An armed policeman in full riot gear helps an elderly woman past a demonstration in La Paz, Bolivia
(Image credit: Luis Gandarillas / EPA / Shutterstock)
A statue of Mary is carried through the streets during the annual Flowers And Palms festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador, part of a religious celebration that mixes Catholic and indigenous beliefs
Two Palestinian men relax amongst the ruins of businesses that were demolished by Israeli forces in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of al-Eizariya
(Image credit: John Wessels / AFP / Getty Images)
A farmer rows his boat full of crops through a sludgy algal bloom, likely caused by agricultural runoff, on Dal Lake in Srinagar, India
(Image credit: Tauseef Mustafa / AFP / Getty Images)
Spectators with umbrellas look on as the head to head match between Norway's Casper Ruud and Russia's Karen Khachanov is suspended due to rain during the Italian Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy
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.
