Original Observer photography: July

The stars of The Great British Bake Off: Paul Hollywood, Mel Giedroyc, Mary Berry and Sue Perkins; photographed at Harptree Court in Somerset for a behind the scenes feature for Observer Food Monthly Photograph: Phil Fisk for the Observer

Paul Hollywood, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Mary Berry photographed at Harptree Court in Somerset for a behind the scenes feature for Observer Food Monthly.
Phil Fisk: 'I'd never heard of a "blind bake" so not knowing what it was prompted this visual gag. Mel and Sue got it and luckily sold it to the experts' Photograph: Phil Fisk for the Observer

Renata Adler photographed at the Morgan library and museum in New York City Photograph: Sarah Wilmer for the Observer

Men's printed trousers shoot on location in Averio, Portugal, for the Observer Magazine.
This Gucci ensemble is from a selection of seven different looks for summer chosen by our fashion desk. Check out the rest here Photograph: Heather Favell for the Observer

Men's printed trousers shoot on location in Averio, Portugal, for the Observer Magazine.
This ensemble is from a selection of seven different looks for summer chosen by our fashion desk. There is a great little film of the shoot here Photograph: Heather Favell for the Observer

Aluna Francis and George Reid are AlunaGeorge. They were photographed off the Portobello Road in west London for interview the New Review Photograph: Katherine Rose for the Observer

The England slip fielders await a chance on day four of the first Ashes Test match between England and Australia at Trent Bridge in Nottingham Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Author Philippa Gregory whose novels about the lives of the Plantagenets have been turned into a very popular BBC series The White Queen. She was photographed at Crathorne Hall Hotel in Yarm, North Yorkshire, to accompany an interview in the Observer Magazine Photograph: Gary Calton for the Observer

A couple enjoy the heatwave in Blackpool, Lancashire Photograph: Howard Barlow for the Observer

Observer New Review cover stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were interviewed ahead of the release of The World's End. They were photographed at Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair, London Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer

Elizabeth Day gets the full curler treatment for a piece in the Observer Magazine about the rise of curls and what our changing style says about us.
Phil Fisk: 'In my opinion this was one of the better styles we did that day. Like the "Rachel", the "Liz" will catch on as the next hair trend for liberal Sunday supplement readers' Photograph: Phil Fisk for the Observer

Marion Bartoli displays the trophy after winning the Wimbledon women's singles final on Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London. To see more of Tom Jenkins's photographs from the final click here Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Surgeon Gino Strada of the NGO Emergency has carried out 30,000 operations in conflict zones such as Sudan, Cambodia and Afghanistan, mostly on desperate people caught in the crossfire of war. He was photographed in London for an interview in the New Review.
This portrait marks the beginning of a new project for Giles Duley, entitled 100 Portraits Before I Die – you can read about the project and why Giles chose Gino as his number 1 here Photograph: Giles Duley for the Observer

Writer Katie Roiphe photographed at home in her brownstone in Brooklyn, New York, for a Q&A in the Observer Magazine Photograph: Steve Schofield for the Observer

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn's follow-up to the darkly stylish Drive is the even more violent Only God Forgives. He spoke to the New Review and was photographed at the Times Amateur Boxing Club in King's Cross, London Photograph: Pal Hansen for the Observer

Jamie Cullum photographed at the Crazy Bear in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, for a Q&A for the Observer Food Monthly Photograph: Levon Biss for the Observer

Greg Whitmore, Observer picture editor: 'The end of July saw the Observer and photographer Neil Libbert part company after many, many years of outstanding work for us. Neil's first published picture was in the Manchester Guardian in March 1958 and his first in the Observer appeared the following year. He worked for the Sunday Times in the 60s (he covered the 1966 World Cup final for them and you can see him at work behind Booby Moore here) but returned to become one of the finest the Obs has ever known.
This shot is one of my favourites, taken on 42nd Street in New York City in 1960. Not a commission for the Observer but it shows Neil doing what Neil does best. Everybody on the Observer picture desk will miss him and we wish him well Photograph: Neil Libbert

Jewellery designer Noor Fares was photographed at her home in Knightsbridge, London, as part of the Observer Magazine's Why we're watching… series Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer

Richard Rogers in the house he built for his parents in the late 1960s. He was shot for a piece in the New Review entitled 'The man who taught us to love colour'.
Suki Dhanda: 'It was really cool just being in the house, hidden in the suburbs of Wimbledon. I loved the colours and the clever use of storage in the bedrooms and bathroom … very inspiring' Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer

The choir of St Mary's church in Tenbury Wells, Herefordshire, at prayer. Karen Robinson photographed members of the Church of England around the country for a feature on the state of the church in the Observer Magazine Photograph: Karen Robinson for the Observer

A reading at the Sunday evening service at St John the Baptist church in Hope Bagot, Herefordshire Photograph: Karen Robinson for the Observer

The Rev Catherine Grylls of St Marys church in Edgbaston, Birmingham, prepares for the service Photograph: Karen Robinson for the Observer

Andrew Marr photographed at home in London for an interview with the New Review about life after his stroke Photograph: Phil Fisk for the Observer

Mo Farah looks at the other runners before winning the 3000m during day two of the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Usain Bolt after the 4x100m relay during day two of the Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, London. There is a gallery of Tom Jenkins's work from the Games here Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer

Labour MP Margaret Hodge photographed in her Westminster office to accompany an interview in the New Review Photograph: Shamil Tanna for the Observer

Actor Robert Sheehan was photographed at Big Sky Studio in London for a big interview in the Observer Magazine. Robert wears a suit and shirt from Burberry Prorsum Photograph: Jason Hetherington for the Observer

The film The Mortal Instruments, an American high school fantasy about humans with angel qualities, is about to turn Robert Sheehan into a massive teen heartthrob. For more from the shoot click here Photograph: Jason Hetherington for the Observer

Heatwave in York, England.
Gary Calton: 'I had seen these young mothers and their children while walking around an estate in York. They were sunning themselves on the pavement in front of their house. There was a time when I would probably have tried to take a candid photograph. It was a lovely summer scene set in a classic terraced street. However, one of the children was naked. Times have changed; and taking a candid photograph of a naked young child for publication (where, in a digital world, i would lose all control of the use of the image; not to mention the reaction of the parents if they had objected ) is not an option. So i asked permission to take a few photographs (granted) then I asked if they would put a few clothes on the child. They then carried on with their conversation. The result was a really lovely set of images of two friends and their young children on a summer's day' Photograph: Gary Calton for the Observer

Eddie Marsan and Shirley Henderson, co-stars of the new television drama Southcliffe, photographed in Covent Garden in London to accompany an interview in the New Review Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer