Pictures of the Week: October 19 – 26
From the start of baseball’s World Series and Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean to the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and people dressed as pandas, TIME presents the best images of the week.
From the start of baseball’s World Series and Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean to the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and people dressed as pandas, TIME presents the best images of the week.
Neil Leifer spent a year traversing the globe to photograph athletes for TIME’s 1984 Olympics special issue. From the plains of Kenya to Russia’s Red Square to The Great Wall of China, Leifer used grand backdrops to photograph the athletic stars of the day.
From violence in Colombia and a huge fire in Manila to soccer championships across Europe and the presidential handover ceremony in France, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
Before Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Cuba for today’s visit, photographer Tomas Munita examined the role of religion in the nation, where bishops have emerged as political as well as spiritual players.
From Aung San Suu Kyi’s election campaign and the mourning of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo to protests for Trayvon Martin and the celebration of the Afghan New Year, TIME’s photo department presents the best images of the week.
When the Cuban government cracked down on Ernesto Bazan’s practice of teaching in 2006, the photographer turned to his students for help publishing his images.
Acclaimed photographer Alex Webb writes exclusively for LightBox on the first comprehensive monograph of his work, The Suffering of Light.