From the agencies
Showcasing some of the world's best photojournalists and presenting their work in galleries, rather than the usual, one-off spot news format
Lindisfarne fishing: is it the end of the line for these British fishers?
Fishing has been central to life on Holy Island in Northumberland for centuries. Now, despite intense opposition, a proposed highly protected marine area, which would effectively kill off local industry, threatens the livelihoods of the island’s 15 fishing families
Plastic pirouettes: Japan’s recycled bottle ballet – in pictures
Plastic, a production by Japanese company K-Ballet, draws attention to a global pollution crisis with its unusual set and wardrobe design. Resembling space-age creatures with PET bottles strapped to their bodies, dancers including US guest star Julian MacKay move through a shifting plastic labyrinth
Venezuela welcomes Russian tourists – in pictures
Years of political and economic turmoil in Venezuela have frightened off most tourists, with western nations advising citizens not to travel there. But for Russians seeking sun-soaked holidays, while faced with visa and flight restrictions because of the Ukraine invasion, Venezuela’s Isla de Margarita is proving a friendly destination
Sisterhood FC: football club for Muslim women breaks barriers – photo essay
A female-only football club in London is giving Muslim women a chance to shine on the sports field. Buoyed by a surge in interest in women’s football after England’s Euro 2020 triumph, Sisterhood FC has grown to almost 100 players
The floating gardens of Bangladesh – in pictures
Many farmers in south-western Bangladesh use floating rafts made from invasive water hyacinths to grow vegetables during the monsoon season – when dry land is scarce – to ensure food security in the low-lying country, which has recently been experiencing prolonged floods and waterlogging as a result of the changing climate
‘All the chillies have rotted away’: Pakistani farmers fight to save chilli crop – in pictures
Devastating floods across Pakistan in August and September after several years of high temperatures have left chilli farmers struggling in a country heavily dependent on agriculture, where the flooding is estimated to have caused $40bn worth of damage
Lesotho’s last cave residents – in pictures
A handful of families still inhabit the Kome caves, nestled within a rocky mountain in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. The caves are now a heritage site in the north of the country, first occupied about 200 years ago by local tribes seeking shelter
Tokyo’s traditional sento bathhouses steaming ahead – in pictures
Once ubiquitous in Japan’s crowded capital where many homes did not have baths, sento are closing fast – but some of these public bathhouses have been given a new lease of life through renovations, while others are reinventing themselves as cool hangouts
