Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Greg Whitmore

The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

20 Photos: An Indian Muslim woman holds her child
An Indian Muslim woman holds her child as she waits on a bench at a food stall in New Delhi, India. Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
20 Photos: 'I Collect Gingers' Project
A collection of 300 redheads as part of the 'I collect gingers' exhibition by Anthea Pokroy in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photograph: Anthea Pokroy/Barcroft Media
20 Photos: A man prays as he touches a crucifix
A man prays as he touches a crucifix at La Candelaria church in Caracas, Venezuela. Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that Argentine Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has become the first pope ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
20 Photos: Mandrill
Napo the mandrill yawns in his enclosure at the zoo in Dresden, Germany. Photograph: Matthias Hiekel/AFP/Getty Images
20 Photos: A woman looks at her dead pet bird
Azra looks at her dead pet bird in a cage at her home, which was burnt by a mob in Badami Bagh, Lahore. Photograph: Mohsin Raza/Reuters
20 Photos: An abandoned caravan
An abandoned caravan is buffeted by winds and drifting snow on the South Downs near Brighton, England. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters
20 Photos: Cheltenham Festival
Ian Abbot from Halifax looks through his badge-festooned binoculars during St Patrick's Thursday at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, Gloucestershire, England. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA
20 Photos: Crufts
Handler Gavin Robertson runs with Jilly the basset griffon vendeen after winning best in show on the final day of the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, England. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
20 Photos: Underwater swimming in Kiev
A baby in a swimming pool in Kiev, Ukraine. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA
20 Photos: Fiddler's Ferry power station
Fiddler's Ferry power station in Cheshire, England, viewed from Glossop, more than 30 miles away. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/Guardian
20 Photos: Le Noir
A member from the cirque style troupe Le Noir performs at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Photograph: Wong Maye-E/AP
20 Photos: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week
A model backstage before the Asli Guler show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Istanbul Fall/Winter 2013/14 at Antrepo 3 in Istanbul, Turkey. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
20 Photos: A Balinese man kicks up fire
A man kicks up fire during the Perang Api ritual before Nyepi day in Gianyar on the Indonesian island of Bali. Photograph: Reuters
20 Photos: Cross-country skiers
Cross-country skiers start the Engadin Ski Marathon on the frozen Lake Sils at the village of Maloja near the Swiss resort of St. Moritz. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
20 Photos: Nuns pray inside St Peter's basilica
Nuns pray inside St Peter's basilica at the Vatican before the election of Pope Francis. Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
20 Photos: One Direction wax works
Harry Styles from One Direction is measured for his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in London. Photograph: Madame Tussauds/PA
20 Photos: Chris Huhne
Chris Huhne comes into contact with a photographer's lens as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London for sentencing. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
20 Photos: One World Trade Center
One World Trade Center emerges from the clouds in the night sky in a photo from a plane passing over New York. Photograph: Matthew Ziegler/AP
20 Photos: Tons of dead fish in Brazil
Tons of dead fish float on the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The lake, which is due to host the rowing at the 2016 Olympics, had become deoxygenated after storms washed organic matter into it. Photograph: Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images
20 Photos: A woman cycles
A woman takes baskets to sell in a market in Sarlingyi township, Burma Photograph: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.