Art Photographers
Meet the Inhabitants of the Mythic World of Drexciya
Artist Ayana V. Jackson creates an undersea realm honoring those who jumped or were thrown overboard during the trans-Atlantic slave trade
Announcing the Winners of Smithsonian Magazine’s 20th Annual Photo Contest
From Norway to Nepal, this year’s winning images span the globe to capture the extraordinary
A Window Opens on China’s Avant-Garde With This Explosion of Photographic Art
The Hirshhorn Museum displays dynamic works of Chinese self-expression
How These Contemporary Artists Are Redefining Family and Kinship
Explore the enduring bonds and intimacies of modern love at the National Portrait Gallery
The Strange Surrealist Magic of Dora Maar
More than simply Picasso's muse, the French artist won renown for her striking paintings and photographs
Stunning Images Reveal the Complex Beauty of Life Under a Microscope
Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography contest winners captured a gecko hand, breast tissue cells and dozens of other minuscule moments
These Photographs Capture the Indescribable Glory of Trains
America’s fascination with trains is fast-tracked in this study of passing freight
How Vivian Maier, the Enigmatic Nanny Who Took 150,000 Photographs, Found Her Place in History
The late artist is getting her first full-scale exhibition in the United Kingdom this summer
Major Barbara Kruger Exhibition Spills Out Into the Streets of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago's new show adorns the city's buses, trains, billboards and more with the feminist artist's creations
A Lesser-Known Photo of an Iconic 9/11 Moment Brings Shades of Gray to the Day's Memory
On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, photographers who immortalized the famous scene reflect on what their images capture and what remains out of frame
Chuck Close, Artist Whose Photorealist Portraits Captivated America, Dies at 81
The painter, who faced accusations of sexual harassment later in life, continuously changed his artistic style
Meet the Woman Photographers Who Cataloged the 20th Century
A major exhibition at the Met and the National Gallery of Art spotlights 120 international artists, from Homai Vyarawalla to Lee Miller
How the Automobile Changed the World, for Better or Worse
New MoMA exhibition explores artists' responses to the beauty, brutality and environmental devastation of cars and car culture
These Are the Winners of Smithsonian Magazine's 18th Annual Photo Contest
From India to Antarctica, these pictures capture the passion, solitude and surprise of a year unlike any other
Major Donation to MoMA Spotlights a Century of Women Photographers
Newly announced gift of 100 works by 76 artists runs the gamut from photojournalism to experimental images
A Cider-Can 'Camera' Captured Eight Years in a Single Photograph
The ethereal snapshot, recorded by a drink can left in an observatory for almost a decade, may be the longest-exposure image ever taken
How Has Photography's Relationship With Nature Evolved Over the Past 200 Years?
A new exhibition at London's Dulwich Picture Gallery features more than 100 works documenting the natural world
Recreating Modernist Artwork by Photograph
Niko Luoma takes a fresh look at paintings that may seem stale
Start With a Polaroid, Then Add Disinfectant. Here's the Result
A quarantined photographer makes the most of the harsh materials at hand to create a fragile portrait of life in a pandemic
Recreating a Suffragist's Barnstorming Tour Through the American West
Inez Milholland Boissevain's campaign to win the vote for women inspires a dramatic homage a century later
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