Photography

photo of female bullfighter walking in ring looking at crowd, followed by three men with pink and gold capes
Owen Harvey

By the Horns

Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?

photo of enormous pile of discarded tires parted down the middle by dirt path with green hill just visible beyond
Edward Burtynsky / Howard Greenberg Gallery NY

Edward Burtynsky’s Warning

What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia

detail of photo of teen boy in red and blue jersey sitting with hands clasped and leaning against wall covered in cut-out magazine pages and sports posters
Courtesy of Adrienne Salinger / D.A.P.

No Parents Allowed

Before smartphones and social media, teenagers constructed their identity on the walls of their room.

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News stories told by some of the best photojournalists in the world.

A snowy owl spreads its wings while landing on snow, its feathers backlit by low sun.
Stan Tekiela / Getty

Superb Owl Sunday IX

A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating such magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are seen here in photos from recent years.