Photos of the week

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending May 26, 2016

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Best of the world - June 2, 2016

RECIFE, BRAZIL - MAY 31:  Traditional dancers gather at the conclusion point of the day's Olympic torch relay on May 31, ... Click for more photos

5:09 PM   The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Max Dupain's lost negatives

The Milk Bar section of the Aroney's bright airy restaurant, Penrith, 1948. Click for more photos

A collection of lost negatives by iconic photographer Max Dupain have been discovered.

Best of the world - June 1, 2016

In this Sunday, May 29, 2016, photo, Gabriel Cordromp, 8, plays on the beach after beach goers were told over the loud ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney Sheepdog Championship Trials 2016

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29:  Richmond - Open 3 sheep trial - Greg Quince's, Whiskey from Dubbo at Sydney Sheepdog ... Click for more photos

Yard dog and 3 Sheep finals during the Sydney Sheepdog Championship Trials

Best of the world - May 31, 2016

Marine Cpl. Nicholas Kulla kisses his wife, Jennifer, on their wedding day in Skaneateles, New York, Saturday, May 28, ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Mossgreen auction of Dupain photos includes Sydney architecture and industry work

MAX DUPAIN (1911-1992): ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHS 
Lot 309(Ariel View, Australia Square) This photo was taken in April, 1968, ... Click for more photos

Mossgreen auction of Dupain photos includes Sydney architecture and industry work

Bart Willoughby rolls with the Kimberley rocks for natural acoustic edge

Bart Willoughby poses for a photoshoot in front of the "bee-hives" in the Bungle Bungles, Purnululu national park. MUST ... Click for more photos

Kimberley landscape provides ideal stage for Indigenous musician Bart Willoughby.

March Against Mike targets Baird

A protestor at the anti-Mike Baird rally in Sydney. Click for more photos

Thousands of protesters gathered at Sydney's Town Hall to rally against a host of Mike Baird's most controversial policies.

Vivid Sydney 2016

Vivid at Taronga Zoo the Light for the Wild which features 10 animal lanterns representing critical species.
25th May ... Click for more photos

Vivid Sydney 2016 has kicked off around the city.

Best of the world - May 29, 2016

Cirilo Pacco, 80, asks for a tip after being photographed, in Paru Paru community, Cusco region, Peru, Thursday, May 26, ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Best of the world - May 28, 2016

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall try a selection of sausages inside McGettigans ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Autumn starts and Autumn ends

Maggie the whippet at Erskineville park on May 26, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Click for more photos

Sydney's indian summer concludes as Autumn arrives and departs in a week!

Election 2016 with Opposition leader Bill Shorten

Portrait of Opposition Leader Bill Shorten taken in Darwin during the 2016 election campaign. Click for more photos

A look at Labor leader Bill Shorten's 2016 election campaign so far.

Best of the world - May 27, 2016

A participant takes a break in a plastic ball swimming pool at the C2MTL business conference, Wednesday, May 25, 2016 in ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

State Funeral for former NSW Premier Tom Lewis

Premier Tom Lewis arriving at the Ansett terminal to fly to Canberra for the premiers conference. Fairfax Media Click for more photos

NSW Premiers past and present attend the State Funeral for former NSW Premier Tom Lewis.

Best of the world - May 26, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama turns to listen to a question from the audience as he speaks to Vietnamese young people ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Best of the world - May 25, 2016

LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 23:  Queen Elizabeth II is pictured next to a floral exhibit by the New Covent Garden Flower ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Best of the world - May 24, 2016

BANGKOK, THAILAND - MAY 22, 2016: Thai protesters take part in  a rare display of open resistance during an anti-coup ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Best of the world - May 23, 2016

Novice Buddhist monks wait for alms during Buddha Jayanti, or Buddha Purnima festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, May ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Accidental millionaire's designer haul

Some of the hundreds of designer handbags seized from Christine Jia Xin Lee's unit in Rhodes. Click for more photos

Christine Jia Xin Lee had splurged $4.6 million over eleven months thanks to an accidental Westpac overdraft.

Leaping into the unknown

Parkour aficionado Karen Palmer runs through some of her manoeuvres associated with the urban movement of Parkour in ... Click for more photos

How to leap between tall buildings in a single bound

Photos of the week - May 19, 2016

Still a chance for a last dip before the cold finally arrives. Click for more photos

A week in photos from award winning Fairfax photographers for the week ending May 19, 2016

Best of the world - May 21, 2016

Syrian refugee child Maria al-Ali, 2, is carried by her mother Huda al-Ali, in the commercial space that the family has ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Best of the world - May 20, 2016

A boy plays in a fountain to beat the summer heat in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 19, 2016. A heat wave warning was ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney is a ghostly shade as controlled burns waft east

The Sydney Opera house is seen covered in smoke from hazard reduction on May 19, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Click for more photos

Air quality deteriorated to poor and hazardous levels in some parts of Sydney on Thursday morning as controlled burns gave the city the distinctive smell of burning Australian bush.

Best of the world - May 19, 2016

An Indian migrant daily wage worker baths at a public well pump on a hot morning in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, May 17, ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Best of the world - May 18, 2016

A girl from the community who call themselves the "Muhammasheen," or "the Marginalized," peers through a curtain of her ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald.

Best of the world - May 17, 2016

In this Friday, May 13, 2016, file photo, a Naga sadhu, or naked Hindu holy man, sits inside his tent during the month ... Click for more photos

The best pictures from the international wire services as chosen by the Picture Editors at the Sydney Morning Herald

Fashion Week Australia kicks off at Barangaroo

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 15:  A model poses backstage ahead of the Mercedes-Benz Presents Maticevski show at ... Click for more photos

All the action at the Mercedes-Benz Presents Maticevski show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 17 Collections at The Cutaway, Barangaroo Reserve on May 15, 2016 in Sydney, Australia.