Original Observer photography: August 2015
There is an outdoor feel to this month’s gallery: John Grant in Iceland, the Unthanks in Northumberland, Yanis Varoufakis on the island of Aegina. All this and Amy Schumer too in our monthly showcase of photography commissioned by the Observer
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Comedian Amy Schumer photographed at the Soho Hotel in London for an interview in the New Review.
Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer
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Photograph: Pål Hansen for the Observer
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The Unthanks (Becky and Rachel Unthank) were photographed on the river Tyne at Corbridge in Northumberland for the New Review on places that inspire creativity.
Photograph: Gary Calton for the Observer
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Actors Thomas Turgoose, Vicky McClure and Joseph Gilgun photographed in character in Sheffield on the set of This Is England ’90 for a feature in the New Review about the brilliant TV series.
Photograph: Dean Rogers for the Observer
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Comedian and podcaster Marc Maron photographed at his home studio in Glendale, Los Angeles, for an interview in the New Review.
Photograph: Barry J Holmes for the Observer
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Canadian pop star Lowell was photographed at Kensaltown recording studios in London for an interview in the New Review.
Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the Observer
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The Observer Magazine featured the village of Umoja, in Kenya, where men are banned. The village began as a refuge for victims of sexual violence and now its inhabitants are thriving. Click here for more pictures.
Photograph: Georgina Goodwin for the Observer
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Thom Tuck as the clown Scaramouche Jones at the Edinburgh festival fringe. You can see more here of photographer Murdo MacLeod’s work from the festival.
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Observer
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Australia’s Nathan Lyon is bowled by England’s Mark Wood to end the fourth test at Trent Bridge, giving England an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Ashes series.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
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Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie photographed in her studio in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, for This Much I Know in the Observer Magazine.
Photograph: Fabio De Paola for the Observer
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Musician John Grant talked to the Observer Magazine about how Iceland has saved his soul. He was photographed in Strandir in the north-west of the country.
Photograph: Ari Magg for the Observer
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Out! Australian Mitchell Starc edges England’s Ben Stokes’s delivery straight to Ian Bell at second slip during day three of the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.
Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Observer
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When the Observer fashion department heard that the Magazine was interviewing actor Amanda Abbington about life and Sherlock, it took charge of the shoot.You can see more here.
Photograph: Julian Broad for the Observer
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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis was interviewed and photographed at his holiday home on the Greek island of Aegina for the New Review.
Photograph: Nikos Pilos for the Observer
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The Sugarhill Gang vs Melle Mel and the Furious Five gig at the Jazz Cafe in Camden, north London, for the New Review.
Photograph: Sophia Evans for the Observer
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Musician Leah Gaynor was photographed in Dover for an Observer Magazine feature asking whether famous transgender people help the cause.
Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the Observer
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Footballer Per Mertesacker was photographed at Arsenal’s training complex at London Colney for an interview in Observer Sport.
Photograph: Antonio Olmos for the Observer
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Writer Sarah Hall was photographed at Haweswater in the Lake District, where her award-winning first novel was set, for a feature in the New Review on places that inspire creativity.
Photograph: Mark Pinder for the Observer
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Tessa Jowell, Labour’s would-be candidate for London mayor, was interviewed and photographed at her home in Highgate, north London.
Photograph: Suki Dhanda for the Observer
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Film-maker Destiny Ekaragha was photographed in Deptford, south-east London, for a feature in the New Review on places that inspire creativity.
Photograph: Andy Hall for the Observer
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Chef Heston Blumenthal was photographed to accompany an interview in Observer Food Monthly.
Photograph: John Reardon for the Observer
