Catherine Panebianco gives life to pictures from the past by photographing them in new settings, refreshing the ritual and recycling her family’s memories.

Using huge, hand-built cameras, and printing directly from life onto photo paper, John Chiara creates unique sculptural images that are stunningly beautiful and surprisingly intimate.

With more than 20 years of picture editing experience, the Guardian’s Head of Photography offers her thoughts on the contemporary news landscape and the future of photography in the news.

A dark, deep dive into the private world of a family living in rural Kentucky: “As I turned onto the dirt road that led to the house, I was greeted by barking dogs, chickens in the trees, and a boy with sideways eyes carrying a rifle…”

Over a decade ago, amidst the shifting sands and (then) untouched ruins of the Middle East, an “artist walker” spent five years responding artistically to the evocative ancient remains.

While visually pleasing, these collages of debris collected on Hong Kong beaches—sometimes within a single day—call attention to the severe pollution that is poisoning our world’s oceans.

Aesthetically stunning (and deeply disturbing), this series aims to stimulate social awareness of our use of plastic bags—the planet’s most ubiquitous consumer item—which can be found littered across the natural world.

Sculptural art — made from consumer packaging, soap, flowers, light bulbs or sponges — reveals how even common everyday objects can appear menacing when we are conditioned to be frightened by terrorism.

Access to electricity has the immediate ability to drastically improve living conditions. These portraits form a visual diary documenting how solar panels have transformed daily life for villagers in Myanmar.

Award-winning work from Ukraine — Migrants from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia sell fruit and vegetables (among other things) late into the night on the roadsides in Ukraine near the Black Sea, catering to tourists and locals, and fighting off thieves.