Photos

Photo of the Week: Girl Meets Whale

Photo contest contestant Andrey Antov captured his daughter sharing a moment with a beluga whale

January 4, 2013

Photo of the Week: A Quick Nap, Myanmar

A beautiful image by photo contest contestant Kyaw Zaw Lay captures a sleepy young monk

January 4, 2013

Photo of the Week: Adelie Penguins Take the Plunge

Photo contest contestant Lois Summers captured these penguins mid-dive off the Antarctic Peninsula

January 4, 2013

Photo of the Week: Theyyam Temple Performance

Photo contest contestant Joshi Daniel captured this shot in Kannur, Kerala, India

January 4, 2013

PHOTOS: Getting Ready for the World’s Largest Radio Telescope

In Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers are preparing for a new array that will stretch across 10 miles

January 1, 2013

Photos of the World’s Oldest Living Things

Among the organisms documented by photographer Rachel Sussman are 80,000-year-old aspen trees and 600,000-year-old bacteria

January 1, 2013

Photo of the Week: A Tiger of a Festival!

Photographer Indranil Sengupta snapped this photo at a Puli Kali procession during the annual Onam festival in Kerala, India

December 21, 2012

Photo of the Week: Star Trails Over Coronado Heights

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

Our 10 Most Popular Videos of 2012

Giant snakes, lost footage, secret histories and more in this wrapup of our most watched videos of the year

December 18, 2012

These Beautiful Blurs Are Nude Portraits

New York–based photographer Shinichi Maruyama has a knack for capturing motion on film

December 6, 2012

Photos: A Last Look at Fall

Before the weather turns cold, take one last walk in the woods with these beautiful autumn photos submitted by our readers

December 2012

Karen Cusolito Lights Her Artwork on Fire

Meet the artist who burns her creations to amazing effect

December 1, 2012

The Best Wildlife Photographs of the Year

Over 48,000 photos were entered in the Veolia Environnement contest; these 10 were among the most stunning

November 1, 2012

Rare and Intimate Photos of a Gorilla Family in the Wild

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

Halloween

The Spookiest Photos Submitted By Our Readers

Abandoned mansions, ghostly twins and murders of crows are just a few of the scariest entries from past photo contests

October 28, 2012

PHOTOS: The Distressing Worldwide Boom in Cosmetic Surgery

Photographer Zed Nelson traveled the world documenting how body improvement has practically become a new religion

October 21, 2012

Photo of the Week: Deep Freeze, Lake Michigan

An editors’ pick from our ongoing 10th annual photo contest

October 2012

PHOTOS: What Happens When a Rebel Turns Graffiti Art Upside Down

Artist Evan Roth’s award-winning work puts the action in interaction

September 30, 2012

PHOTOS: The Best and Weirdest Roadside Dinosaurs

The concrete and plastic dinosaurs beside America’s highways can be strange and beautiful. Tell us which one you think is the best

September 6, 2012

Amazing Underwater Photos of Ocean Creatures

Check out these incredible images by photojournalist Brian Skerry, and help select which photographs will appear in an upcoming exhibit

September 5, 2012