Photography
How Women Got the Vote Is a Far More Complex Story Than the History Textbooks Reveal
An immersive story about the bold and diverse women who helped secure the right to vote is on view at the National Portrait Gallery
A Diver Captures Bermuda Below the Surface
Weldon Wade curates a refreshing Instagram feed focused on ocean conservation and the sport of free diving
Scenes From 50 Years Ago This Spring, When Americans Turned Out to Protest the Vietnam War
In Los Angeles, Boston and New York, students and veterans alike challenged the government’s ongoing support for the lengthy war
Internet Sleuths Were on the Case to Name the Women Archaeologists in These Excavation Photos
A caption in a book about the excavation at Skara Brae, Scotland, had identified them as ‘visitors’ to the dig
Works of Pioneering Photographer Constance Stuart Larrabee to Be Digitized
The work of Constance Stuart Larrabee, a pioneering photographer, will soon be digitized
A Previously Unknown Portrait of a Young Harriet Tubman Goes on View
"I was stunned," says director Lonnie Bunch; historic Emily Howland photo album contains dozens of other abolitionists and leaders who took an active role
For Turn-of-the-Century African-Americans, the Camera Was a Tool for Empowerment
A new installment in the Smithsonian's “Double Exposure” photo book series depicts black Americans championing their lives through photography
Why These Early Images of American Slavery Have Led to a Lawsuit Against Harvard
Tamara Lanier claims the university has profited off the images of her ancestors
The Computer Scientist Who Wants to Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs
As Virginia Tech's Kurt Luther perfects his facial recognition software Civil War Photo Sleuth, the discoveries keep coming
NASA Releases Opportunity Rover's Final Panorama Photograph
The little Mars explorer was hit by a duststorm in June, 2018 and never recovered, but it did send back 354 images from on its final days
In Nigeria, the Veil Is a Fashion Statement
Artist Medina Dugger finds joy in a colorful yet complicated symbol of faith
Dornith Doherty's Mesmerizing Photos Capture the Contradictions of Seed Banking
"Archiving Eden," now at the National Academy of Sciences, shows how guarding against an ecological catastrophe is both optimistic and pessimistic
A Veteran Returns to Vietnam, Photographs the Country and Comes to Peace With His Wartime Experience
Trading in his rifle for a camera, photographer Chuck Forsman captures the country's resiliency in a new book
Museum of the Dog Takes Manhattan
After 30 years in St. Louis, the American Kennel Club museum is back in the Big Apple, with artifacts, portraits and a kiosk that matches people to dogs
These Are the Best Practices for Underwater Photographers Hoping to Protect Marine Life
You can look—and even use flash photography—but don’t touch
Photographer's Innovative Pictures Captured Lesser-Seen Faces of Jim Crow South
Hugh Mangum's portraits reveal his subjects' array of emotions and defy stereotypical snapshots
Celebrate the Art of Scrapbooking With This New York Exhibition
The show at the Walther Collection Project Space features more than 20 volumes filled with quotidian images, scribbled notes and miscellaneous ephemera
The Getty Digitizes More Than 6,000 Photos From the Ottoman Era
The images date to the 19th and 20th centuries, the waning days of the once-powerful empire
No Color Photos of Jazz Singer Mildred Bailey Existed... Until Now
An artist shows us that the past was not black-and-white
How Apollo 8 ‘Saved 1968’
The unforgettable, 99.9 percent perfect, December moon mission marked the end of a tumultuous year
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