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Democratic Republic of Congo supporter Michel Nkuka Mboladinga poses as a statue of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba ahead of the FIFA World Cup match between Colombia and DR Congo in Zapopan, Mexico
(Image credit: Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo)
A pollen-coated honeybee collects nectar from a field of sunflowers near Kirklareli in Turkey
(Image credit: Ozgun Tiran / Anadolu / Getty Images)
Shiite Muslim women gather during a mourning ceremony as part of the Ashura day of commemoration in Tehran, Iran
(Image credit: Vahid Salemi / AP Photo)
A man dives into the Canal Saint-Martin as temperatures rise during a heatwave in Paris, France
(Image credit: Abdul Saboor / Reuters)
Women wear floral wreaths during Ivana Kupala, an ancient Slavic folk festival associated with the summer solstice, at the Mamayeva Sloboda outdoor museum in Kyiv, Ukraine
(Image credit: Thomas Peter / Reuters)
Workers cultivate Gracilaria seaweed on an aquaculture farm near Rongcheng City, China
(Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)
People sunbathe during a record-breaking heatwave at Viking Bay in Broadstairs, United Kingdom
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen / EPA / Shutterstock)
Rolling fields of lavender bushes bloom in Valensole, France
(Image credit: Miguel Medina / AFP / Getty Images)
Catholic devotees covered in mud and leaves gather outside a church during the Taong Putik festival in Bibiclat, northern Philippines
(Image credit: Rolex Dela Pena / EPA / Shutterstock)
People search through the rubble following a twin earthquake in Caraballeda near Caracas, Venezuela
(Image credit: Federico Parra / AFP / Getty Images)
Mangrove trees and people are silhouetted against the sunset at Walakiri Beach in East Sumba, Indonesia
(Image credit: Bay Ismoyo / 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.
