Tag Archives: pics

Instagram journey through Guatemala

Lake views, colonial architecture and colourful street vendors of this Central American traveller’s favourite

Winter palace: Sweden’s Icehotel opens its doors – in pictures

Founded in 1989, the Icehotel in Swedish Lapland is built from the snow up each year, using ice from the local river. The rooms are designed by international artists and this year feature spacemen and an ice queen

How to take amazing summer travel photos – by the experts

Six Instagrammers pick their favourite summer photos and give their tips on capturing holiday moments at the beach, in town, on the road and watching the sun set

The city Le Corbusier built: inside Chandigarh – in pictures

In 1950, India’s prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru invited the architect Le Corbusier to design a modernist city that broke with the country’s colonial past. Shaun Fynn explored the world heritage site

Best photos of the day: juvenile chimps and snazzy racegoers

Photo highlights from around the world, including Cherry blossom time and balloons over the Channel

Dive into the twilight zone off Easter Island reveals new species

A diving expedition off Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) in the Pacific pushes the boundaries of both technology and the human body to reveal a world of unique species just waiting to be discovered

V&A to open new galleries for photos acquired from Bradford museum

Museum’s expansion was prompted by controversial procurement of famous Royal Photographic Society collection

Best photos of the day: Hindus gather and an angry rhino

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including Ashtami Tithi in Bangladesh and a relocated rhinoceros

Free your mind: the underground comics of Skip Williamson – in pictures

The US comic artist Skip Williamson has died, leaving behind hilarious work that pokes fun at the hypocrisies on both sides of the political spectrum