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The Vatican chooses an American pope, the Stars shine at Cannes, and the carnage continues in Ukraine and Gaza: The MAY 2025 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 May.

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, Shalan 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 🙂

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Abdullah Bailey • Abed Rahim Khatib • Adam Hampton-Matthews • Adrian Wyld • Alberto Gardin • Alexander Shcherbak • Andrea Solero • Andrew Leyden • Andrew Matthews • Andrew Milligan • Andy Von Pip • Antonius Jagad SR • Aurore Marechal • Baden Roth • Basit Zargar • Beatriz Ryder • Bill Clark • Billy Bennight • Cai Yang • Cait Miers • Charly Lopez • Chris Jackson • Christoph Soeder • Claudio Pramana • Cristiano Minichiello • Daniel McGregor-Huyer • Dave Bedrosian • David Niviere • David Osswald • Dirk Waem • Dmitry Yagodkin • Dmytro Smolienko • Donat Sorokin • Doug Peters • Edoardo Marangon • Erich Schlegel • Evandro Inetti • Fabio Ferrari • Fabricio Bomjardim • Faisal Bashir • Firdous Parray • Francesco Farina • Frantz Bouton • Gao Jing • Gent Shkullaku • Gil Cohen Magen • Gina M Randazzo • He Changshan • Hendrik Schmidt • Holden Smith • Ian West • James Patrick Cooper • Jan Langhaug • Javier Rojas • Jeff M. Brown • Jeff Rivera • Jens Buettner • Jeremy Hogan • Jerome Domine • Jim LoScalzo • Jonathan Moscrop • Jordan Pettitt • Joseph Prezioso • Ju Huanzong • Julian Stratenschulte • Julie Edwards • Julien Mattia • Justin Ng • Justine Meddah • Kai Dambach • Katrin Requadt • Kay Nietfeld • Kenosis Yap • Kirill Kukhmar • Kyle Rodden • Lukasz Skwiot • Lev Radin • Lionel Guericolas • Loic Baratoux • Lucia Sabatelli • Ma Ping • Manuele Mangiarotti • Marcin Cholewinski • Marco Di Gianvito • Marina Takimoto • Mario Cartelli • Massimo Paolone • Matic Klansek • Matt Crossick • Matt Hunt • Mehmet Eser • Michael Ho Wai Lee • Michael Kappeler • Michael Riedler • Michael Turner • Michal Krumphanzl • Mickael Chavet • Moaz Abu Taha • Mohammed Shajahan • Moiz Salhi • Nancy Kaszerman • Nasuna Stuart-Ulin • Nicolo Campo • Omar Ashtawy • Ondrej Deml • Ozzie B • Pascal Muller • Paulo Maria • Peter Byrne • Philipp Znidar • Pierre Teyssot • Ramez Habboub • Ricardo Larreina • Ringo Chiu • Robin Loznak • Ronen Tivony • Saher Alghorra • Scott Coleman • Scott Serio • Serge Arnal • Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Hoffert • Skanda Gautam • Slavek Ruta • Sofya Sandurskaya • Sonia Moskowitz Gordon • Stephen Lock • Sun Fei • Sunil Sharma • Tayfun Salci • Thomas J Russo • Thomas Warnack • Tom Weller • Torsten Silz • Vyacheslav Prokofyev • Wang Kaiyan • Wei Jiyang • Xavi Bonilla • Yannick Legare

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April 20, 2025, Cambridge, Ma, USA: Harvard University and Harvard Square Scenes with Students and Pedestrians (Credit Image: © Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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

On Memorial Day, we remembered those who served; In Gaza, we witnessed continued suffering; Plus features, sports and entertainment. 

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

Enjoy The Pictures Of the Week 22, showcasing images from May 24-30, 2025

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May 24, 2025, Cambridge, Ma, USA: Harvard University, details, and street scenes, days before graduation during a period of punitive measures by the Trump Administration to ban foreign students and deny governments grants for research including medical and scientific and other academic areas that make the university and the United States grate and attrative to students aroiund the world. (Credit Image: © Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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

May 28, 2025, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S: An anti-Harvard message on a truck. Graduation ceremonies continue at Harvard University. University details, and street scenes,and campus at the days of graduations, and during a period of punitive measures by the Trump Administration to ban foreign students and deny governments grants for research including medical and scientific and other academic areas that make the university and the United States great and attractive to students around the world. (Credit Image: © Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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

May 28, 2025, Elkton, Oregon, USA: Feral honey bees interact at the edge of their hive, hidden in a crack in the concrete of a loading dock behind a fruit processing barn near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon. Though originally imported from Europe, honey bees have naturalized across North America and play a vital role in pollinating both crops and wild plants.

Video Credit © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press

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May 3, 2025, Cambridge, Ma, USA: Harvard University Area Scenes. Students and visitors walk along Massachusetts Avenue at Harvard Square. Harvard University is an active and scenic area contributing to art and culture and intellectual and economic life of the region and beyond. (Credit Image: © Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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

Diptendu Dutta, a talented ZUMA photographer, masterfully captures the rich traditions and vibrant culture of his region. His work not only highlights the beauty of local customs but also explores the social and economic impacts shaping the lives of people in his community. We are pleased to share a few of his compelling videos.

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ZUMA Video: Women who live in Porajhar Village makes Colored Powder known as Gulal

March 2, 2025, Siliguri, West Bengal, India: Women’s who lives in Porajhar village makes and prepares colored powder known as Gulal using vegetables – carrot, spinach, spinach and marigold flowers ,which is used for upcoming Holi festival in Siliguri. They expect to earn Indian rupees 250 after selling them to the various houses and other places.

Video Credit © Diptendu Dutta/ZUMA Press

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ZUMA Video: India Prepares For Holi Hindu Festival

February 28, 2025, Siliguri, West Bengal, India: Workers dry color powder which is packaged and sold for the upcoming Hindu spring festival – Holi at Sastrinagar area in Siliguri.

Video Credit © Diptendu Dutta/ZUMA Press 

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April 29, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Climate protesters with Planet Over Profit blockade the entrance to Wells Fargo corporate offices in Hudson Yards in midtown Manhattan holding banners that read ‘OIL WELLS FARGO FUNDS DEATH’ and ‘END FINANCIAL COLONIALISM’ resulting in multiple arrests by NYPD. On the day of the Wells Fargo General Meeting demonstrators denounce the bank for funding fossil fuel infrastructure and pipelines and rolling back climate protections. (Credit Image: © Gina M Randazzo/ZUMA Press Wire)

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

May 3, 2025, Cambridge, Ma, USA: Harvard University Area Scenes. Students and visitors walk along Massachusetts Avenue at Harvard Square. Harvard University is an active and scenic area contributing to art and culture and intellectual and economic life of the region and beyond. (Credit Image: © Kenneth Martin/ZUMA Press Wire)

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