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Photography is the practice of creating images by recording light. It is an important tool for documentation and journalism, but also an influential medium for fine art.

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Person crouches down and points a camera during a photo session with a domestic pig

A Swiss photographer's visual appeal for shelter animals

A Swiss photographer's visual appeal for shelter animals

Swiss photographer Sara Affolter's portraits of farm animals draw attention to the fate of abandoned pets and livestock.
LifestyleJanuary 11, 202504:06 min
A photography of Nigerian photographer Obinna Obioma shows an african model wearing plaid plastic bags arranged as a high fashion costume.

Obinna Obioma: Celebrating African identity

Obinna Obioma: Celebrating African identity

Nigerian photographer Obinna Obioma shows how a simple plastic bag can shape identities.
ArtsNovember 10, 202406:52 min
A photo from 1997 by Jordis Antonia Schloesser showing a boy playing in a graffiti-covered bus in the backyard of the Kunstehaus Tacheles.

Berlin in the 1990s: Playground and wasteland

Berlin in the 1990s: Playground and wasteland

The decade that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall shaped the city's global image as a hub of creativity and change.
CultureNovember 9, 2024
Picture of tadpoles swimming underwater.

Tadpoles top Wildlife Photography Contest 2024

Tadpoles top Wildlife Photography Contest 2024

Lichens, lynxes and an anaconda are some of the other critters featured in the year's winning photos.
CultureOctober 9, 2024
An aerial view of fishing boats heading out to sea in Zhoushan, in eastern China's Zhejiang

A bird's-eye view of China's bustling economy

A bird's-eye view of China's bustling economy

Despite crises and price slumps, China's economy is still bustling and colorful from the air.
OffbeatAugust 23, 20248 images
DW Sendung Afrimaxx | Siphephile Sibanyoni Portrait of photographer Siphephile Sibanyoni leaning against a pillar holding a reflex camera in her hand.

How this Eswatini woman decolonizes the view of Africa

How this Eswatini woman decolonizes the view of Africa

Photographer Siphephile Sibanyoni and her truly African eye.
ArtsJuly 17, 202406:53 min
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Trump surrounded by bodyguards, blood on his face, fist clenched.

The symbolism behind Trump's clenched fist

Right after he was attacked, a bloodied Donald Trump raised his clenched fist, leading to iconic photos.
CultureJuly 15, 2024
A man dressed in a yellow and black striped shirt takes a photograph, with the camera pointed directly at the photographer

Indian photographers snap marginalized groups in Chennai

A photo exhibition in North Chennai is showcasing the lives of those living in poverty in the industrial region.
SocietyMay 13, 202405:41 min
An Afghan boy flies his kite on a hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Photo by Anja Niedringhaus

Anja Niedringhaus: Remembering the war photographer

It's ten years since Niedringhaus was killed in Afghanistan. The Pulitzer laureate chronicled wars around the globe.
CultureApril 3, 2024
In Purulia, West Bengal, a little girl uses a pan to scoop drinking water from a hole in a sandy river bed

UNICEF Photos of the Year 2023 confronts childhood struggle

Viewers are confronted with the reality of life for girls and boys all over the world and especially in conflict areas.
ArtsFebruary 5, 20248 images
A young woman in 1993 looks at a photo of a Bosnian prisoner that is part of a photo exhibit on the war in the former Yugoslavia

Ron Haviv and the power of photography

From the invasions of Iraq through to Ukraine, renowned photojournalist Ron Haviv has long documented the frontlines.
CultureJune 30, 2023
Five people carry an injured pregnant woman, buildings destroyed in the background.

Siege of Mariupol image wins World Press Photo of the Year

The global World Press Photo winners highlight the climate crisis, the war in Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan.
CultureApril 20, 20235 images
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