The 2017 comedy wildlife photography awards

Out of 3,500 entries from across the world, this year’s funny winners include a laughing dormouse, a shocked seal, and bears caught in the act

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

Guardian readers’ travel photography competition: November – the winners

Travel photographs from Guardian readers

Coffee houses, Kali and palaces in India – in pictures

Chris Schalkx captures three different sides of India – its culture, history and religion

Dome and the ranch: California’s Joshua Tree national park – in pictures

Robert Hull explores the Mojave desert at its wild and weird best via Instagram

God, gold and lagoons: a snapshot of Kerala, India – in pictures

People’s travels through three of their Instagram shots – Marc Nouss has his lens trained on the sights of southern India

National Geographic travel photographer of the year 2017 winners – in pictures

After much deliberation, the judges have announced the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year winners. The selection of winning images explores the diversity of the world through its geography and its inhabitants

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