PHOTOGRAPHY

Colour in a month of horror — our photographers’ best pictures

Times photographers pick their stand-out shots from October, including vivid autumn scenes and an emotional trip to Israel

The Copas family farm near Maidenhead has brought in a herd of alpacas to protect its 50,000 turkeys after a spate of deadly fox attacks. I had to get down low, but the muddy ground was covered in turkey droppings. To say I stank when I left is an understatement
The Copas family farm near Maidenhead has brought in a herd of alpacas to protect its 50,000 turkeys after a spate of deadly fox attacks. I had to get down low, but the muddy ground was covered in turkey droppings. To say I stank when I left is an understatement
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
Richard Pohle
,
Jack Hill
, James Glossop
The Times
If I couldn’t make a good photograph of Pete Gribben, a traditional blade grinder at his workshop in Sheffield, I’m in the wrong job
If I couldn’t make a good photograph of Pete Gribben, a traditional blade grinder at his workshop in Sheffield, I’m in the wrong job
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
When I go to an art exhibition I’m looking for lots of colour. When I saw this work by the artist Matt Dosa at an affordable art fair in Battersea, I knew straight away that I had the picture I needed
When I go to an art exhibition I’m looking for lots of colour. When I saw this work by the artist Matt Dosa at an affordable art fair in Battersea, I knew straight away that I had the picture I needed
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
Sir Keir Starmer is covered in glitter by a protester at the start of his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool
Sir Keir Starmer is covered in glitter by a protester at the start of his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
One of the skills of being a news photographer is pulling off a portrait of a politician or celebrity in only a few minutes. Our pre-conference interview with Rachel Reeves massively overran the allotted time, and the setting was a dark balcony against a sunny background, a lighting nightmare. The press officer was worried that the shadow chancellor had to be somewhere else right away. When I told him I would need a good ten minutes, he looked desperate. I did it in eight
One of the skills of being a news photographer is pulling off a portrait of a politician or celebrity in only a few minutes. Our pre-conference interview with Rachel Reeves massively overran the allotted time, and the setting was a dark balcony against a sunny background, a lighting nightmare. The press officer was worried that the shadow chancellor had to be somewhere else right away. When I told him I would need a good ten minutes, he looked desperate. I did it in eight
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
On a whim I visited the Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey to see how the autumn colours were looking. It was stunning. The still reflection in the lake added more interest in an already memorable view
On a whim I visited the Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey to see how the autumn colours were looking. It was stunning. The still reflection in the lake added more interest in an already memorable view
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
Cassandra Robson poses with a copy of The Times from 1957 at the Beamish Museum in Co Durham, where she plays a miner’s wife in a recreation of period cottages
Cassandra Robson poses with a copy of The Times from 1957 at the Beamish Museum in Co Durham, where she plays a miner’s wife in a recreation of period cottages
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
I needed to be quick with this drone shot of the autumnal colours at Derwent Isle in Cumbria because you aren’t allowed to fly drones in any kind of rain, and it was bearing down on us
I needed to be quick with this drone shot of the autumnal colours at Derwent Isle in Cumbria because you aren’t allowed to fly drones in any kind of rain, and it was bearing down on us
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
I love quirky local traditions so it was with some amusement that I photographed workers repairing the Millennium Bridge in central London. They were obliged by ancient London bylaw to suspend a bale of straw from the bridge, indicating to passing boats that the level of headroom had been reduced
I love quirky local traditions so it was with some amusement that I photographed workers repairing the Millennium Bridge in central London. They were obliged by ancient London bylaw to suspend a bale of straw from the bridge, indicating to passing boats that the level of headroom had been reduced
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
I tried to hold as steady as possible while my partner Kat ran around for three seconds to create this light-trail at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, where the Fountains by Floodlight event was taking place
I tried to hold as steady as possible while my partner Kat ran around for three seconds to create this light-trail at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, where the Fountains by Floodlight event was taking place
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
Autumn is such a wonderful time of year. At RHS Garden Wisley I photographed the horticulturist Sharnee Gates as she checked on the tupelo tree on a small island in the middle of a lake. Its blazing autumn colours have earned it the nickname of the Wisley Bonfire
Autumn is such a wonderful time of year. At RHS Garden Wisley I photographed the horticulturist Sharnee Gates as she checked on the tupelo tree on a small island in the middle of a lake. Its blazing autumn colours have earned it the nickname of the Wisley Bonfire
