visual arts

April 2, 2026

Columns lining a long marble hallway with skylights and chandeliers

Technology

When Claude Met Claude

Matteo Wong

March 25, 2026

Photography

Photos of the Week: Reindeer Sprint, Iditarod Trail, Tattoo Festival

Alan Taylor

March 13, 2026

A cat walks among miniature cars in a model parking lot at a zoo, making it appear as if the cat was gigantic.

Photography

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

Alan Taylor

March 10, 2026

A sparrowhawk pins a young starling to the ground in a grassy field.

Photography

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Flying Downhill

Alan Taylor

March 7, 2026

A seated skier catches some air during a fast downhill run, their arms outstretched.

Photography

Finalists From the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Professional Competition

Alan Taylor

March 3, 2026

Two polar-bear cubs rest at the mouth of a wind-carved den, pressed close to their mother.

Newsletters

250 Years of the American Experiment

Andrew Aoyama

February 24, 2026

Illustration of arrows with horse, flag and eagle

Photography

Winners of the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

Alan Taylor

February 20, 2026

A white humpback whale calf swims close beside its mother, seen from underwater.

Photography

Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

Alan Taylor

February 17, 2026

An antlered deer roars among others, seen at a distance, silhouetted against a red sun.

Culture

Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself

Gal Beckerman

February 8, 2026

A silhouette of Trump in yellow on a black background

Photography

Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

Alan Taylor

February 5, 2026

A close view of the face of a perched moth

Culture

The Unsettling Rise of AI Real-Estate Slop

Franklin Schneider

February 4, 2026

A GIF of a house being placed onto a residential landscape with a digital computer mouse.

Art

The Secrets of Indigenous Art

Susan Tallman

March 2026 Issue

large abstract painting with layers and swirls of dots in yellow, green, white, and brown

Culture

Take a Close Look at Trump’s Portrait

Judith Shulevitz

January 18, 2026

A framed photograph of Donal Trump in a suit, leaning over a table, and a woman looking at it.

Culture

The Atlantic’s Favorite Images of the Year

The Atlantic Art Department

December 22, 2025

A typographic moving image that says "The Atlantic Year in Visuals 2025"

The Writer’s Way

Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here

Anne Applebaum

December 17, 2025

A color photograph of a Venice canal lined with stucco buildings

Photography

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

Alan Taylor

December 9, 2025

A nighttime view of the Earth, from orbit, with a bright blue-and-red bolt of electrical energy shooting up from a lightning strike in a storm below

Culture

Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest

Carolina A. Miranda

December 8, 2025

Photography

2025 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded

Alan Taylor

December 8, 2025

A person stands in a desert, facing the mirrored wall of a large building.

Ideas

James Patterson’s Maxims for a Happy Life

Arthur C. Brooks

December 4, 2025

Illustration of a woman with curly hair on her knees writing blue squiggles on the purple floor around her, in a circular pattern that forms rings around her body

Photography

Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year

Alan Taylor

December 3, 2025

A broad view of an alpine valley and stony mountains with trees and grass a golden color.

Family

What’s the Point of School Photos Anymore?

Annie Midori Atherton

December 2, 2025

Photography

Photos: India’s Polluted Skies

Alan Taylor

November 17, 2025

Silhouettes of people and monkeys, seen against a very smoggy sky and a monument gate in the hazy distance

Photography

Photos of the Week: Dachshund Day, Flying Fish, Wānaka Tree

Alan Taylor

November 14, 2025

A life-size cutout sculpture of a stag glows, surrounded by backlighting, displayed in a forest setting.

Photography

Photos: The Northern Lights Put on a Show

Alan Taylor

November 12, 2025

A view of the northern lights, looking straight up at swirls of pink and green lights

Viewfinder

Edward Burtynsky’s Warning

Andrew Aoyama

December 2025 Issue

photo of enormous pile of discarded tires parted down the middle by dirt path with green hill just visible beyond

Photography

Photos of the Week: Dinosaur Sweater, Miniature Park, Hippo Calf

Alan Taylor

November 7, 2025

President Donald Trump stands by as attendees help a guest after he collapsed during an event in the Oval Office.

Photography

Seeing the World Up Close

Alan Taylor

November 5, 2025

A flying fox, photographed face-on, wings out, flying through a splash of water

Photography

Photos of the Week: Pumpkin Patch, Witch Paddle, Giant Labubu

Alan Taylor

October 31, 2025

A child smiles while lifting a heavy pumpkin by its stem in a pumpkin patch.

Photography

Winners of a Panoramic-Photo Competition

Alan Taylor

October 29, 2025

A huge storm cloud swirls above a wide open plain, with a small broken-down shack in the foreground.

Photography

Photos: The Colors of October

Alan Taylor

October 27, 2025

Fall colors cover trees along a curvy road in Wisconsin.

Photography

Photos of the Week: Miniature Beer, Foam Fight, Vortex Race

Alan Taylor

October 24, 2025

A view of the downtown Los Angeles skyline with a view of mountains in the background at sunset

Culture

The Worst Art Thief in America

Shirley Li

October 23, 2025

Photography

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

Alan Taylor

October 22, 2025

A brown hyena wanders among the ruins of a long-abandoned diamond-mining town in South Africa.

The Wonder Reader

These Photographs Are Not What They Seem

Shan Wang

October 18, 2025

A floating sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus), also known as the blue sea dragon

Photography

Photos of the Week: Cave Lights, Mountain Shepherd, Snowbirds Formation

Alan Taylor

October 17, 2025

Purple blossoms fill a field in front of autumn-colored trees.

Sections

The Print Edition

Hitler’s Edifice Complex

When Claude Met Claude

Photos of the Week: Reindeer Sprint, Iditarod Trail, Tattoo Festival

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Flying Downhill

Finalists From the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Professional Competition

250 Years of the American Experiment

Winners of the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

Let Trump Keep Building Monuments to Himself

Winners of the 2025 Close-Up Photographer of the Year

The Unsettling Rise of AI Real-Estate Slop

The Secrets of Indigenous Art

Take a Close Look at Trump’s Portrait

The Atlantic’s Favorite Images of the Year

Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here

2025 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months

Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest

2025 in Photos: How the First Months Unfolded

James Patterson’s Maxims for a Happy Life

Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year

What’s the Point of School Photos Anymore?

Photos: India’s Polluted Skies

Photos of the Week: Dachshund Day, Flying Fish, Wānaka Tree

Photos: The Northern Lights Put on a Show

Edward Burtynsky’s Warning

Photos of the Week: Dinosaur Sweater, Miniature Park, Hippo Calf

Seeing the World Up Close

Photos of the Week: Pumpkin Patch, Witch Paddle, Giant Labubu

Winners of a Panoramic-Photo Competition

Photos: The Colors of October

Photos of the Week: Miniature Beer, Foam Fight, Vortex Race

The Worst Art Thief in America

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

These Photographs Are Not What They Seem

Photos of the Week: Cave Lights, Mountain Shepherd, Snowbirds Formation