From Marilyn Monroe getting her hair done to a bird-balancing Alfred Hitchcock, these images from the Life magazine archive exude glamour and intrigue

Japanese photography has traditionally been dominated by men – but a new collection, I’m So Happy You Are Here, celebrates 25 female artists. They discuss their electrifying works

For six years photographer Pierpaolo Mittica documented the communities who inhabited and passed through the exclusion zone of the nuclear reactor disaster of 1986. The Russia-Ukraine war has since seen almost everyone evacuated and the site’s perimeter defensively mined – so these pictures are of a vanished life

Rising star of fashion photography Arielle Bobb-Willis creates her playful, exuberant scenes in public across the US – and doesn’t want her models to look ‘too cool’

From extraordinary painters to empty chairs, Regina DeLuise’s evocative photobook The Hands of My Friends emphasises her connection to her motherland

After getting to know the domino-playing locals in Gillett Square, Roland Ramanan began photographing their world of music, romance and hardship

Taken in a vacant lot behind photographer Jordan Baumgarten’s home in Philadelphia, these images capture the joy of a tight neighbourhood community

Fierce and fantastic, the artists who make up the collective Drag Syndrome explain why performing helps them express who they really are

Enigmatic eggs, US army fashion and Japanese women of the sea feature in exhibitions at this year’s French showcase

A new book pulls together glamorous portraits of film stars from the 1920s to the 60s who could draw an audience with their name alone

When Robbie Lawrence travelled the world photographing the tournament, he soon realised he was actually examining what it means to be Scottish

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

From acid attack survivors to death-defying date farmers, these images capture the human race at its bravest and most vulnerable

Peeping pooches, five-year-old photobombers and a guest appearance from the Fab Four all feature in Shin Noguchi’s vibrant photography

From campervans and parks to bedsits crammed with family members, photographer Barbara Peacock finds her subjects at their most vulnerable

The maverick director and Emma Stone reflect on how they took their creative collaboration to the next level – by developing a brilliantly bizarre photobook