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A new generation of artists is merging innovation with tradition to tell the important stories of our time
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Contest Judges Rule Wildlife Photography Winner Used Taxidermic Creature
Brazilian photographer Marcio Cabral has been disqualified and can not enter the competition in the future
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Ten Rarely Seen Springsteen Photographs That Capture the Exhilarating Power of The Boss
A new book reveals the work of David Gahr, who documented the music legend as he rose to worldwide fame
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These Rare NASA Photos Were Saved From the Trash
The 1,500 press images up for sale cover the agency’s manned missions from 1961 to 1972
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USGS Shares Archival Photo of Rare Domed Lava Fountain
The unusual phenomenon occurred in the midst of a five-year eruption on Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano
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How Portraiture Gave Rise to the Glamour of Guns
American portraiture with its visual allure and pictorial storytelling made gun ownership desirable
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Found: 30,000 Photographs by the ‘Russian Vivian Maier’
The photographer’s daughter stumbled upon the photo-films in the family attic
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How Smithsonian Helped Solve the Twitter Mystery of the Unknown Woman Scientist
Sheila Minor was a biological research technician who went on to a 35-year-long scientific career
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Daydream About Summer With These Color-Drenched Photos of the Great American Fair
Photographer Pamela Littky set off across the United States to discover why these timeless summer festivals have such staying power
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Two Antarctic Penguins Took an Adorable ‘Selfie’
They were investigating a camera belonging to an expeditioner with the Australian Antarctic Division
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No, Your Nose Isn’t as Big as That Selfie Makes It Seem
If you take a selfie from just 12 inches away, it may make your nose look 30 percent bigger
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The International Vision of John Willis Menard, First African-American Elected to Congress
Although he was denied his seat in the House, Menard continued his political activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere
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The Story Behind Big Sur’s Glowing Waves
Photographer George Krieger captured the unusual scene in vivid detail
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Striking Photos of the Past and Present of Papua New Guinea
From tribal traditions to urban strife in the island nation
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A 21st-Century Reimagining of Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms”
The iconic paintings helped the U.S. win World War II. What do they mean today?
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Breathtaking Bubbles, Butterfly Wings, and a Glowing Atom Take Top Prizes in Science Photo Contest
The images celebrate the depth and beauty of the physical sciences
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New Horizons Snaps Farthest Image Ever Taken From Earth
Drifting 3.79 billion miles from home, the NASA probe took pictures of two Kuiper Belt objects
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Photographs Documenting the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage Are Reimagined in Full Color
Colorizer Tom Marshall’s deft touch brings new life to 100-year-old photographs
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