Photography

Extreme adventure from Afghanistan to Ecuador: the Banff Mountain Film Festival returns
Shortly to tour the UK, this festival of exhilarating documentaries expands our notions of human possibility – and focuses attention on inequality and the environment
Neelam Tailor
31, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM

Surfing survivors, friendly sharks and Alaskan plastic: the 2022 Ocean Film festival
The latest UK tour of aquatic documentaries highlights the beauty and fragility of the blue planet – and human interaction with it
Rachel Dixon
20, Sep, 2022 @6:00 AM

10 of Britain’s wildest adventures for 2022
Cycle through the Highlands, sail around the UK, run across Wales, photograph wildlife on Dartmoor … and more fabulous activities
Rachel Dixon
19, Feb, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘It captured our awe and excitement’: readers’ favourite travel snaps
From remote Patagonian peaks to sheep in Llandudno, our tipsters have shared memorable images of recent trips
Guardian readers
06, Jan, 2022 @11:00 AM

Zen and the art of fly-fishing in Sweden – a photo essay
Following two anglers into an area of deep forests and swift rivers brings a new appreciation of the mindful appeal of fly-fishing
Rob Schoenbaum
26, Aug, 2021 @5:30 AM

Britain’s re-enactors return to the battlefields after lockdown – a photo essay
They bring our history to life, and add drama and spectacle to summer days out. Now, after 18 months on the sidelines, armies of re-enactors are back in all their full period-costume glory
Alexander Turner
16, Aug, 2021 @9:00 AM

The Cape Wrath trail: walking Scotland’s hidden roads – in pictures
On a 240-mile journey through a storied landscape, a photographer and guide discovers wildlife, adventure and connection where past and present collide
David Lintern
10, Aug, 2021 @5:30 AM

Cycling at sunset through the epic Isle of Harris, Scotland
‘It was only when we stopped for a breather, and to take this picture, that we were hit by the island’s beauty’
Alexander Turner
05, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM

From London to Beijing on the old Silk Road – a photo essay
Taken on a 25,000-mile trip across 16 countries, these images capture cities, landscapes and people along the trading route – and the pre-Covid joy of travel
Christopher Wilton-Steer
13, May, 2021 @5:30 AM

It's an RV life for Yurok kids on the California coast
Our series on evocative travel images continues with Joel Redman’s shot of Native American children after a fishing adventure
Joel Redman
10, Mar, 2021 @6:30 AM

The joy of small things: daily lockdown walks with a camera
Finding time to get outside and take pictures of the natural world, even on the greyest days, helps our writer cope with lockdown
Anna Deacon
07, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM

Hamburg's harbour giants create a beach scene like no other | Celia Topping
Our series on evocative travel images continues with Celia Topping’s shot of a carefree volleyball game at an urban beach
Celia Topping
05, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
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