Photography
Alexander Gardner Saw Himself as an Artist, Crafting the Image of War in All Its Brutality
The National Portrait Gallery’s new show on the Civil War photographer rediscovers the full significance of Gardner's career
When Art Fought the Law and the Art Won
The Mapplethorpe obscenity trial changed perceptions of public funding of art and shaped the city of Cincinnati
Spain Has Turned a Ghost Town Into an Off-Grid Eco-Village
A photographer documents the remote, self-sufficient lifestyle
The Deep South, As Seen Through the Eyes of Renowned Photographer Steve McCurry
A new book written by travel writer Paul Theroux features images that chronicle life in this part of the country
Awkward Family Photos Is Playing in Peoria
Like a long family road trip, the hilarious exhibition of awkward photos featuring kith and kin makes a stop in Illinois
PHOTOS: A Sanctuary for Wolves
The Washington State refuge presents an arresting lesson in survival and what it means to be wild
How Irving Penn Turned Fashion Photography Into a Fine Art
A new show at the Smithsonian American Art Museum looks back at a photo giant who blurred the lines
Inside This Year's Miss Navajo Pageant
Rest assured, this competition is far from just a beauty contest
What Artist Martha McDonald Might Teach Us About a Nation Divided
This fall, a one-woman show staged in one of Washington, D.C.’s most historic buildings will recall the sorrow of the Civil War
The National Zoo Wants Your Cutest Panda Cam Photos
Can't get enough of the panda cam? You're not alone.
Here Are the Winners of Getty Images’ First-Ever Instagram Grant
The photographers come from Bangladesh, Brazil and Russia
Photographer Yolanda Escobar Jiménez Captures Ecuador's Street Scenes
Take a peek inside Jiménez's visual journals
Here’s How Victorians “Photoshopped” Photos
Early photographers used pencils to touch up photographic plates — and the results look pretty freaky
Why Can’t We Turn Our Eyes Away From the Grotesque and Macabre?
Alexander Gardner’s photographs of Civil War corpses were among the first to play to the uncomfortable attraction humans have for shocking images
Get Tripped Up by These Tricked-Out Photographs
A new photography collaboration aims for an unbearable lightness
How, and Why, Do Astronomers Take Pictures of Exoplanets?
The latest snapshot of a Jupiter-like world hints at the potential for seeing more diverse planets in direct images
See Spectacular Photos From This Year's Perseid Meteor Shower
The annual event sent sparks flying over dark skies as Earth plowed through debris from a comet
This is the First Known Photo of the Smithsonian Castle
On the Smithsonian's 175th birthday, a glimpse into the iconic Castle's construction
Queen Guitarist Brian May is Now a New Horizons Science Collaborator
As new images were transmitted from Pluto, the rock-star-turned-astrophysicist rubbed shoulders with his heroes
Captivating Photos of the Survivors of the Nepal Earthquake
Photographer Sara Hylton visited the central Asian nation once the 7.9 tremor shook the earth
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