
Patti Smith, photographed in Paris. Photograph: Cyril Zannettacci/The Observer
From liberation in Ukraine to food for the festive season, the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in November 2022
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Antonio Alderuccio at his restaurant, Plant Club in London. The chef is pictured with his award-winning gluten-free pasta.
Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer
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Actor Liz Kingsman photographed for the New Review ahead of her new one-woman show.
Photograph: Perou/The Observer
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A woman greets a Ukrainian soldier in the frontline village of Mylove, which was liberated after Russian soldiers withdrew a day earlier. The writing on the gate reads: ‘People – Children’.
Photograph: Jelle Krings/The Observer
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A fish smoker in the frontline village of Mar’yans’ke bordering the Kherson region, Ukraine.
Photograph: Jelle Krings/The Observer
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The Observer Magazine shares 53 ideas on how to ‘Beat the Gloom’ this winter.
Photograph: Ilka & Franz/The Observer
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Chef Fadi Kattan talks to Um Nabil, ‘the queen of herbs’, in Bethlehem market. The chef and hotelier plans to open his first Palestinian restaurant, Akub, in London’s Notting Hill.
Photograph: Quique Kierszenbaum/The Observer
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Punk poet, singer, artist and author Patti Smith talks to the New Review about about life, loss, loneliness and her acclaimed new photography project.
Photograph: Cyril Zannettacci/The Observer
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Duck, lentils, dates & radicchio from Florence Knight’s brilliant festive menu for OFM.
Photograph: Hugh Johnson/The Observer
Tim Minchin spoke with Observer Magazine about edgy comedy, neurodiversity and going mainstream.
Photograph: Pål Hansen/The Observer
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Braemar in Aberdeenshire is the coldest town in Britain. The residents speak to the Observer about how they are gearing up for this winter of discontent.
Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose/The Observer
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Film director Luca Guadagnino photographed in London for the Observer New Review.
Photograph: Phil Fisk/The Observer
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Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, during a press conference on the eve of the 2022 Fifa Qatar World Cup.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer
Former gang member and founder of Put The Knives Down Gloucester, Jasper Taitt-Williams, photographed in Gloucester.
Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer
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Save Our Seas swimmers at Tankerton Beach, Kent, for Observer Magazine.
Photograph: Kate Peters/The Observer
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Armando Iannucci photographed to accompany a Q&A in the New Review.
Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer
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Former guerilla María Sepúlveda was photographed at the Pondores camp inLa Guajira, Colombia, for a report on life since the 2016 peace agreement for women fighters.
Photograph: Shanti Das/The Observer
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The novelist Will Self spoke to the New Review about his new collection of journalism
Photograph: Suki Dhanda/The Observer
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Author Jessie Burton photographed for Observer Food Monthly’s Life on a Plate column.
Photograph: Phil Fisk/The Observer
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GP Robert Hodges photographed at his practice, the Aspen Centre, in Gloucester.
Photograph: Gareth Iwan Jones/The Observer
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Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Greg James photographed to accompany an interview in the Observer Magazine.
Photograph: Simon Lipman/The Observer
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Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent is one of the poorest towns in the UK. The area belongs to the borough of Swale, the second most deprived borough in the county.
Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer
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Redcar of Christine and the Queens, photographed to accompany an interview in the New Review.
Photograph: Lillie Eiger/The Observer
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Writer Melvin Burgess photographed at home to accompany a Q&A in books.
Photograph: Gary Calton/The Observer