Medellín is now home to spaces for art, poetry and drama, as well as public libraries and an ecological park

Paul Templing – Crowns Engine Houses, Botallack, Cornwall For hundreds of years, these iconic buildings have survived the Cornish elements, a testament to their ingenious and robust construction. At high tide, the Atlantic waves swirl in…

Medellín, Colombia Residents watch as a downhill rider competes in the Urban Bike Inder Medellín race final at the Comuna 1 shantytown Photograph: Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty

An elf on an open-top bus Photograph: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Hamleys

The birds-eye views on the SkyPoint Climb.

In Kansas, it’s illegal to serve wine in teacups.

Pfronten, southern Germany A bit of horseplay as cold weather and snow comes to Europe Photograph: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP/Getty Images

A giant screen displays information related to the Kyoto protocol at the Bonn Zone. This week it was reported that fossil fuel burning set to hit a record high in 2017. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images

A murmuration of about 50,000 starlings over Martin Mere nature reserve at sunset, Merseyside, UK. Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

David LaChapelle – October 2004 Issues tackled in the show include gender, wealth, consumerism, the environment, protest and identity building Photograph: pulsar/David LaChapelle