Art
How the Face of Rio de Janeiro Radically Changed Over Five Centuries
A new digital atlas, imagineRio, reveals how the city’s urban evolution has unfolded from its 16th century roots to the present day.
Photography
Art
Remembering a Congolese Photographer's Images of Post-Liberation Congo
In Maurice “Pellosh” Bidilou’s pictures there is a palpable interplay, a playful interaction between photographer and subject, and the sense of a narrative at work.
Opinion
Why Does Instagram Keep Allowing My Images to Be Stolen?
It seems like my plum photo can be used to sell almost anything: beauty products, nutritional supplements, mental health coaching, fashion, concept stores.
Books
A History of Utopian Nudist Clubs in Buttoned-up Britain
In the mid-1900s, nudists in Britain believed they could improve national health and remedy buttoned-up social norms and rigid class divisions.
Books
Through Photography, a Book Tries to Capture the Slow Creep of History
For the past nine years, Michael Sherwin visited and photographed ancient earthworks, sacred landforms, documented archeological sites, and contested battlegrounds of Native American people.
News
Massive Archive of Work by Photographer James Van Der Zee Lands at Two NYC Museums
The archive kicks off an initiative by the Met Museum and the Studio Museum to conserve and digitize his works, and research the context of his photographs, his singular photographic techniques, and his life.
News
This Astrophotographer’s Strikingly Detailed Image of the Sun Is Going Viral
Andrew McCarthy used a modified telescope to take over 150,000 images of the sun, combining them to create the stunningly crisp photo.
Art
Giving Cameras to Kids as Tools of Self-Exploration
Participatory photography aims to counter the pitfalls of photography as an exploitative or voyeuristic medium.
News
Edward Burtynsky, Who Captures Reality of Environmental Disaster, Recognized for “Outstanding Contribution to Photography”
Burtynsky’s work captures wide-angle views of industrial processes and waste and their interactions with natural ecosystems.
News
A Landscape Photography Contest Rewards Unique Approaches to the Genre
The photographs that win competitions and go viral, NLPA organizer Matt Payne observed, “have mostly been manipulated in Photoshop to grab your attention and blow you out of the water.”
Art
The Emotional Pull of Nature Photos
From a sea lion in Monterey swimming by an N-95 mask to a polar bear in Norway, snuggling down on a small iceberg for the night.
Books
Family Love and Politics in the Age of Trump and Beyond
How do you keep close to loved ones who are on the other side of the political spectrum?