Photographers

Inside Alabama's Abandoned Buildings

As Birmingham flourishes again, an urban explorer documents what is left behind

A family photo taken near Noatak, Alaska

An Archive of Native Americans Portraits Taken a Century Ago Spurs Further Exploration

Edward S. Curtis' photography is famous, but contemporary Native American artists go beyond stereotypes

Watkins photographed vistas like the valley’s Half Dome.

How an Obscure Photographer Saved Yosemite

The beauty of the national park became clear long before Ansel Adams

Freedmen's Hospital Nurses, 1930

Do You Recognize Anyone in These Historical Photos? The Smithsonian Wants to Know

The American History Museum calls on the public to select images and identify subjects in photos pulled from the museum’s archives

Oceanic whitetip, Cat Island, March 2014 (Instagram: michaelmuller7)

This Photographer Shoots Sharks to Save Them

When he’s not creating movie posters, Michael Muller swims among the oceanic predators, capturing stunning images

These Black and White Images Reveal a Vienna Most Travelers Don’t See

Photographer Carl Yurttas captures the city's many moods

Marines Are Investigating the Identity of a Flag Raiser in the Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

Amateur historians have called into question the identity of a soldier in Joe Rosenthal's 1945 Pulitzer prize-winning image

Berlin Face, Berlin, 2013

Fashion Photographer Klaus Mitteldorf Captures the Chaos of Modern Identity

These images evoke a world of endless distraction

The green color of the superb startling’s wing feathers is produced by microscopically structured surfaces that interfere with and scatter light.

The Extravagant Beauty of Feathers

A new book spotlights the astonishing diversity of avian plumage

Peter Strien was 21 years old when he was wounded at the battle of Fort Steadman.

These Eerie Civil War Photos Changed How the U.S. Saw Veterans

Reed Bontecou's groundbreaking photography used a new medium to bring attention to the wounds of war

This psychedelic form is actually a map of pathways inside a human brain. The different colors show the ways various parts of the brain communicate—left with right sides in red, front with back in green, and the brain to the rest of the body in blue.

Take in the Beauty of Science With This Year's Wellcome Image Award Winners

From winding brain pathways to sparkling moth scales, these evocative images both teach and amaze

Watch a Stunning Time-Lapse of Cave-Bound Glowworms

These New Zealand sparklers aren’t stars—they’re insects

Otherworldly Photos From Inside One of the World's Largest River Caves

Studded with cave pearls and home to elusive giant spiders, this cave is one of Laos' hidden treasures

“I’d never go into a back alley in Berlin or Manhattan,” Wolf says. “It’s not like that at all here.” In this alley, a resident has found a creative use for coat hangers: to make hanging planters for orchids.

The Beautiful Life Hacks in Hong Kong's Back Alleys

In a new book, photographer Michael Wolf captures the ways inhabitants of the ultra-dense city carve personal space out of grim alleyways

These Little-Known Photographs Put an Eerie Face on Child Labor

Unpublished photos taken by Lewis Wickes Hine make a haunting case against the conditions experienced by many working children in the early 20th century

Local Lens: Life on the Streets of Old Delhi

Instagram photographer Arjun Chhabra captures raw moments in the city's alleyways and courtyards

Grateful Dead, 2015, "Fare Thee Well" concert, Chicago

We're Looking for the Best Rock 'n' Roll Photos. What's in Your Collection?

For those who photograph rock, we salute you

The Best Photography Books of the Year

These photographers see things differently and invite you into unfamiliar worlds

Screenshot from "Aspiring Reporter Interviews Bolden about NASA's Journey to Mars"

A Nine-Year-Old Aspiring Journalist's Heartwarming Connection with NASA

A popular photography blog helped one kid interview NASA administrator Charles Bolden

These Videos Will Change the Way You Think About Travel Photography Forever

A new technique lets you zoom through the world without leaving your desk

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