Pictures of the Week: March 22 – March 29
From deliberations over gay marriage and the meeting of two Popes to the handing over of Bagram prison in Afghanistan and pandas in flight, TIME presents the best images of the week.
From deliberations over gay marriage and the meeting of two Popes to the handing over of Bagram prison in Afghanistan and pandas in flight, TIME presents the best images of the week.
From Obama’s first Presidential visit to Israel and the Pope’s inauguration to a series of suicide bombings in Pakistan, Iraq and Somalia and the colorful Lathmar Holi festival in India, TIME presents the best images of the week.
From the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and elections in Kenya to violent protests in Bahrain and International Women’s Day around the world, TIME presents the best images of the week.
From Chicago gun violence and the exhumed body of Richard III to the world’s first “bionic man” and a bear walking a tightrope, TIME presents the best images of the week.
As the new year approaches, TIME takes a look back on 2012 to highlight an increasingly common phenomenon: the photographer in the picture.
More than 200 years ago, the silhouette was the foremost way to document one’s appearance, but it’s still widely used in photographic frames today. From capturing the world’s protests and politicians to wildfires and war zones, LightBox looks at the use of silhouettes on the wires this month.
From centennial celebrations of the birth of Kim Il-Sung in North Korea and attacks in Afghanistan to the moving of the space shuttle Discovery and Nepalese New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
The average animal doesn’t make headlines, but countless creatures have been photographed amid the chaos and destruction so widely connected to some of the year’s biggest stories. Here, LightBox looks back on a few furry friends who’ve found themselves in harm’s way this year.
Sometimes words just aren’t enough. Our photojournalism this year offers the chance to not only see, but also feel the story.
From a shooting in Belgium and Congo protests to the lunar eclipse, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.