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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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
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.
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Pennsylvania: Images of the Keystone State
A few glimpses of the landscape of Pennsylvania, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Turkey Pardon, Deer Hoof, Seattle Owl
A foggy sunrise in Germany, a fiery protest in Guatemala, a strongman contest in Crimea, the ongoing pandemic worldwide, mourning in Argentina for Diego Maradona, and much more
Autumn Colors and Autumn Chill
One last look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen in cities and countryside vistas across the Northern Hemisphere
Kansas: Images of the Sunflower State
A few glimpses of the landscape of Kansas, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Tiger Check, Spanish Fog, Duck Shields
The Bailong Elevator in China, continued wildfires in California, a surge in COVID-19 cases in the U.S., Christmas preparations during a pandemic, a rocket launch to the ISS, and much more
Top Shots From the 2020 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Some of the top and winning images from this year’s landscape-photography competition
Photos: The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War
After six weeks of armed conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, a peace agreement, a handover of disputed territories, and mourning
Montana: Images of the Treasure State
A few glimpses of the landscape of Montana, and some of the animals and people calling it home
Photos of the Week: Fire Tunnel, Golden Dog, Santa Mask
Dancing on Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni, monowheel broomsticks in Brazil, celebrations of Joe Biden’s presidential win, a press conference at Philadelphia’s Four Seasons Total Landscaping, and much more
Winners of Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from the 2020 competition in close-up, macro, and micro photography