Memories of an Irish summer from The Irish Times picture desk

A selection of photographs by Irish Times photographers taken around Ireland during the three months of summer

Slideshow: a ghost village in Japan filled with scarecrows

Slideshow: Thank You Ireland - a Polish love letter to our island

View the winning photographs from the Thank You Ireland competition, celebrating the Polish community in Ireland

Slideshow: 30 years of Reuters photographs. Part two: 1995-2005

The world in pictures: Part two of our short series on three decades of Reuters photography

Slideshow: 30 years of Reuters photographs. Part one: 1985-1995

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, the Reuters international news picture service has collected some of their most profound and haunting photographs of the last three decades

Slideshow: Award-winning images from World Press Photo of the Year

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year award have been revealed, giving a haunting snapshot of the world and it's people last year

Portfolio: John Carlos's The Western Islands

Award-winning photographer John Carlos's book 'The Western Islands' is a celebration of the islanders of Inishbofin and the Aran Islands: Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr and has just had its second reprinting

Portfolio: Alan Betson, photographer of the year

The portfolio of pictures I submitted for the 2015 Press Photographers Association of Ireland Awards had a little bit of everything, writes Alan Betson

Slideshow: The Carnival of Venice

The Carnival features lavish costumes and masks, and attracts over three million visitors each year.

Slideshow: beautiful portraits of stray dogs in Greece

It's not all about the debt: Photographer Matt Cardy documents the plight of homeless dogs on the streets of Athens