Photographer to the stars Marilyn Stafford: ‘Einstein asked how my camera worked’

Marilyn Stafford, 96, is an American-born British photographer who found fame as a freelance photojournalist from the mid-1960s to 1980, when she retired. Covering both fashion and…

Moving portraits of migrants in transit win Sony World Photography Awards

Ferguson travelled to the cities of Juarez and Reynosa last year and recorded the often harrowing stories of migrants staying in shelters near the border. He was inspired…

Selfies ‘fuelling rise in needless nose jobs’

Selfies may be fuelling a rise in unnecessary cosmetic surgery because they make people’s noses look longer and wider, a study has found. Scientists from the University…

A quiet moment of global reckoning: Rainbow breaks over mass grave of Canada’s indigenous children

Emotive photographs have been published that shine a spotlight on the world’s indigenous communities, from Brazil to Australia. A poignant image of girls’ dresses draped on crosses…

A rainbow of lorries and the Menai Strait at sunset: Britain captured in breathtaking aerial photography

Andy Betts won the urban day category for his vibrant image taken in Kent, featuring a striking rainbow of lorries.  Meanwhile, for the Christmas image award, Steve…

David Bailey on Diana’s ‘terrible hair’, the Queen’s ‘beautiful skin’, and living with dementia

Bailey’s photographs are extraordinary things: so vital that they seem to crackle. He loathes talking technique but has said that his secret was to “fall in love…