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2013's cherry blossom bloom along the Tidal Basin was worth the wait
Photo contest submissions capture the eye-popping colors of the annual celebration
Photo contest contestant Joshi Daniel captured this shot in Kannur, Kerala, India
January 04, 2013
| By Lois Summers
Photo contest contestant Jarrod Castaing of Sydney, Australia snapped this shot among the ruins of this ancient temple complex
January 04, 2013
| By Lois Summers
For the first time in their lifetimes, these teenagers got to enjoy the thrill of a fresh layer of snow
February 25, 2013
| By Caroline Lacey
How one author adds actual blues and grays to historic photographs
February 22, 2013
| By Ryan R. Reed
Photo contest contestant Colleen Pinski captured an onlooker witnessing the annular solar eclipse as the sun sets on May 20, 2012
February 07, 2013
| By Colleen Pinski
January 30, 2013 | By Photo of the Day
Photo contest contestant Andrey Antov captured his daughter sharing a moment with a beluga whale
January 04, 2013
| By Lois Summers
What would otherwise be a local-interest story became a snapshot of history integral to the American experience
February 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
A beautiful image by photo contest contestant Kyaw Zaw Lay captures a sleepy young monk
January 04, 2013
| By Lois Summers
Photo contest contestant Lois Summers captured these penguins mid-dive off the Antarctic Peninsula
January 04, 2013
| By Lois Summers
This beautiful long exposure by photo contest contestant Mike Beauchamp captures the night sky as it circles around Polaris, the North Star
December 21, 2012
| By Indranil Sengupta
Giant snakes, lost footage, secret histories and more in this wrapup of our most watched videos of the year
December 18, 2012
| By Caroline Lacey
In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers are preparing for a new array that will stretch across 10 miles
January 2013
| By Leah Binkovitz
Among the organisms documented by photographer Rachel Sussman are 80,000-year-old aspen trees and 600,000-year-old bacteria
January 2013
| By Joseph Stromberg
New York–based photographer Shinichi Maruyama has a knack for capturing motion on film
December 06, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
Before the weather turns cold, take one last walk in the woods with these beautiful autumn photos submitted by our readers
December 2012
| By Smithsonian.com
Meet the artist who burns her creations to amazing effect
December 2012
| By Leah Binkovitz
Over 48,000 photos were entered in the Veolia Environnement contest; these 10 were among the most stunning
November 02, 2012
| By Smithsonian.com
We took the spook-tacular celebration to the depths of the ocean, where some of the craziest—and scariest—looking creatures lurk in the dark.
October 30, 2012
| By Emily G. Frost and Hannah Waters
Two photographers ventured deep into the forests of central Africa to capture touching photos of a 33-year-old wild silverback and his clan
November 2012
| By Abigail Tucker
Photographer Zed Nelson traveled the world documenting how body improvement has practically become a new religion
October 2012
| By Joseph Stromberg
Check out these incredible images by photojournalist Brian Skerry, and help select which photographs will appear in an upcoming exhibit
September 06, 2012
| By K. Annabelle Smith
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