Photo Essays
Gathering of the Faithful: LIFE at India’s Colossal Kumbh Mela, 1953
Few spectacles on Earth can compare to the great six-week Hindu pilgrimage, the ancient Kumbh Mela, during which literally tens of millions of people make their...
Picturing Misery: David Seymour’s ‘Children of Europe,’ 1948
He was born Dawid Szymin in Warsaw in 1911, and would later anglicize his name to David Seymour, but for generations of photojournalism aficionados and history...
Elizabeth and Philip: Photos From the Royal Wedding, 1947
Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for so long (60 years) and of course has been in the public eye for even longer (she’s 86 years old) that it can be a...
Immigration in Europe
Greece, Italy and Spain are just beginning to grapple with large numbers of migrants. So far, they're failing.
Protests Turn Violent in Greece
Greece has been brought to a standstill as angry workers stage a general strike over planned austerity measures. At least three people have died in the riots
Greece in Flames
As Greece battles raging forest fires and seven people are charged with arson, a growing international force gathers to battle the flames that have already...
Risky Crossings: Immigration in Greece
As migrants from Asia pour across the country's borders onto the soil of the European Union, the Greek government considers building a fence Photographs by...
Photos: Protesters Bring Athens to a Halt
Ahead of an austerity vote, Greece's two main unions walk off the job for 48 hours
