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Mourners gather around the vehicle transporting the casket of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during the funeral procession at Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran
(Image credit: Wakil Kohsar / AFP / Getty Images)
An Atlantic puffin with a mouthful of sand eels lands on Skomer Island, south west Wales, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Elli Birch / IPS / Shutterstock)
A woman stands with her dog in the aftermath of a Russian drone strike on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine
Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his quarter final match against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Wimbledon Championships in London, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Marko Djurica / Reuters)
Patrons cool off beneath misting sprinklers at a cafe in Nice, France
(Image credit: Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Images)
Lava spews from the crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy
(Image credit: Etna Walk / AFP / Getty Images)
Crowds of people surge through the streets of Pamplona during the running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain
(Image credit: Miguel Oses / AP Photo)
A juvenile painted turtle suns itself on a lily pad at Humber Arboretum in Toronto, Canada
(Image credit: Mert Alper Dervis / Anadolu / Getty Images)
A Portuguese football fan reacts while watching the Portugal vs Spain 2026 World Cup match played in Arlington, Texas, at Praça do Comércio in Lisbon, Portugal
French artist James Colomina’s artwork “Nothing Serious”, depicting a child drifting on a lifebuoy with a teddy bear, floats on the Rio di San Felice in Venice, Italy
(Image credit: Manuel Silvestri / Reuters)
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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.
