Reuters 2025 Photos Capture Global Events

“a striking visual of reunion and anticipation”

“The atmosphere was charged with emotion and anticipation. It was a stark contrast to the somber scenes of funerals and destruction witnessed during the war days earlier.”

“The missiles appear as tiny dots of light, and it’s nearly impossible to follow them.”

“Each Iranian missile barrage included dozens of missiles, sometimes over a hundred, filling the sky with streaks of light at different altitudes and countless explosions.”

“a landscape so unmistakably Venezuelan, so chaotic and beautiful, that it feels like a character of its own.”

“a small gift”

“I thought it was a good moment of him carrying the chair, and when he gestured it made it even better, especially since I was the only person who photographed it.”

“What stood out most was how well it resonated with a wide audience that both liked and disliked Trudeau.”

“Normally, everything is fully set before the president appears, but this time was different. As soon as the captain opened the aircraft door, Macron was already standing there. He glanced to his left, and then someone wearing a red long-sleeved top pushed his face. He then turned toward us, smiled, and waved at the cameras before disappearing to the left.”

“When you’re on assignment, it’s not enough to just show up. You must be alert, focused, and ready to anticipate and capture the moment.”

“One struck the roof of an indoor market during working hours, blasting a hole the size of a car through the ceiling.”

“A butcher wiped down his cuts of meat, piece by piece. In the grocery section, a trader cleaned each can and package before putting them back in place. Among them was a woman whose face was blackened by soot from the blast. She ran a mixed-goods stall and worked quietly to clear the debris off her products.”

“Flying around the perimeter boundary of the facility, I could see some detainees waving at me. Soon they were making a formation, so I increased the elevation of my drone, and that was when I could see them forming the letters S-O-S.”

“It’s a strange feeling documenting such a moment from an LCD panel remotely, but the energy of photographing such a unique moment happening in real time was similar to that of actually being there.”

“It took time, but they eventually grew completely comfortable around me. Having the baby around helped, too — everyone was so busy taking care of her that they often forgot I was even taking photos.”

“It’s the longest story I’ve ever worked on. There were times I thought about giving up, but I knew time was an essential element – seeing her physical changes, her environment shift, and how everything connected over the years.”

“The creative process wasn’t easy; I needed more than glimpses of their daily lives. A subtle approach was essential to build trust and uncover authentic moments.”

“What struck me most were their quiet moments of determination and the tenacity they showed during training, far from home.”

“I remember it starkly: pulling my daughter out of her gymnastics class and rushing home as the winds were already beginning to howl. By the time we arrived – less than 10 minutes later – evacuation orders had been issued for our neighborhood.”

“There were brief moments when the wind paused – as if gathering power – before slamming back with embers, smoke, and a deafening roar. The experience still haunts Anzuoni. My home ultimately survived the fire, but so many others weren’t as fortunate – and that stays with me to this day.”

“I became obsessed with trying to find the source of the untreated sewage polluting our water. I met cold-water swimmers, activists, surfers, fish farmers, dog walkers and campaigners who were all trying to put a spotlight on this story.”

“The wonderful thing about film is that you never quite know, you’re never quite sure what it is (until it is developed) and that made me think of this problem of sewage and pollution. You’re never quite sure. What is this pollution really doing to our rivers and waterways? The idea of not knowing how it would affect the film really seemed to get to the heart of the problem.”

“It was, says photographer Tingshu Wang, a surreal sight. A seasoned athletics photographer, she began taking images for the games at the field level to try to humanize the robots, as she would with human competitors. But soon enough I realized that doesn’t work. Robots have no emotions, and many of them don’t even have a face. They’re not competing. They’re programmed to repeat their motion, clumsily, repetitively and tirelessly, and many times ending in a fall or crash. She realized that the appeal was the relation between the robots and the human engineers, and from an elevated position she took this shot of a Unitree robot competing in the 400-metre race alongside its engineer. It ran more steadily and faster than many of the other robots, said Wang. Crowds cheered for it as it ran by. It didn’t have much competition, and it doesn’t care.”

“Listened to the music to capture Spanish artistic swimmers at just the right second.”

