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Winning and shortlisted images from this year’s competition, from awe-inspiring action shots to charming portraits, featured in a new book celebrating some of the best bird photography of the year
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The Great British Bake Off has brought the illusion cake to the attention of millions. Cake artists around the world carefully construct cakes that look like other things – and here are some of the best
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Larry Rivers became an artist in the 1940s, and was soon part of a New York avant-garde scene of dancers, musicians and writers. He’ll be celebrated at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery from 6 September
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Actor and photographer Dan Ziskie is best known for playing the vice-president in House of Cards, but the pictures he takes offer intriguing glimpses into the theatre of real life – a reminder that every passerby has a story
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the picture essay
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Children across England are starting their new school. We went to talk to them at home before and after their big day
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Photographer Andy Hall has been covering London’s Notting Hill carnival for years. Taking a street photography approach, he dives into the crowds and gets into the spirit of the biggest street party in Europe
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Guardian photographer Chris Thomond heads to Anglesey to capture barbecues, beaches and free-roaming children – the essence of an idyllic summer
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Since Rodrigo Duterte took office, the Philippines’ prison population has increased by 22%. Noel Cellis photographed Quezon City jail in Manila, where police arrest nearly 100 drug suspects each day
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The Csatka pilgrimage is the most important religious holiday of the Olah clan of the gypsy people living in the Carpathian basin
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