Photos by Gemunu Amarasinghe To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms don’t relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided on Plan Bee.
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In Brazil’s Amazon, Worship with Psychedelic Tea
Photos by Eraldo Peres Canoes slide through a narrow river, dodging branches and trees for more than four hours to reach a tiny village deep in the Amazon jungle of western Brazil.
Cuban Cattle Country Keeps Up Rodeo Traditions
Photos by Ramon Espinosa In the Cuban countryside, many children learn to ride a horse before they tackle a bicycle.
Bosnians Mark Eid High up on a Mountain
Photos by Amel Emric Some 50 residents of the Bosnian village of Lukomir live their lives and celebrate their holidays far above the turmoil of the modern world, protected by the remoteness of their home atop the Bjelasnica mountain.
Portraits from Rio de Janeiro’s ‘Cracklands’
Photos by Felipe Dana The markets are open around-the-clock, pulling in young mothers, truck drivers, the homeless, anyone looking to get high.
Church At World’s End
Photos by Natacha Pisarenko Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world’s southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to anybody who wants to pray on this remote Antarctic island.
The Cursed River
Photos by Altaf Qadri For centuries, it was a curse that saved the river.
Daily Life Roundup
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature photography from all over the world: A Kayan-Padaung woman weaves at a souvenir shop in Myanmar, an Orthodox clergyman blesses newly weds during a religious ceremony in Georgia, and Philadelphia firefighters work the scene of an overnight blaze.
Brazil’s Carnival 2015
Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous samba school parades held their grand finale as the five-day-long Carnival celebration ends on ash Wednesday.
APTOPIX Roundup: Jan. 23, 2015
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
Worldview: China Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on China.
Dakar Rally 2015
Photos by Felipe Dana Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar in the car category and Spain’s Marc Coma in bikes won the Dakar Rally on Saturday.
Close Up: Photographer David Goldman
David Goldman was born in New York City and received his Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Minor in Spanish at the University of Rhode Island.
Haiti Earthquake Anniversary
A look at the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and its aftermath:
CES Gadget Show 2015
At the International CES, the largest trade show in the Americas, tech enthusiasts are meeting in Las Vegas to see their dreams and fantasies about the future move closer to reality.
Worldview: Haiti Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on Haiti.
New Years Eve in Times Square
New York City’s Times Square is the site of one of the celebrated New Year’s Eve gatherings in the world.
Army Navy Rivalry Resumes
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, marks the 115th renewal of the Army–Navy college football rivalry.
Worldview: Afghanistan Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on Afghanistan.
Worldview: Mexico Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on Mexico.
Close Up: Photographer Dave Martin
Dave Martin began his photographic career at the Lakeland Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., in 1982 before joining the AP as a staff photographer in Montgomery, AL., in 1983. In 2004, Martin was named the AP’s regional photo editor for the South.
Thankful For Turkey
Photos by John Minchillo On a cold and rainy November morning, farmers Mary Carpenter and Paul Dench-Layton waded arm-in-arm into the large soggy paddock that’s home to their Broad Breasted Whites, nearly 250 gobbling, barking, and bumbling Thanksgiving turkeys.
Iranian Pilgrimage
Photos by Ebrahim Noroozi More than a thousand people trekked across Iran this past week to visit a shrine in this ancient Persian city, a pilgrimage like many others in the Islamic Republic – until you notice men there wearing yarmulkes.
Sports Roundup: Nov. 21, 2014
Over the last two weeks, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.
APTOPIX Roundup: Nov. 17, 2014
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
Close Up: Photographer Rebecca Blackwell
Rebecca Blackwell joined the AP as West Africa photographer in 2007, before moving to the Mexico City bureau in 2014.
A Look At Veterans Day Around the U.S.
In small communities and large cities alike, people gathered Tuesday to honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces.
Sports Roundup: Nov. 11, 2014
Over the last two weeks, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.
APTOPIX Roundup: Oct. 30, 2014
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
Giants Win World Series
A giant, indeed. Madison Bumgarner punctuated a World Series performance for the ages by pitching the San Francisco Giants to their third championship in five years with a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Worldview: North Korea Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on North Korea.
Sports Roundup: Oct. 27, 2014
Over the last two weeks, we have gathered a selection of some of our favorite sports moments captured by AP photographers.
Ukraine Elections 2014
Ukraine braced for decisive parliamentary elections Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 against the backdrop of unrest in eastern regions roiled by conflict between government troops and pro-Russian separatist forces.
Mexico’s Missing Students
Officials said that a drug gang implicated in the disappearance of 43 students in a southern city essentially ran the town, paying the mayor hundreds of thousands of dollars a month out of its profits from making opium paste to fuel the U.S. heroin market.
Brazil’s Poor Voters
Photos by Felipe Dana Children play amid tumbledown shacks in some of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest hillside “favela” slums, places where armed drug traffickers lay down the law, stray bullets fly and raw sewage oozes into the streets.
APTOPIX Roundup: Oct. 17, 2014
Throughout the day, Associated Press photo editors comb through and designate a selection of the most newsworthy and visually breathtaking images as APTOPIX.
Worldview: United States Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on the United States.
Cuba’s Violin Shortage
Photos by Ramon Espinosa In a light-filled workshop cluttered with tools and pieces of old string instruments, three men carve strips of imported wood and silently measure the angles of violin pegs and viola necks bent out of tune by years of use.
Turkey Syria Conflict
Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.
IRONMAN World Championship
More than 2,000 athletes from 72 countries, 49 U.S. states and spanning six continents competed in this year’s IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua Kona, Hawaii on Oct. 11, 2014. The annual triathlon comprises a 2.4-mile open water swim, 112 miles of cycling and a 26.2-mile run, long considered the most iconic endurance challenge on theContinue reading “IRONMAN World Championship”
Venezuela Horse Mafia
Photos by Fernando Llano It sounds like a page-turning novel: Venezuelan authorities say a gambling ring poisons one of the country’s most popular race horses ahead of a key derby, nearly killing the animal and shining a light on an underworld where millions of dollars in bets are made under the table.
Daily Life Roundup: Oct. 8, 2014
For this week’s installment of AP’s Daily Life series, we feature captivating photography from all over the world: Members of a Chinese Opera group prepare backstage in Malaysia, the Giza Pyramids protrude from the land in Egypt, and a puddle reflects mourning firefighters in Florida.
AP NFL Blitz: Breast Cancer Awareness
Week 5 of the NFL season marks the beginning of the sixth year of the NFL’s A Crucial Catch campaign, which supports the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Liberia Ebola Outbreak
Photos by Jerome Delay The current Ebola outbreak has spiraled into the highest number of cases on record.
Hong Kong Democracy Protest
AP photojournalists are currently in Hong Kong covering the pro-democracy protests. Below is a photo gallery of a selection of their most recent work.
Worldview: Russia Daily Life
For today’s installment of AP’s Worldview: Daily Life series, we focus on Russia.
Fairy-Tale Night In A Favela
Photos by Silvia Izquierdo Dressed in long evening gowns, girls from Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Marta “favela” slum have celebrated a fairy-tale evening in a debutante ball sponsored by local police.
Close Up: Photographer Wong Maye-E
Wong Maye-E joined AP as a staff photographer in 2003. Based in Singapore, Maye-E’s work is centered around Sports reportage, entertainment, politics, and regional news stories.
Cuba On The Beach
Photos by Ramon Espinosa In the long, sticky Cuban summer, keeping cool is serious business.
Islamabad’s Red Zone Rallies
Photos by Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press chief photographer of Pakistan Muhammed Muheisen is currently in Islamabad covering the Red Zone rallies.
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