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Photography

Future president Richard M. Nixon.

When He Said “Jump…”

Philippe Halsman defied gravitas

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An Interview with Peter van Agtmael, Photographer for “Return to the Marsh”

Van Agtmael spoke with Ben Block by phone from the American base Fort Apache in Adhamiyah, outside Baghdad

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Morning In America

Space shuttle-watchers took their place in the sun, not yet awakened to the true risks of exploring the heavens.

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Snap Judgments

The winners (and some runners-up) of SMITHSONIAN’s annual photo contest take a bow

William Wegman photographed by Roy Adkins

Artist William Wegman

Wegman speaks about photographing his Weimaraners, including Man Ray and Fay Ray

Hurricane Katrina

Crescent City Twilight

A photographer takes a pinhole view of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, which struck a year ago this month

GRAND PRIZE WINNER Bali cremation

3rd Annual Photo Contest Winners and Finalists

See the winning photos from our 2005 contest

Munich, Germany

Bone Voyage

On assignment with Europe’s most peripatetic canine

Clarke was an "admirer of beauty," said the folklorist Henry Shoemaker, and he "singled out many lovely mountain girls with his lens." This haunting idyllic interpretation of two girls, presumable sisters, is marred only by some damage to the glass plate negative.

Forgotten Forest

Photographic plates discovered in a dusty shed offer an astonishing look at life in the American woods more than a century ago

Most of the flash equipment was custom-built, but Link (left) and his assistant George Thom also used miners' headlamps while they were setting up shots after dark.

The Big Picture

A well-planned single image yells the story of 20th-century transportation

Life imitates Frederic Remington (models Josh and Rob Culbertson) at the annual invitation-only event known as the Artist Ride.

Cowboys and Artists

Each summer models decked out in period dress give artists a picture of life in the Wild West

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Making Tracks

On the trail of art thieves and elusive elephants

"I really needed a haircut, so i stepped into Benny White's Arco Barber Shop. I sat down in that old, red chair and received one of the most attentive and quality haircuts of my life. Afterward I thanked White and asked him if he wouldn't mind me taking his portrait."

Through Our Readers’ Eyes

SMITHSONIAN’s second annual photo contest generates more than 30,000 entries

GRAND PRIZE WINNER A green anole lizard in Hawaii After a daylong drive through Maui, Maize and his wife, Kim, were pulling into a hotel parking space when he discovered the head of a green anole lizard "peeking around the edge of a leaf. I shot about three, four pictures, but [this] one was my favorite."

2nd Annual Photo Contest Winners and Finalists

See the winning photos from our 2004 contest

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Subway Spy

Walker Evans’ underground-breaking photographs resurface for the centennial of New York City’s rapid transit system

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The Civil War

When the Shooting Started

A century and a half ago, Britain’s Roger Fenton pioneered the art of war photography

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Point, Shoot, Submit

Our new and improved photo contest swings into gear

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Tons of Talent

Picking the winner of our first photo contest required a bit of heavy lifting

Art photographer Terry Evans' 2001 colorful homage to museum collections, titled Fields Museum, Drawer of Cardinals, Various Dates.

Photos for All Time

A new book, At First Sight, draws on all the Smithsonian’s vast archives to chart photograph’s profound place in history

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Flower Child

A Vietnam War protester recalls a seminal ‘60s image, part of a new book celebrating French photographer Marc Riboud’s 50-year career

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