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Around The Horn
23 August 2025
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at Gaza aerials, Greek fires, Vietnam, portraits and Parachute.
- While the international press is still blocked from entering Gaza, Reuters presents aerial images taken onboard a plane dropping aid there that the Scale of Destruction.
- Thanassis Stavrakis photographed A Man on a Motorcycle Carrying a Sheep through the Greek fires. "Thankfully, this man and many other young individuals managed to rescue dozens of animals," he says. "What keeps you going and alert, is the passion to photograph what is truly happening."
- In One-Way Ticket to Vietnam, the Guardian presents photojournalist Catherine Leroy's images of the war, which are being exhibited at the 2025 Ballarat International Foto Biennale until Oct. 19.
- Dahlia Ambrose curatess 18 Black and White Portraits "that can inspire you to capture some portraits this weekend" even if your only camera is a phone.
- A Mac Power User contributor reviews Parachute for backing up his photos and files from iOS to iCloud. "I was not aware of any iOS/iPadOS app that could backup iCloud Photos and Files," they write. "Now there is one."
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look three years back. And please support our efforts...