Apes, toilets, conflicts and cowboys: Sony World Photography awards – in pictures
Artists on the moon, gods in the sea, and guns at the ready in America … here are photographs from the overall winners of this year’s professional competition
A sultan’s banquet, Holy Week and Welsh gold: photos of the day – Wednesday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
My best shot
My parents holding hands after their assisted deaths: Martin Roemers’ most personal photograph
‘Their lives were getting harder, even with help. They did not want to go to a nursing home and neither wanted to live without the other. So they left this life together’
Underwater Argonauts! The deep-sea scientists logging Med pollution – in pictures
Juliette Pavy’s photographs of eco expeditions bring an element of lyrical storytelling to the global impact of invisible pollutants, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic
Faintings, blackouts and violence: Iraq’s scorching emergency – in pictures
The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives
Birdies, jumpers and Green Jackets: the Masters 2025 – in pictures
After four days of great action that culminated in Rory McIlroy sealing a career grand slam, we take a look back at some of our favourite images from the first major of 2025
The International Cake Show Australia 2025 – in pictures
Giant giraffes, Alice in Wonderland, fondant faces, dragons and a sweet Ned Kelly were all on display as the Australian Cake Artists and Decorators Association hosted competitors vying for honours across a range of categories.
In pictures: Palm Sunday around the world
The annual Christian feast day marks Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem by means of the palm fronds waved in celebration of his arrival
