Places

Before Islamic State captured the town of Hamam al-Alil, south of Mosul, in 2014, visitors from all over Iraq flocked to its historic spa. Now that the area has been liberated, soldiers and civilians have returned to enjoy its healing…

Residence by William Alexander, Los Angeles, California, 1952 In the 1950s and 60s, photographer Julius Shulman documented the sci-fi domes, clean lines and tiki details of American modernist architecture. All photos: Julius Shulman/J.Paul…

alifornian artist Julieanne Kost started her photo series Window Seat while travelling for business. Creatively frustrated by the environments she found herself in – hotels, convention centres, airports – she started taking photographs of…

Sapphire Pool, Yellowstone national park, Wyoming

Fabrice Monteiro travelled to the most polluted places in Africa and created terrifying characters who roamed their midst dressed in eerie debris. All Photos courtesy the artist, Photo Basel 2017 and Mariane Ibrahim Gallery Informed by…

Fabrice Silly-France

Isle de Jean Charles is a very special place to Louisiana – and not only. Native Americans have been inhabiting this stunningly-looking area ever since the beginnings of the US development; today, their traditions of fishing, hunting and…

Bournemouth, UK According to a recent survey, this is the 10th least affordable city worldwide. Here, you can see millionaires' retreats by the water. Photo: DHSphoto/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Darjeeling, India, 1980 ‘Taken January 1980 on an overland trip from Darjeeling to Kathmandu’ Photo: GuardianCities

The portrait of an owl was perfectly created when someoen dropped some Hula Hoops potato chips into the cup.