Monday was Mauni Amavasya, the new moon day and most significant bathing day, particularly if it falls on a Monday. At the Hindu festival pilgrims bathe in the confluence of three sacred rivers to cleanse them of sin and liberate them from the cycle of life, death and rebirth
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Slavery in Britain: the photographer documenting the streets where people have been held
About 13,000 people are kept in slavery in the UK. Amy Romer’s book The Dark Figure* reveals the terrifying ordinariness of the sites of their captivity
In 2013, a 22-year-old Hungarian woman responded to an online ad for a babysitting job in London and, after a telephone interview, was offered the post. When she arrived in Budapest to travel to London, she was met by three men who confiscated her mobile, drove her to Slovakia and forced her on to a coach bound for Manchester.
There was no babysitting job. Instead, the woman had been “bought” for £3,500 by a Pakistani man and was told to prepare for marriage. After being held captive at various Manchester addresses, she finally alerted the police from a house in Cunliffe Street, Chorley, where she was rescued and later repatriated home.
Continue reading...New York state security: Manhattan’s KGB Spy Museum – in pictures
A museum in New York claims to be the only collection focusing on the KGB’s espionage operations in the world. The newly opened exhibition hall, housed in a former warehouse on 14th Street, is home to 3,500 original period objects, which the designer of the museum, Julius Urbaitis, has gathered after 30 years of research around the world
Continue reading...Manila’s jeepneys – in pictures
Part of the Philippine urban landscape for decades, jeepneys, small buses originally made from military vehicles left by the Americans after the second world war, are being phased out. Pollution and safety concerns mean jeepneys 15 years or older will be taken off the streets by 2020. Also threatened are the livelihoods of artists who customise them
Continue reading...India’s military elite gears up for Republic Day – in pictures
The President’s Bodyguard, a 200-strong cavalry unit, have for centuries been assigned to India’s most prominent VIPs
Continue reading...Hong Kong from the skies – in pictures
An urban photo essay of the Chinese territory made between October and December 2018
Continue reading...Violent protests in Athens as thousands rally against Macedonia deal – gallery
Greek parliament to vote this week to ratify proposed new name of its neighbour, the Republic of North Macedonia.
Continue reading...India’s Kumbh Mela festival – in pictures
Thought to be the world’s largest human gathering, more than 20 million Hindu pilgrims ritually bathed on the opening day of the festival
Continue reading...Haiti’s isolated and forgotten village – in pictures
Near the bottom of the island of Hispaniola in south-east Haiti is a forgotten village, cut off from its own country, and slowly emptying as its residents leave. As well as health services or electricity, Boucan Ferdinand also lost its only road to the nearest town, Bois Negresse, in devastating floods in 2004. Some of its residents have left for the capital, Port-au-Prince, while others cling onto a precarious life. Many have crossed illegally into the more prosperous neighbouring Dominican Republic
Continue reading...Counting the cost of Honduran crime – in pictures
Honduras’s homicide rate has fallen significantly in recent years, but the country still has one of the highest murder rates in the world. The fall can be attributed to the initiatives of police and military forces against drug smugglers and gangs. In a country of 8 million people, there are an estimated 7,000-10,000 street gang members
Continue reading...Bruce Davidson photographs donated to Telfair Museums – in pictures
An anonymous donor has given hundreds of photographs by the Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson to the Telfair Museums in Savannah, Georgia. The collection spans his career from 1956 to 2008, and includes images from his most famous works including Brooklyn Gang and Circus.
Continue reading...Concrete city: the beauty of Los Angeles’ most popular material – in pictures
LA is a city of concrete. From Frank Lloyd Wright’s modernist mansions to Rudolph Schindler’s tilted houses, architects working there have embraced the material. A new map by Blue Crow Media shows some lesser-known structures are just as striking
Continue reading...Best photos of the day: snow in Athens and a Chinese medicine lesson
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world
Continue reading...Baghdad at play: normal life returns to Iraq’s capital – in pictures
Guardian photographer Sean Smith captures Iraqis at leisure, from students taking selfies in the park to families on fairground rides
Continue reading...Colombia’s full-colour Blacks and Whites’ carnival – in pictures
More than 10,000 artists, craftspeople and revellers take part in the carnival, a fusion of different cultural celebrations. It takes place every year from 2 to 7 January in the city of Pasto and is on Unesco’s intangible heritage list
Continue reading...Searching for scrap in Guatemala City – in pictures
Workers known as guajeros descend daily to search for recyclable items at one of the biggest rubbish dumps in Guatemala City. Hundreds carry out the work, which is dangerous due to mudslides and collapses but can earn them nearly twice the minimum daily wage
Continue reading...Jair Bolsonaro takes office as Brazil’s president – in pictures
The inauguration of the Brazilian president took place in Brasilia
Continue reading...Lens: Refugees and Migrants Tell Their Own Stories Through Photographs
In recent years, photographers from all over have flocked to countries affected by the refugee crisis, following the travails of migrants seeking refuge in Turkey, Greece and Lebanon. Others went to the source of the exodus, highlighting tragedies in Myanmar, Afghanistan and South Sudan.
Incredible photographs give a glimpse into life of the Royal Navy
Is there a THIRD woman? Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti claims he is representing a client with 'credible information' about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and will be 'demanding the opportunity to testify' From training exercises to expeditions in the North Pole and happy family reunions: Incredible photographs give a glimpse into life of the Royal Navy Amazing photographs taken by Royal Navy photographers give a glimpse into the daily work carried out by members of the force. From Royal Marines practicing alongside the Navy in embarkation drills to emotional homecomings after a voyage at sea these images released by the Ministry of Defense show every aspect of life in the Navy.
Cortland Foundation announces photography winners
The Cortland Foundation and the Tucker County Photography Club announce the winners of the second annual Photography Exhibition.