Photography

A bee is shown collecting pollen off an bright orange flower in a park in the Bulgaria's capital Sofia.

Earth Day: Species at risk

Here's a look at vulnerable species according to the Earth Day Network that play a key role in their ecosystems and face endangerment from human activity.

Earth Day: Species at risk
A woman is shown walking past a red building with blue and green shutters.

Squatters occupy Venice homes in housing protest as tourism surges

Squatters occupy Venice homes in housing protest as tourism surges
Man in protective gear points large gun at man holding a toddler, at close range. Toddler is screaming.

An iconic image challenged the politics of Cuban Americans

An iconic image challenged the politics of Cuban Americans

John Waters: The king of filth

John Waters: The king of filth
Scream, 2013

Instagramming a mentally ill mom

Instagramming a mentally ill mom
Untitled Film Still 48 by Cindy Sherman

American Icons: Untitled Film Stills

Cindy Sherman launched her career by placing herself in photos that look like movie stills for imaginary movies. These are snapshots of America's collective unconscious.

American Icons: Untitled Film Stills
Teju Cole was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria.

Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel

Cole uses text and photography to find connections that might easily be overlooked in 25 locales around the world.

Nigerian-American author Teju Cole wants us to rethink what it means to travel
A man stands outside holding a photograph in front of a white sheet

One legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Secrecy.

Photographer Wing Young Huie created a huge portrait exhibit on the outside walls of the History Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. He grappled not just with his subjects’ family histories, but his own, too.

One legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act? Secrecy.
Archie, a chihuahua, is pictured here.

How do you take the perfect dog portrait? The Dogist has you covered.

Trust the man. He’s photographed 15,000 dogs.

How do you take the perfect dog portrait? The Dogist has you covered.

Best of 2016: Kurt’s Favorite Conversations

Kurt's best-of playlist: including conversations with Jeff Daniels, Samantha Hunt, Alejandro Iñárritu, and a lesson in how to speak with a British accent. 

Best of 2016: Kurt’s Favorite Conversations
Photographer shoots family across green field

A small-town Mexican photographer brings big-time nostalgia with him to Detroit

Most of Detroit’s Mexican immigrant community hails from the town of San Ignacio in Jalisco. So they bring a photographer from there too.

A small-town Mexican photographer brings big-time nostalgia with him to Detroit
Teju Cole was born in the United States and raised in Nigeria.

Teju Cole considers why racism is not someone calling him the 'N' word

Nigerian American writer Teju Cole's new collection of essays is all about the intersection of tough topics — politics, art, race and place.

Teju Cole considers why racism is not someone calling him the 'N' word
Syrian boy Aleppo

Photographer who took Omran's picture in Aleppo: 'I hope all photos of children and attacks in Syria go viral'

"The White Helmet carried the boy to the ambulance and laid him on the chair. I kept filming. It is then that I realized how traumatized the boy was and I changed the camera from filming to take a still picture." Here's Mahmoud Roslan's full account of how it happened.

Photographer who took Omran's picture in Aleppo: 'I hope all photos of children and attacks in Syria go viral'
Photo of a bald eagle’s wing

These photos will help you appreciate the beauty and diversity of birds

A photographer found birds to be the best way to channel her sadness over the loss of friends and families. She turned the birds into a book of 135 beautiful images of birds found at Canada's Royal Ontario Museum.

These photos will help you appreciate the beauty and diversity of birds

Aha Moment: Diane Arbus

A photograph by Diane Arbus of a nudist family inspired a young photographer to transform the way he approached his subjects.

Aha Moment: Diane Arbus