Best Editorial Photos of May 2025: An IMAGO Selection by The Game Magazine

May 2025: a month full of global headlines and unforgettable moments, and the images tell the story best.

In the news, the ongoing wars in the Middle East and Ukraine continued to dominate headlines. Elsewhere, people marched, rallied, and gathered, from workers striking for fairer conditions to countries facing record-breaking spring heat.

On the pitch, football fans lived through the highs and heartbreaks of season finales, with champions crowned and farewells that brought tears.

In the entertainment world, the month brought everything from the glamour of Cannes to local festivals that lit up neighborhoods with music, movement, and joy.

Here are some of the best images from May 2025, chosen by IMAGO’s editors.

View the full collections of the best editorial photos of the month, selected by the IMAGO Picture Desk, here.

Best Editorial Sports Photo of  May

Tommaso Fimiano from IMAGO partner, SOPA Images, captured this vibrant image as Paris Saint-Germain FC players celebrated winning the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.

See more editorial sports photos for May 2025 here.

Best Editorial News Photo of May

On May 18, photographer Jim Hollander of UPI Photo captured this image at the Israel and Palestine border: sunflower fields in southern Israel set against rising smoke from destruction on the other side.

See more editorial news photos for May 2025 here.

Best Editorial Entertainment Photo of May

Jafar Panahi poses for photographers at the winners’ photocall during the 78th Cannes Film Festival, after receiving the Palme d’Or for his film Un simple accident, in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2025. Franck Boutonnet of Starface captured the moment perfectly.

See more editorial entertainment photos for May 2025 here.

Cover: IMAGO / MAXPPP / Guillaume Saligot / Ouest-France