Farmers spray water on the scorched earth surrounding the debris of a downed Iranian ballistic missile, near the town of Najha in Syria
(Image credit: Ghaith Alsayed / AP Photo)
A herd of Przewalski's horses, once extinct in the wild, roam through the Pentezug Reserve in Hortobágy National Park in Hungary
(Image credit: Attila Kovacs / EPA / Shutterstock)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greet children waving flags during a welcome ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea
(Image credit: Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service / AP)
Protesters run for cover during a clash with police while demonstrating against a controversial Ebola quarantine center at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya
(Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks in front of the artwork "Hard String" by Monica Bonvicini during an exhibition preview at Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany
(Image credit: Markus Schreiber / AP Photo)
Thirsty rhesus macaques drink from stone taps at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Buddhist site in Kathmandu, Nepal
A man walks along a dock port that has been closed due to ocean swells as Tropical Storm Cristina approaches, in La Libertad, El Salvador
(Image credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters)
Fires rage as anti-immigration protesters stand off with police in Glengormley near Belfast, Northern Ireland
(Image credit: Paul Faith / AFP / Getty Images)
A portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Sir Thomas Lawrence is displayed at Christie's auction house in London, United Kingdom. The painting is estimated to sell for £8–12 million (US$10.7–16.0 million)
(Image credit: Kin Cheung / AP Photo)
A responder carries a dog while conducting search and rescue operations in a collapsed building after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines
(Image credit: Jam Sta Rosa / AFP / Getty Images)
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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.
