Gallery icon30 ImagesThe week in photos from our award-winning staff photographers and regular contributors.August 29, 2026 — 5:31pm1/30Bina Rajthala, widow of Bikram Dangol, near the M1 on-ramp where her husband died in 2018.Credit:Jason South2/30Jenneth Kenneth at her village in Eratap.Credit:Alex Ellinghausen3/30Kathryn Niesche, Maple Rose, Piera Dennerstein, Moira Funicane, Mama Alto and Raksha Parsnani are all part of the Finucane & Smith shows at Luna Park.Credit:Simon Schluter4/30Former premier Jeff Kennett is enjoying his third act.Credit:Simon Schluter5/30Maribyrnong Mayor Mohamed Semra at the derelict Forges site which is earmarked for redevelopment.Credit:Chris Hopkins6/30Mel Schneider and two of her children, Leo, 12, and Wil, 15. At a charity lunch, Collingwood veteran Jeremy Howe won a $10,000 holiday prize to Bali and gifted the prize to Mel.Credit:Eddie Jim7/30Paul McManus’ family (from left): father Brian, sister Sarah, mother Jennifer and brother Dave. Paul Mcmanus was killed in a motorcycle crash in San Francisco in 2021 after a driver ran a red light. For nearly five years, the family has fought US authorities to resolve the case after the accused woman repeatedly missed court dates.Credit:Eddie Jim8/30Hazel Greenham, 3, is part of the Imagination Library program, created by Dolly Parton, which aims to encourage kids to read by delivering books to them for free.Credit:Nicole Cleary9/30Some of the MIFF finalists at Federation Square in Melbourne, from left to right, Paloma Schneideman, Beth de Araújo, Maryam Ataei, Hossein Keshavarz, Rakan Mayasi, Abinash Bikram Shah, Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson, Harvey Zielinski, Sophy Romvari.Credit:Wayne Taylor10/30Vanessa, 6, and Audrey, 9, are obsessed with squishies and have both requested them for their birthdays later this year.Credit:Eddie Jim11/30Tragowel farmer Craig McIntosh has put a lot of time and energy into planing and working on the next generation of power transmission towers to go through his land. “We need to think about the next 100 years,” he says.Credit:Erin Jonasson12/30Friends for life: Sascha Davis (left) and Kate Howard at the Australian Children’s Choir alumni choir rehearsal in Mount Evelyn on Saturday.Credit:Chris Hopkins13/30Johnny Barnard in Tarneit. He has tracked the growth and development shaping Australian cities for more than 30 years.Credit:Joe Armao14/30Jaimie Sheil, model and chronic illness advocate, began to minimise her worrying symptoms before healthcare practitioners had a chance to.Credit:Simon Schluter15/30Zeno Sworder won picture book of the year at the 2026 Children’s Book Council of Australia awards.Credit:Wayne Taylor16/30 Gareth Davies and Sarah Hunter near the proposed site of a large scale battery energy storage system on green wedge bushfire prone land.Credit:Ruby Alexander17/30Shane McCullagh and partner Safia Desai bought in Princes Hill so their children Loch (left) and Taaj (right) could be in the coveted Princes Hill Secondary zone.Credit:Justin McManus18/30The Bulldogs have been buoyed by the late-season resurgence of Joel Freijah.Credit:Jason South19/30Long-time West Footscray resident Pierre Vario, pictured with his son, supports higher density plans as long as there are enough services to cater for the population boom.Credit:Ruby Alexander20/30The secret to the success of Sapphire Clinic is Elvira, a former addict turned frontline peer support worker, who breaks down the shame and mistrust keeping vulnerable mothers away from medical care.Credit:Justin McManus