A dog wears a beret and tricolor bandana as football fans gather in Klyde Warren Park ahead of the FIFA World Cup semi-final between France and Spain, in Dallas, Texas
Tourists take a boat ride through a forest of submerged cypress trees at Luyanghu Wetland Park in Yangzhou, China
A Malawian migrant carries his belongings as he waits to board a bus in Johannesburg, South Africa, after violent clashes sparked a wave of repatriation among illegal migrants
Hundreds of miniature plastic Mozart sculptures by German artist Ottmar Hörl are displayed to celebrate the 270th birthday of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg, Austria
A column of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza City, Palestine
Friends dressed in yukata take a selfie in front of thousands of lanterns during the Mitama Matsuri festival, one of the largest summer Obon festivals, at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan
Fireworks light up the sky over the Garonne river as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations in Toulouse, France
People wander through 360-degree digital projections as part of the 'Van Gogh: Immersive Experience' exhibition in Riga, Latvia
A firefighter emerges from the smoke after wildfire tore through the Fontainebleau forest in Noisy-sur-Ecole, France
Worshippers pose for a photograph as they arrive at a service of the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria
The peloton cycles past scorched fields during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, somewhere between Vichy and Nevers in central France
A boy is silhouetted as he jumps on top of a truck loaded with straw after the wheat harvest in Qamishli, Syria
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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.