Traditional trumpeters perform during the durbar festival on the second day of Eid-al-Fitr celebrations in Nigeria's northern city of Kano, July 7, 2016. The Durbar festival begins with prayers, followed by a parade of the Emir and his entourage on horses, accompanied by music players, and ending at the Emir's palace. The Durbar festival had been in hausaland for more than 500 years. It was introduced by sarki muhammadu rumfa of kano in the late 14th century, as a way of demonstrating military power and skills before going to war. The festival is also an opportunity for local leaders to pay homage to emir throughout the jahi cheering. (Photo by Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters)

English actor Emma D’Arcy, English film and television director of Argentine origin, and former storyboard artist Miguel Sapochnik, and Australian actress Milly Alcock pose with the award for Best Television Series in Drama for “House of the Dragon” at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 10, 2023. (Photo by Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

Owner Elizabeth Wilson groomes her Chinese Crested and Coton De Tulear dogs during the annual Crufts Dog Show at the NEC Arena in Birmingham, Britain, March 10, 2016. The world's largest dog show will be held from March 10 to 13 with 22,000 dogs competing for the world class title of Crufts Best In Show. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/EPA)

First responders work at the site of a deadly bus crash, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Josue Decavele/Reuters)

Behind the scenes at Rock it Out, a circus show fusing live music and death-defying stunts in West Thurrock, Essex on April 10, 2025. They will attempt a British first: a double somersault on a rotating wheel. (Photo by Jeff Moore)

American actress Sydney Sweeney attending the European premiere of Echo Valley, at BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Photo by Ian West/PA Wire)

On the July 10, 2025, an elderly couple in Eonam-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, who finished their field work, cooled off by sitting on a bench in the yard near the water tap. (Photo by Shin Hyeon-jong)

Justin Rowe creates these magical sculptures from hand cut books and found images with the help of just a touch of gum arabic and 24 carat gold or palladium leaf. Some are very much in the realms of fairy stories like the one above, but my favourites are the stories below where Justin’s skill brings the book’s own illustrations to life.