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Paris, 1777-1782

From the hilltop terrace at Fourvière, the panoramic view over Lyon is one of the best city panoramas you will ever see. Immediately below me stands the Renaissance old town of Vieux Lyon and the twin

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, the memory of this tragedy still lingers. But the city’s rise from the waters is a cause for celebration and hope

Damien Demolder pays tribute to the legendary photographer Sebastião Salgado – a man who drew attention to the injustice and suffering of the world’s poor through his astonishing style and patience

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott