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photo of dense stand of aspen trees with blue sky
Photograph by Mitch Epstein. Courtesy of Steidl Publishers / Yancey Richardson Gallery

The Magic of Old-Growth Forests

Photographing some of the oldest—and largest—living organisms on the planet

black-and-white photo of two women sitting at opposite ends of sofa in living room
© 2024 LaToya Ruby Frazier, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery

Family Ties

LaToya Ruby Frazier’s intimate, intergenerational portraits

photo of two uniformed men sitting in control center with huge analog machinery bank in background
Ann Hermes

America’s Last Morse-Code Station

Maritime Morse code was formally phased out in 1999, but in California, a group of enthusiasts who call themselves the “radio squirrels” keeps the tradition alive.

Black-and-white photograph of a couple holding each other on a crowded subway car
Ernest Cole, Untitled, 1967–72, from "Ernest Cole: The True America" (Aperture, 2024). © 2024 Ernest Cole Family Trust.

Lost Photographs of Black America

A trove of images from the 1960s and ’70s, discovered in a Swedish bank vault, offers new perspectives on the past—and the present.

color photo of 5 children, one holding out basketball and another a Barbie doll, under large tree with Houston skyline in background
MSS 0171—Elbert D. Howze Photographs, African American History Research Center, Houston Public Library

Freedmen’s Town

How one photographer documented the disappearing landscape of Houston’s Fourth Ward