“the joy of the displaced returning to Gaza, their tears, and their indescribable feelings during their return”

“It’s good to have everything covered when the moment arrives for the right photo. Evyatar David’s reaction showed another level of emotion.”

“It’s a picture that tells you everything straight away. No matter where you are from in the world, you can feel what Mr. Wong is feeling, the helplessness and the pain.”

“I spent three nights staying in the apartments of various Venezuelan families in anticipation of ICE showing. I wanted to capture what it was like for people, bags packed, the tension of not knowing what would happen next, the conditions people were living in, but also everyday life, getting ready for work, loving parents feeding their kids, bedtime and simply kids being kids.”

“The challenge for me was to move fast and position myself at the best angle to capture the dramatic first moment of the arrest. I knew things would happen very fast after hours of waiting.”

“The pens used by the president to sign orders and bills are usually highly prized souvenirs. They are generally presented to those involved in sponsoring or supporting the bill.”

“I don’t like using a drone most of the time. Often you lose feeling and immediacy. But this time was the opposite. There was no better way to show what had happened.”

“It is a rare photo without riot police officers or protesters, but strongly capturing the chilly, rainy day before anti-government protests. Sometimes good opportunities come from areas we do not expect and this could be for a split second.”

“It is a race to shoot editorial pictures and video with a new Banksy, either because it will be removed by the building owners or by people looking to try and take the work off a building to sell the highly valuable piece.”

“In the beginning, it seemed they kept a little distance to respect each other’s space. And then there was a short moment when Krystian approached Mrs Meyer and gently caressed her long nose and her forehead atop the eyes and she reacted. The alligator moved very close to his neck as if she wanted to cuddle him.”

“Wearing a wetsuit for nearly four hours, he captured a frame of diver Jean-David Duval when water splashed on his camera – a Canon R3 with underwater housing – at the perfect time.”

“Using a camera in underwater housing operated by a laptop on dry land. It allows us to see under the surface – the moments before the show.”

“After trying various angles, I found a glass sculpture that was reflecting a spot of sunlight, creating a flare in the image.”

“Snapped the fleeting moment a swimmer’s head pops out of the water, as if in a bubble”

“It captured the grace and power that define him, the space between his body and the bar emphasizing his precision. Getting the perfect shot was a feat Duplantis himself might appreciate. It involved months of preparation, securing permission to install the gear safely in the unusual location. It employed new technology with improved image quality. And of course, timing was key. The final result proves how technology and planning can open new creative possibilities, said Kopczynski. It’s a reminder of how innovation keeps photojournalism evolving and how a single frame can redefine how we see sport.”

“As we talked, she told me what she had been learning before classes were suspended because of the storm. Andrieneke said her dream was to become a pediatrician. When I realized she felt comfortable sharing what she was learning and the subjects she enjoyed most at school, I stepped back a little to capture a moment that reflected her interest in education. It was a simple, everyday gesture like flipping through a notebook, amid the devastation. Hurricane Melissa passed through the country in just a few hours, but the destruction could affect generations.”

“You get one chance to photograph a moment that will outlive you, so you make sure the right people are in the right places long before it arrives. The team was built around the story’s needs, she added – veteran photographers who knew every corner of St. Peter’s Square and younger ones who still felt the weight and wonder of the bells. They came from different countries and different disciplines, each contributing fresh ideas and perspectives. We didn’t just cover a funeral. We tried to document a turning point, precise, emotional, unmistakably human, and told the beginning of a papacy that has been witnessed 265 times before, in a way that felt new: modern tools, steady discipline, sharp instincts, and pictures that breathe.”

“In the days leading up to the event, I planned the image by doing tests to determine how many photos of the sun would fit in the final composition — which turned out to be seven — as well as calculating how often to take each shot. He also needed a high-capacity battery that would keep his camera going for the entire 1.5 hours plus of the eclipse – and (just like Gaby Oraa) a bit of luck. Cloud cover at any point would ruin the effect. Photographing the sun also needs to be done with care and the use of a filter to avoid harming eyes or equipment. In the end, Suarez’s planning paid off, the clouds stayed away, and he was rewarded with this image, where the sun is turned into a string of pearls and the progression of the moon taking a nibble out of our system’s star can clearly be seen.”