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A Masai giraffe is loaded onto a truck by rangers during a wildlife relocation operation in Nakuru County, Kenya

A Masai giraffe is loaded onto a truck by rangers during a wildlife relocation operation in Nakuru County, Kenya

(Image credit: Tony Karumba / AFP / Getty Images)

A man walks through salt formations in the receding waters of Lake Tuz in Aksaray, Turkey

A man walks through salt formations in the receding waters of Lake Tuz in Aksaray, Turkey

(Image credit: Haci Ozkan / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Indigenous peoples demonstrate outside the Cop30 conference in Belem, Brazil

Indigenous peoples demonstrate outside the Cop30 conference in Belem, Brazil

(Image credit: Farga Alves / EPA / Shutterstock)

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City

(Image credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas / Reuters)

A cleaner mops the floor near an art installation ahead of the Noor Riyadh light festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A cleaner mops the floor near an art installation ahead of the Noor Riyadh light festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

(Image credit: Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters)

A vendor sells bubble toys on the Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka

A vendor sells bubble toys on the Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka

(Image credit: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP / Getty Images)

American servicemen guard the construction of a section of US-Mexico border wall near Santa Teresa, New Mexico

American servicemen guard the construction of a section of US-Mexico border wall near Santa Teresa, New Mexico

(Image credit: Herika Martinez / AFP / Getty Images)

A newborn two-toed sloth clings to its mother at Łódź Zoo in Poland

A newborn two-toed sloth clings to its mother at Łódź Zoo in Poland

(Image credit: Marian Zubrzycki / EPA / Shutterstock)

Cattle cross the Brahmaputra River on the outskirts of Guwahati, India

Cattle cross the Brahmaputra River on the outskirts of Guwahati, India

(Image credit: Anupam Nath / AP Photo)

An artist sculpts a unicorn from solid ice at an ice bar in Edinburgh, Scotland

An artist sculpts a unicorn from solid ice at an ice bar in Edinburgh, Scotland

(Image credit: Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images)

Devotees release oil lamps into the river during the Bala Chaturdashi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal

Devotees release oil lamps into the river during the Bala Chaturdashi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal

(Image credit: Narendra Shrethsa / EPA / Shutterstock)

A resident uses a makeshift raft to navigate the flooded streets of Naivasha, Kenya

A resident uses a makeshift raft to navigate the flooded streets of Naivasha, Kenya

(Image credit: Tony Karumba / AFP / Getty Images)

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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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