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A man offers prayers by the roadside as pigeons fly past on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India

A man offers prayers by the roadside as pigeons fly past on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India

(Image credit: Manan Vatsyayana / AFP / Getty Images)

A visitor looks at a robot in the likeness of Elon Musk at artist Michael Winkelmann's Regular Animals installation at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida

A visitor looks at a robot in the likeness of Elon Musk in artist Michael Winkelmann's installation at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida

(Image credit: Lynne Sladky / AP Photo)

People gather in the desert to watch cars dune drifting near Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

People gather in the desert to watch cars dune drifting near Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates

(Image credit: Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty Images)

Uruguay's Belen Aquino is seen during the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League football match between Uruguay and Ecuador at Alfredo Víctor Viera Park Stadium in Montevideo

Uruguay's Belen Aquino is seen during the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League football match between Uruguay and Ecuador at Alfredo Víctor Viera Park Stadium in Montevideo

(Image credit: Eitan Abramovich / AFP / Getty Images)

People walk over a bridge decorated with colored lights at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania

People walk over a bridge decorated with colored lights at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania

(Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / AP Photo)

A giant panda cub named Liangyue plays at Chongqing Zoo in China

A giant panda cub named Liangyue plays at Chongqing Zoo in China

(Image credit: Costfoto / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

Men stand on debris swept away by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Men stand on debris swept away by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia

(Image credit: Binsar Bakkara / AP Photo)

Members of the China National Opera House perform in the dance drama "Qiuci" in Beijing, China

Members of the China National Opera House perform in the dance drama "Qiuci" in Beijing, China

(Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) celebrate during a graduation parade in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir

Soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) celebrate during a graduation parade in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir

(Image credit: Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo)

Pedestrians walk through rainy, neon-lit streets in Manhattan, New York City

Pedestrians walk through rainy, neon-lit streets in Manhattan, New York City

(Image credit: Charly Triballeau / Getty Images)

A fire breather performs during the National Clown Day parade in San Salvador, El Salvador

A fire breather performs during the National Clown Day parade in San Salvador, El Salvador

(Image credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters)

CRS police walk past rainbow-colored stairs during a demonstration against austerity measures in Nantes, France

CRS police walk past rainbow-colored stairs during a demonstration against austerity measures in Nantes, France

(Image credit: Stephane Mahe / Reuters)

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Stephen Kelly
Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly is a photo editor and illustrator for The Week Digital, creating original artwork to accompany articles and social media, as well as curating photography and cartoons. Before joining the team in 2023, Stephen managed the photographic archive for multimedia publisher Future, working on everything from picture editing and content licensing to directing photo shoots. He has also been a freelance illustrator, contributing editorial artwork to magazines and websites including T3, Rock Sound, Tom’s Guide, Property Week and Cycling Plus, while also writing about music for Total Guitar and MusicRadar. Stephen studied illustration at the University of Dundee and Ontario College of Art and Design, specialising in narrative art (he once self-published his own comic, it was weird), and loves to incorporate storytelling and humour into his work.

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