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Fiona Shields

10 photo highlights of the day

Hanady Rakhan is the mother of a three-year-old child who was deafened in a bomb blast during the Syrian conflict. This photograph was taken in her current home in the Badawi refugee camp in Lebanon.
Hanady Rakhan is the mother of a three-year-old child who was deafened in a bomb blast during the Syrian conflict. This photograph was taken in her current home in the Badawi refugee camp in Lebanon. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Taking the portrait of a professional peer must be a daunting task for any photographer. Mary McCartney, the first daughter of the former Beatle, poses for a picture on the terrace of the Hotel Grand Elysee in Hamburg, Germany.
Taking the portrait of a professional peer must be a daunting task for any photographer. Mary McCartney, the first daughter of the former Beatle, poses for a picture on the terrace of the Hotel Grand Elysee in Hamburg, Germany. Photograph: Maja Hitij/dpa/Corbis
Some of the most popular portraits we publish are of animals. A tender moment is captured as new born gorilla twins are held close in their mother's arms at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands.
Some of the most popular portraits we publish are of animals. A tender moment is captured as new born gorilla twins are held close in their mother's arms at the Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, Netherlands. Photograph: Robin Utrecht/Rex Features
In the blink of an eye: the giraffes at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire are moved into their new enclosure complete with a custom-built, high viewing platform.
In the blink of an eye: the giraffes at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire are moved into their new enclosure complete with a custom-built, high viewing platform. Photograph: ATM/Barcroft Media
The happy couple posing for this portrait are the Sultan's daughter Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu and her groom KPH Notonegoro photographed during their wedding ceremony in Bangsal Kesatriyan at Kraton Palace in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The happy couple posing for this portrait are the Sultan's daughter Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu and her groom KPH Notonegoro photographed during their wedding ceremony in Bangsal Kesatriyan at Kraton Palace in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Photograph: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
This portrait of rugby league player Sam Tomkins was taken during the England press conference ahead of the Rugby League World Cup in Loughborough, England. The photographer has used a digital filter giving the subject a gritty quality.
This portrait of rugby league player Sam Tomkins was taken during the England press conference ahead of the Rugby League World Cup in Loughborough, England. The photographer has used a digital filter giving the subject a gritty quality. Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty Images
Charlotte Perrett does her witchy thing for the camera as she waits to audition for the role of resident witch at the Wookey Hole Caves tourist attraction in Somerset, England.
Charlotte Perrett does her witchy thing for the camera as she waits to audition for the role of resident witch at the Wookey Hole Caves tourist attraction in Somerset, England. Photograph: SWNS.com
Here is a good example of a portrait with context. A Palestinian Bedouin woman washes a bowl at a camp where she lives with her family in extreme poverty in southern Gaza City.
Here is a good example of a portrait with context. A Palestinian Bedouin woman washes a bowl at a camp where she lives with her family in extreme poverty in southern Gaza City. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images
The photographer must be hoping for an alternative portrait of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arriving at the European Parliament in Strasbourg where she is due to receive the Sakharov human rights prize she won in 1990 at the height of the Burmese military crackdown.
The photographer must be hoping for an alternative portrait of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arriving at the European Parliament in Strasbourg where she is due to receive the Sakharov human rights prize she won in 1990 at the height of the Burmese military crackdown. Photograph: Frederick Florin/AFP/Getty Images
This is a cleverly candid portrait using the mirror in the Al-Fishawy Cafe in Cairo, Egypt, to focus on the subjects.
This is a cleverly candid portrait using the mirror in the Al-Fishawy Cafe in Cairo, Egypt, to focus on the subjects. Photograph: Ed Giles/Getty Images
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