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USA’s immigration repression gets more violent, US Military Removes Maduro from Venezuela, and stars shine at the Golden Globe Awards: The JANUARY 2026 Pictures Of the Month for @ZUMApress is now published. PLEASE SHARE! #photojournalism www.thepicturesofthemonth.com

Sit back and enjoy “The Pictures of the Month” (POM) presented by Scott Mc Kiernan and ZUMA Press. ZUMA received over one million images shot by professional photographers, all shot in the month of January.

Photographers represented by ZUMA Press covered the four corners of the world to bring pictures that need to be seen! POM shows the best work of these photojournalists, documenting the most important events of the past month.

ZUMA Press Wire’s talented award-winning picture editing staff of Mark Avery, Jim Colton, Jessica Cotsonas, Robin Loznak, Scott Mc Kiernan, Julie Rogers, Ruaridh Stewart, whom with the fine ZUMA support staff: Florence Combes, John Collett, Katrina Kochneva, Pat Johnson, Julie Mason, Jeremy Mc Kiernan and Stan Sholik contributed to make this Lucie & Webby winning monthly movie possible. Hope you enjoy and then if so, pass the word to others 🙂

ZUMA PHOTOGRAPHERS

Ahmed Ibrahim • Alessandro Galatoli • Alex Kormann • Alex Lentati • Andrea Domeniconi • Andrew Leyden • Andrew Mccaren • Andrew Parsons • Anton Vergun • Avijit Das • Basit Zargar • Ben Birchall • Billy Bennight • Brian Cahn • Burt Harris • Charles Baus • Chen Yehua • Christopher Drost • Christopher Khoury • Claudio Pramana • Cris Faga • Daniel A. Anderson • Daniel Karmann • Danylo Antoniuk • Dave Decker • David Davies • David Wegiel • Debra L. Rothenberg • Derek Regensburger • Dubreuil Corinne • Dustin Safranek • Eliot Blondet • Eric Canha • Florent Gooden • Francesco Fotia • Francisco Richart • Frank Molter • Fred Duval • Gent Shkullaku • Georg Wendt • Hafiz Ahmed • Hafner • Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez • Holden Smith • Hoss McBain • Hu Jingchen • Jane Barlow • Jasper Ruhe • Joel Plummer • Joey Sussman • Johan Nilsson • Jordi Boixareu • Josue Guerra Alvarado • Josue Perez • Joy Saha • Ju Huanzong • Juan Carlos Lucas • Julian Stratenschulte • Julien Mattia • Karl-Josef Hildenbrand • Kevin Sullivan • Kostas Pikoulas • Kyodonews • LaPresse • Lab Ky Mo • Laurent Dard • LounisPhotography • Luc Claessen • Luis Soto • Marc Asensio Clupes • Marcin Cholewinski • Marcin Nowak • Marco Di Gianvito • Marijan Murat • Markus Ulmer • Martin Pope • Matic Klansek • Matthias Oesterle • Matthias Trinkl • Maxwell Vittorio • Md Rafayat Haque Khan • Mehmet Eser • Mehmet Masum Suer • Mike Eliason • Moawia Atrash • Mykle Parker • Neil McCartney • Nicolas Cleuet • Nikolay Burmatov • Nir Alon • Omar Ashtawy • Parspix • Patrick Pleul • Paul Christian Gordon • Prabhat Kumar Verma • Renee Jones Schneider • Ricardo Nogueira • Richard Tsong-Taatarii • Ringo Chiu • Robert Michael • Robin Loznak • Scott Coleman • Scott Mc Kiernan • Sebastian Gollnow • Sebastian Kahnert • Sebastiano Bacci • Serkan Senturk • Slavek Ruta • Starmax • Stephane Thomas • Stephanie Pilick • Stephen Lock • Sthanlee Mirador • Sue Dorfman • Sydney Low • Syed Mahabubul Kader • Thierry Creux • Tom Weller • Umar Farooq • Uwe Anspach • Valeriano Di Domenico • Vatican Media • Wolfgang Grebien • Yang Chenguang • Yuri Smityuk • Zhang Chen

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Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

January 23, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: Protestors a sign that says ”Governor Hochul: Defend New York. Stop ICE! Tax the Rich!” A massive crowd of thousands of anti-ICE NYC protesters marched in solidarity with the general strike in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The People’s Forum, the 50501 Movement and ANSWER Coalition organized a rally and march from Union Square. The theme was ”ICE OUT FOR GOOD’ (Credit Image: © Krista Kennell/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

January 13, 2026, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks to the crowd as protesters gather outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments in two cases that challenge state bans on transgender athletes in Washington, DC. The two cases, from Idaho and West Virginia, will determine the future of transgender athletes participation in 25 other states where they are currently banned or restricted. (Credit Image: © Gent Shkullaku/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

January 28, 2026, Washington Dc, Virginia, USA: Activists light candles and hold signs as they take part in a vigil for Alex Pretti outside of the US Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, DC, USA, on January 28, 2026. Pretti, an intensive care nurse for the Department of Veterans Affairs, was killed on January 24, 2026, by federal agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nationwide protests continue after federal immigration operations in Minneapolis resulted in the fatal shootings of two US citizens, Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. (Credit Image: © Gent Shkullaku/ZUMA Press Wire)

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September 10, 2025, Orem, Utah, USA: A man is arrested after right-wing pundit Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University. According to Police the man arrested was not the shooter who is still at large. (Credit Image: © Charles McClintock Wilson/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Images of the terror and conflict between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and protesters captured by ZUMA photojournalist Dave Decker in January 2026 document the activity in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are featured in the Weekend Financial Times. In the immediate wake of reports citing two ICE involved fatalities on the streets of Minneapolis citizens have taken to the streets in protest. (Credit Images: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)

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• ICE ORDERED TO EASE TACTICS • WINTER STORMS CAUSE WORLDWIDE HAVOC • ATHLETES PREPARE FOR WINTER OLYMPICS •

Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.

Enjoy thepicturesoftheweek.com, showcasing images from January 24-30, 2026 “The best two minutes you’ll spend on the internet today!”

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ZUMA PHOTOGRAPHERS Featured:
Jane Barlow, Jordi Boixareu, Guerin Charles, Zhang Chen, David Davies, Dave Decker, Blondet Eliot, Umar Farooq, Elizabeth Flores, Florian Gaertner, Sebastian Gollnow, Alex Halloway, Matthias Hauer, Muhammad Iqbal, Hu Jingchen, Amy Katz, Ye Myo Khant, Robin Loznak, Mathias Mandl, Neil McCartney, Moiz Salhi, Holden Smith, Yuri Smityuk, Richard Tsong-Taatarii, John Walton, Georg Wendt,Jan Woitas

January 27, 2026, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: COCO GAUFF of USA during the match against E. Svitolina of Ukraine in the quarterfinal of Australian Open. Svitolina won 6:1, 6:2. (Credit Image: © Marcin Cholewinski/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

January 26, 2026, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States: A homeless person rests on a warm air vent to stay warm following a heavy winter storm near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. A massive winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has brought frigid temperatures, ice and heavy snowfall, leaving at least 10 people dead nationwide and causing widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands. (Credit Image: © Mehmet Eser/ZUMA Press Wire)

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press