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER RICHARD POHLE
When I first visited the Lowry in Salford I knew I wanted to shoot in the colourful foyer. So I waited until Ballet Black’s tour brought them up north and shot this picture with four flashes on it to enhance the angles, shape and colour
When I first visited the Lowry in Salford I knew I wanted to shoot in the colourful foyer. So I waited until Ballet Black’s tour brought them up north and shot this picture with four flashes on it to enhance the angles, shape and colour
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP
I arrived in Israel several days after the indescribable atrocities of October 7 and travelled up and down a country in shock, reeling from the events of that day. On an organised press “tour”, if you can call it that, we visited the site of the rave at Re’im where many young people were killed or taken hostage. Much had been cleared away but there was enough still there to get a small sense of what had happened. Here an Israeli soldier is framed in a shattered and bloodstained car window at the site
I arrived in Israel several days after the indescribable atrocities of October 7 and travelled up and down a country in shock, reeling from the events of that day. On an organised press “tour”, if you can call it that, we visited the site of the rave at Re’im where many young people were killed or taken hostage. Much had been cleared away but there was enough still there to get a small sense of what had happened. Here an Israeli soldier is framed in a shattered and bloodstained car window at the site
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
While we were at the site of the Supernova festival, shots were fired by Israeli troops and a man apparently wielding a knife was detained
While we were at the site of the Supernova festival, shots were fired by Israeli troops and a man apparently wielding a knife was detained
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
The moment Osa Me’ir discovered that the second of her twin siblings had been killed by Hamas, during a press conference for families of the hostages in Tel Aviv
The moment Osa Me’ir discovered that the second of her twin siblings had been killed by Hamas, during a press conference for families of the hostages in Tel Aviv
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
With serious concerns about a broader conflict involving the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, some Israeli generals were proposing a pre-emptive strike. There is a closed military area along the border with southern Lebanon and fire was exchanged across it. The loss of Lieutenant Amitai Granot, who was killed in a clash with Hezbollah, is mourned at his funeral at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem
With serious concerns about a broader conflict involving the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, some Israeli generals were proposing a pre-emptive strike. There is a closed military area along the border with southern Lebanon and fire was exchanged across it. The loss of Lieutenant Amitai Granot, who was killed in a clash with Hezbollah, is mourned at his funeral at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
Israeli reservists train in a model “Arab” village in the Golan Heights, before the first ground incursions into Gaza
Israeli reservists train in a model “Arab” village in the Golan Heights, before the first ground incursions into Gaza
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
From the Israeli town of Sderot it is possible to see northern Gaza. Here, flares launched from Israel fall over a destroyed section of the city of Beit Hanoun
From the Israeli town of Sderot it is possible to see northern Gaza. Here, flares launched from Israel fall over a destroyed section of the city of Beit Hanoun
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
An Israeli tank crew is silhouetted against the sunset atop their tank at a staging position at Kibbutz Be’eri, a community near the Gazan border that suffered some of the worst Hamas violence
An Israeli tank crew is silhouetted against the sunset atop their tank at a staging position at Kibbutz Be’eri, a community near the Gazan border that suffered some of the worst Hamas violence
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
The Ramallah-based health ministry says that more than 100 Palestinians have died in the West Bank since October 7, and there are weekly protests in Ramallah after prayers on Friday. A minority show visible support for Hamas, and the protest ends at the Qalandia checkpoint on the edge of town
The Ramallah-based health ministry says that more than 100 Palestinians have died in the West Bank since October 7, and there are weekly protests in Ramallah after prayers on Friday. A minority show visible support for Hamas, and the protest ends at the Qalandia checkpoint on the edge of town
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL
At the checkpoint, some of the local youths sling stones at Israeli troops, who in turn fire live rounds back, aiming accurately at the legs of each would-be stone thrower caught in the open. The stone-throwing seems to be more bravado than anything else; the Israeli troops appear to be too far away
At the checkpoint, some of the local youths sling stones at Israeli troops, who in turn fire live rounds back, aiming accurately at the legs of each would-be stone thrower caught in the open. The stone-throwing seems to be more bravado than anything else; the Israeli troops appear to be too far away
TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILL