Photos of the Week: Robot Cat, Purple Water, Tunnel of Love
Missiles fly between Israel and Gaza, dizzying views in Hong Kong, a migrant family is reunited in Guatemala, a boisterous rodeo in Australia, wildfires intensify in California, and much more.
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Tatan Syuflana / AP Images From the Lombok Island Earthquake
On the Indonesian island of Lombok, near Bali, at least 250 deaths and many hundreds of injuries have been reported, and tens of thousands have been left homeless.
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Bettmann / Getty Historic Cat Photos on International Cat Day
Fashions and technologies may change over time, but cats never go out of style.
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Vadim Razumov / Wikipedia Photos of Abandoned Russia
For years, photographers have traveled across Russia finding and photographing intriguing ghost towns, empty Soviet factories, toppling houses, and crumbling churches.
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Regis Duvignau / Reuters Photos: Trying to Keep Cool
Recent images of people and animals doing what they can to beat the heat.
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Inti Ocon / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Proud Walrus, Irate Elephant, Jovian Clouds
A lunar eclipse observed from Brazil, cliffside movie viewing in Norway, a fridge filled with felt sodas in California, a “flying motorcycle” in China, and much more.
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Stephanie Keith / Reuters A 400-Mile Ride to Mark 150 Years of the Fort Laramie Peace Treaty
Stephanie Keith, a photographer with Reuters, accompanied the Fort Laramie treaty riders from Green Grass, South Dakota, to Fort Laramie, Wyoming, commemorating 150 years of the peace treaty between the Sioux Nation and the U.S. government.
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Aly Song / Reuters China Is Still Sorting Through Its Colorful Bike-Share Graveyards
Remember that “Bike-Share Oversupply in China” photo story from March? There were just so many bikes, Chinese cities are still dealing with massive bicycle graveyards.
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Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Dramatic Photos of the California Wildfires
Dry conditions, high temperatures, and strong winds have once more spawned several large and destructive wildfires across the state of California.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Photos: The Agonizing Realities of Family Reunification
While most of the migrant families who were separated at the border have been reunited, many still wait for their loved ones. For those who have been reunited, it can be a bittersweet meeting.
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Valerie Gache / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Stilt Dance, Pony Swim, Giant Revolver
Protesting the Tour de France, fishing in New York, mud games in Germany, vertical landscapes in China, a women-only motorcycle festival in Germany, wildfires in California and Greece, and much more.
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AFP / Getty Photos: Made in China
A collection of recent images showing some of the work taking place in China’s factories, showrooms, workshops, and construction sites.
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FG / Bauer-Griffin / Getty 30 Years Ago: A Look Back at 1988
Take a step into a visual time capsule for a brief look at the world three decades ago.
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Toni Frissell / Library of Congress The Works of Photographer Toni Frissell
A collection of images by Toni Frissell, a talented photographer who covered fashion, war, celebrity, and ordinary life from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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Reuters The Bike-Share Oversupply in China: Huge Piles of Abandoned and Broken Bicycles
Gigantic piles of impounded, abandoned, and broken bicycles have become a familiar sight in many Chinese cities, after a rush to build up its new bike-sharing industry vastly overreached.
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