Robert HardingThis amazing portrait was taken by Tim Graham at a Sing Sing tribal gathering in Papua New Guinea. Tim spent years photographing the travels and state visits […]
Month: January 2014
Chinese New Year of the Horse
Tomorrow marks Chinese New Year, when people around the world come out onto the streets to enjoy dragon dancers, lanterns, parades and fireworks, welcoming in […]
Texas in pictures
The lone star state has been scoring highly on ‘top destination’ lists recently. Cities like Austin and Houston are buzzing as artists, musicians and entrepreneurs […]
Up Helly Aa
Up Helly Aa festival celebrates Norse traditions in Shetland, Scotland on the last Tuesday in January every year. Locals in viking inspired costumes march through town […]
Spirals in nature
Spirals are patterns that occur naturally in plants and natural systems, including the weather. They were studied by mathematicians including Leonardo Fibonacci, who tried to understand order […]
Buddhist monk
A young Buddhist monk turns to look at the dome of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, in this photo by Don Smith. The dome is […]
Greece in pictures
Although its economy may have taken a buffeting in recent years, Greece’s reputation for stunning scenery, historic sites and delicious cuisine is as bright as […]
Emperor penguins
A couple of weeks ago we featured some amazing pictures of polar bears by wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse. By popular demand here is another set […]
Amazon rainforest – respect it or wreck it?
Tom WalmsleyThe protection of the Amazon rainforest is important for everyone. It’s an amazing part of our natural world, and it performs functions that people and […]
Tamborrada Festival
At midnight on the 19th January every year, the city of San Sebastian comes alive with the sound of drums, which continue to be played […]
Timkat Festival in pictures
Colourful Timkat festival is the Orthodox Ethiopian celebration of Epiphany, that takes place every 19th January. We chose some of our favourite photos of the ceremony […]
Nicaragua and Costa Rica in pictures
Costa Rica – with its abundant rainforests, colourful wildlife and tourist-friendly surf-towns – has long been a hot destination. Meanwhile, neighbouring Nicaragua was only the domain […]
Harbin Ice Festival
The city of Harbin in northern China is known for its harsh winters. But the town makes a feature of the cold climate with its […]
Voodoo Festival
Every January thousands of Beninese flock to the town of Ouidah for the annual Voodoo Festival. Some 40% of the population of the West African […]
Black Nazarene
Every 9th of January a life-sized sculpture of Jesus called the ‘Black Nazarene’ is taken through the streets of Manila, the Philippines, in a procession. Several million devotees attend […]
Holkham Bay
Beautiful Holkham Bay in Norfolk has been voted the best British beach by expert travel writers and journalists this week (see survey results by 101 […]
Polar bear family
Wildlife photographer Thorsten Milse captured these insightful, touching photographs in Hudson Bay, Canada, while patiently following a polar bear family. Thorsten has photographed a wide range […]
Romania and Bulgaria in pictures
There’s been much fear-mongering by the press here in the UK over the possibility of a ‘flood’ of migrants from Romania and Bulgaria, after EU […]
Ice skating in Central Park
We love this photo of ice skaters at dusk in Central Park, New York. (Photo: age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Atlantic puffins
Photographer Andrew Davies captured these stunning images of Atlantic puffins off the coast of Wales, UK. A puffin with sand eels in its beak
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to one and all! New Year fireworks and Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London (Frank Fell/Robert Harding)