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.
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.
No Parents Allowed
Before smartphones and social media, teenagers constructed their identity on the walls of their room.
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Maha Kumbh Mela: The Largest Gathering in the World
Images from a Hindu festival in India, expected to attract more than 400 million visitors
Photos of the Week: Power Slap, Holy Dip, Viking Bonfire
Scenes from the Australian Open in Melbourne, displaced Gazans returning to their homes from the southern Gaza Strip, a devastating airplane crash in Washington, D.C., and much more
50 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1975
Half a century ago, the Vietnam War came to an end with the fall of Saigon, the blockbuster movie Jaws was released, and so much more.
Winners of the 2024 Close-Up Photographer of the Year
Some of the winning and honored images from this year’s contest
Photos of the Week: Firefighters, Ice Marathon, Inauguration Day
A fragile cease-fire in Gaza, a lantern festival in China, a rare snowstorm along the American Gulf Coast, a comet in the sky above Uruguay, and much more
The Trump Faithful Return to D.C.
This past weekend, a pro-Trump throng arrived in Washington not in protest, but in triumph.
Photos of the Week: Frost Flower, Fox Pounce, Shelf Cloud
A bull-taming festival in India, snow-covered desert dunes in China, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, continued wildfires across Los Angeles, and much more
The Place Where I Grew Up Is Gone
And so is the man who made it magical
My Favorite Trails Are Destroyed
Many of L.A.’s signature places to get outdoors have been wiped out by the wildfires.
Life in Another Light, 2024 Infrared-Photography-Contest Winners
Some of the top and honored images from this year’s infrared-photography competition