Winners of the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition
A collection of some of the winning and shortlisted photos from this year’s competition
Photos of the Week: Snowy Soccer, Crouching Spider, Pain Simulator
Humanitarian aid air-dropped into Gaza, the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, a blizzard in California, a parade of effigies in Bali, and much more
Haiti Is in Crisis
Now no one wants Ariel Henry. Not the United States. Not the gangs. And not the Haitian people.
A Looming Disaster at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
At the facility, occupied by Russia for the past two years, employees describe a regime of torture and abuse—and a growing threat of disaster.
Biden’s New Doomsday Option Against Israeli Settlers
How an executive order takes aim at Netanyahu’s coalition
100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1924
Images of some of the events and sights around the world in the year 1924
The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased
Since staking claim to the Palestinian cause, the Yemeni militants have come to seem unstoppable.
Photos of the Week: Jet Suit, Surf Horse, Giza Camel
Unusually warm weather in Turkey, a volcanic eruption in Mexico, sledding in Morocco, displaced Palestinians in Gaza, under-ice swimming in Italy, and much more
Why the U.S. and Saudis Want a Two-State Solution, and Israel Doesn’t
How hard is the White House willing to push for a resolution of the Palestinian issue?
Ukraine’s Shock Will Last for Generations
Photographs of how two years of war transformed a society
Photos of the Week: Hungry Fox, Plum Blossoms, Snow Rally
Farmer protests against low crop prices in India, a shallow flood in Death Valley, a wooden replica of the Eiffel Tower in France, unusually warm weather at a ski resort in Poland, and much more
Two Years of War in Ukraine
Images from recent months, showing a region reshaped by two years of war
Winners of the 2024 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored underwater images
Alexei Navalny’s Last Laugh
Something I’ve seen in Putin’s most effective opponents: Even if it costs them their life, they defy him with humor.
Is Venezuela ‘Fixed’?
A rapper, a true-crime story, and the politics of distraction
Photos of the Week: Surf Torch, Lion Dance, Pancake Race
An ancient town-wide football match in England, sumo wrestling for youngsters in Japan, the Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas, a destructive wildfire in New Zealand, and much more
How to Defeat a Mafia State
An unlikely coalition of urban professionals and Indigenous people has pulled off something extraordinary in Guatemala.
Photos of Carnival 2024 Around the World
Images of many of this year’s varied Carnival parades and celebrations
Hezbollah Goes to the Theater
The Lebanese militant movement put on a play to stir the faithful. Watching it made me wonder about the real-life dramas that don’t make it to the stage.
Superb Owl Sunday VIII
A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating the magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are depicted here in photos from recent years.