Features / Photostories

Catch of the day

Laurent Geslin captures the activities of perch fishermen on Lake Geneva, who are battling reduced catches, despite – indeed, largely the result of – a reduction in pollution in the lakeRead on

City of ghosts

Photographer Ben Winston explores Bangkok's 'ghost towers', more than 500 half-finished high-rise developments that have become unusual homes for poor city workers and stray dogs.
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City of the future

Walking among the chilangos and changing cityscape of the Mexican capital, photographer Sophie Gerrard captures the character of the world's second-largest cityRead on

Stuck in the mud

In 2006, careless drilling led to the eruption of a mud volcano that has swallowed villages and displaced thousands in East Java, Indonesia. Photographer Arief Sunarya documents the devastation
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Photographer of the Year winners

See the winners of the Geographical photographer of the Year competition 2008, whittled down from more than 1,000 entries from all over the worldRead on

China's mighty Yellow River

More than four millennia ago, the Chinese emperor Yu the Great said: ‘Conquering the Yellow River equates to controlling the whole of China.’ Today, the river remains as important as ever. Aldo Pavan reportsRead on

Brazil's Xingu people

Established in 1961, Xingu National Park was South America’s first ever ‘indigenous’ national park – a protected tribal territory administered by the communities who live within its boundariesRead on

Sel of the centuries

Photographer Laurent Geslin visits the salt farms of Brittany, where a harvesting system introduced by Benedictine monks has been used for a millennium to produce the world's finest saltRead on

Grappling with change

Kusti is a form of traditional Indian wrestling that dates back to the 16th century. Photographer Reuben Steains recently visited an garadi (wrestling gymnasium) in Kolhapur     
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Fishing frenzy

Photographer Alain Buu visited Antoga to witness an ancient festival known as the Miracle of the FishesRead on

Foreign Exchange

For hundreds of years, the nomadic Kyrgyz people used the highlands of the Little Pamir on the Afghanistan–Pakistan border as their summer quarters, feeding their livestock on the rich grasses that grow thereRead on

Magical Beans

Situated on the northwestern tip of Tanzania, between Lake Victoria and the mountains of Rwanda, the green hills of Kagera are peppered with thousands of tiny coffee plantations. Read on

Sunken Treasures

Since 1992, underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team have been researching, recovering and restoring Egyptian artefacts that had lain undisturbed on the ocean’s floor for more than 1,000 yearsRead on

People of the new frontier

Photographer Norberto Cuenca recently travelled to the province, hoping to capture traditional life within Xinjiang’s Uygur communities before it disappearsRead on

Life among the clouds

Photojournalist Dave Tacon discovers the changing culture of Papua New Guinea's Kamea people.
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History of a miracle

A selection of images from photographer Frans Lanting's latest book, which documents the history of life on Earth.

Down the big river

The Nile is the world's longest river, and winds its way through a rich diversity of landscapes and cultures. Photographer Aldo Pavan travels along the river's course.

Adobe Architecture

James Morris travels across West Africa, photographing the region's stunning adobe architecture.

Face painting in Bulgaria

Photographer Anna Kari visits a remote Islamic village in the mountains of southern Bulgaria, where brides have their faces painted in a traditional wedding ritual.

Rice in Japan

Photographer Paul Quayle documents the annual rice cycle in a Japanese village, from planting to harvest.

Borneo

Images from Nick Garbutt and Cede Prudente's new book illustrate the amazing diversity of Borneo's plants, animals and landscapes.