackles and textbooks: inside the UK’s NFL dream factory
The NFL Academy is a major initiative that aims to provide full-time high-school education for 16-19-year-olds alongside elite training in American football
‘You build a sisterhood’: training for the Mexican equestrian sport of escaramuza – photo essay
Documentary photographer Owen Harvey visited Jurupa Valley, California, to speak to young Americans training for the highly skilled all-female sport
Sumba’s sandalwood ponies
The small, resilient horses are more than just working animals – they are cultural symbols
‘I lost my phone in the first week’: a new generation of drovers in outback Queensland
Bill Little has been droving for 40 years across thousands of kilometres of stock routes. Now he’s showing new hands the ropes
One year in Gaza since the 7 October attack – photo essay
Gaza-based Anadolu Agency photographer Ali Jadallah talks about some of the most powerful images he taken in the year since the 7 October Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war
One year in Israel since the 7 October attack – photo essay
Photographer Amir Levy on some of his most powerful images taken throughout the year since 7 October
‘It’s the first time I’ve woven in 27 years’: Peruvian women revive arts lost to trauma of forced sterilisations
After the death of former president Alberto Fujimori this month, survivors still seeking justice are finding healing and hope in Indigenous weaving abandoned as a result of his policy
Shroom with a view: photo gems from Images Vevey – in pictures
Boasting trippy trees and fluorescent fungi, the Swiss biennale returns with around 50 photography-based projects centred on the topic (dis)connected
The best Paralympic images by Tom Jenkins – a photo essay
Our photographer spent the past fortnight in Paris documenting everything from blind football to para-triathlon. Here are some of his favourite pics from the Games
‘Defying expectations’: amazing Paralympic photographers with disabilities
Whether legally blind or using a wheelchair, four photographers say there’s no impediment to creativity at the Games
Catwalking: 40 years of London fashion week – in pictures
We take a look back at London fashion week though the lens of legendary photographer Chris Moore
‘I feel like I love everyone here’: Notting Hill carnival continues to defy division – photo essay
The photographer Ollie Tikare showcases how the event unites diverse communities and embodies the resilience of multicultural Britain
Love, warmth and hard work: the heart of the UK care system – photo essay
The photographer Halena Hucker has spent the last year interviewing care workers and photographing behind the scenes of the care sector
‘I am always tired’: life in the long shadow of factory farming in Europe
Photojournalist Selene Magnolia Gatti has been documenting the effects on human health and wellbeing of living alongside intensive agriculture
Love story: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour at Wembley – photo essay
Scottish photographer Dougie Wallace documented the Swifties from the UK and beyond decked in their finery to see their hero perform
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