Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
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Lee Friedlander’s America
The photographer spent decades meandering across the country with his camera. What was he looking for?
Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle
In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.
By the Horns
Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Edward Burtynsky’s Warning
What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia
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Photos of the Week: Foggy Mosque, Sticky Louvre, Jack Black
Smog in Bangkok, illusions in a German castle, protests in Hong Kong and Iraq, China’s 70th anniversary, surfing in Japan, fire-prevention goats in California, an orphaned elephant in Myanmar, and much more
World of WearableArt 2019
A sample of some of the creative and inventive garments shown this year in Wellington, New Zealand
Entries in the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards
The 2020 Sony World Photography Awards are now taking entries, and the organizers were once again kind enough to share some of their early photos with us.
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests Build Ahead of China’s National Day
Images of continued unrest on the streets of Hong Kong, some four months into its pro-democracy movement
Photos of the Week: Roaring Stag, Garden Fox, Goose Gathering
The Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, a bird-singing competition in Thailand, an earthquake in Pakistan, protests in Indonesia, a zebra foal in Kenya, wearable art in New Zealand, an underwater tank in Turkey, and much more
The Soyuz MS-15 Launch, Seen From Above and Below
Photographers on the ground and in orbit captured images of the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft being lifted from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station.
Oktoberfest 2019: Photos From the Opening Weekend
Lederhosen, overflowing beer mugs, carnival rides, dancing, and more—some 6 million visitors are anticipated at this year’s Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich.
The ‘Forest Guardians’ of Brazil’s Amazon
Groups of Guajajara tribesmen in Brazil’s Maranhão state patrol their tribal land, seeking to protect it from illegal logging in places with little police presence.
Photos of the Week: Giant Penguin, Forest Tower, Glacier Battlefield
A hydrofoil water taxi in Paris, the Rugby World Cup in Japan, a cyclocross challenge in England, Independence Day celebrations in Mexico, protests in Ecuador and Honduras, a whale rescue in Argentina, and much more.
The Impact of Climate Change on Kivalina, Alaska
The small village of Kivalina is threatened on several fronts by a warming Arctic climate, as the ground it sits on erodes, and the animals the villagers rely on become more difficult to hunt.