31 powerful photographs that will touch your heart

A photograph can say a thousand words. There are thousands of different situations the inhabitants of this world encounter every day which cause so many different feelings and emotions. Here, we’ve put together a collection of impressive shots taken by people all around the world. They cover a wide range of subjects and situations, but not one of them will leave you feeling indifferent.

Like a wolf

The female wolf appears to hide under the male. She’s actually covering his throat from their assailant, whilst pretending to be scared.

They got a pup from the shelter. This was the difference in just one day...

The boy who beat cancer

This guy put a ’speed restricter’ on his motorcycle: a photo of his daughter

From one generation to the next

A real-life superhero

Nikolay Belyaev, 92 years old. He’s the last surviving soldier who stormed Hitler’s Reichstag in 1945.

Eight months difference

Kindness

Saved

This little girl miraculously survived being lost in a forest in Siberia for an entire week.

Sometimes you get help from the one you least expect

A baby weighing just 500 grams survived to grow up healthy

Princess

A caring uncle

A blind man embraces his guide dog

A girl receives her university degree by the bedside of her terminally ill mother

No child is alien to us

The joy of victory

Irish rugby player Brian O’Driscoll shares his sporting victory with the most devoted fans — children in hospital.

A truly unique family

American Barbara Soper gave birth to her three children on 08.08.08, 09.09.09 and 10.10.10.

Gratitude

Comprehending each other

Devoted to the end

After the longest separation

On 31st October 2010, 436 citizens of South Korea were allowed to spend three days in North Korea visiting their relatives whom they hadn’t seen since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

Life goes on

Four-year-old Aisha Daud at a religious class in Pakistan.

A new life is born

A mother’s love

A newborn gorilla in a zoo in Germany.

Love

A loyal friend

The passage of time

The sergeant, his wife and their future child

Love lasts a lifetime

Celebrating international women’s day in Belgrade.

An unusual passenger

A panda heads to Edinburgh by plane.