Politician do their best to massage their images but a news photographer can get closer to the truth.

Politicians work hard to manage their images. There are the times it’s gone terribly wrong

A politician once said photographers were snipers out to get them. As an audience,we know which side we are on.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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A family walks up a hill to a football field in the Las Manchas area of La Palma through an area entirely carpeted with volcanic ash.

From seaside idyll to ‘worthless black land mass’:Life after a volcanic eruption

A photographer visits the Spanish island of La Palma after its 2021 volcanic eruption – and finds residents warily traversing a blackened moonscape.

  • Jonathan Browning
Power lines that were taken down by falling trees in Springbrook. The town has been without power for over a week.
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After the deluge:Communities take stock after Alfred wreaks havoc

The Age photographer Justin McManus visited Queensland’s south-east to document communities affected by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path of destruction.

  • April Lombardo
Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children,some wearing costumes,read the Book of Esther,which tells the story of the Jewish festival of Purim,at a synagogue in Jerusalem.
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World of photos,March 15,2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

  • April Lombardo
Widows covered in flower petals and colour celebrate Holi in Vrindavan,India. In Vrindavan,the traditional Holi celebration for widows marks a significant departure from centuries-old customs that once barred them from participating in festivities.
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World of photos,March 14,2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

  • April Lombardo
A half-moon sets behind the Sultanahmet Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul,Turkey.
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World of photos,March 8,2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

  • April Lombardo
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Mardi Gras 2025 in photos

Tens of thousands of spectators are lining the streets of Oxford Street to watch the 47th annual Mardi Gras Parade.

A girl holding an exceptionally large apple,c. 1930. Courtesy National Library of Australia

National Library delves into the archives for a snapshot of Australia’s history

Former Herald photo editor and renowned photojournalist Mike Bowers picks some of has favourite images from the Fairfax photo archives.

  • Mike Bowers
Michael Clayton-Jones.
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In memoriam:Spanning four decades,the best photographs by Michael Clayton-Jones in The Age

Michael Clayton-Jones worked as a photographer at The Age from the late 1980s until 2013. He died from cancer last week.

  • Danie Sprague
The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh