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This Vast Photo Archive Is Hidden Inside a Cold, Heavily Guarded Limestone Mine
Over 11 million Getty images are on ice near Pittsburgh.
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How a Photographer Recreated Outdoor Adventures With Household Stuff
Think of it as the Great Indoors.
nasa
This Image Was Crowned NASA's Most Spectacular Portrait of Earth
Gaze into the depths of the ocean—from space.
photography
A Photographer's Guide to Creating Portraits From a Distance
Visual artists are working from home—with help from FaceTime and Zoom.
art
Photographs Capture the Ancient Elegance of Horseshoe Crabs
"Nature is there for you, especially when you need it."
nasa
Escape Into NASA's Most Incredible Images of Our Planet
And don't forget to cast your vote in "Tournament Earth."
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How to Win a Hair-Freezing Contest in Northern Canada
"Finally, I could have zero-gravity hair!"
science
In 1893, a Swedish Playwright Thought He’d Captured the Stars
August Strindberg’s failed photography experiment continued to evolve, chemically and beautifully, long after his death.
La Ciotat, France
Gare de la Ciotat
This little train station is forever immortalized in film history.
festivals
Sardinian Carnevale Has No Place for Beads or Glitter
Instead it has animal skins, cowbells, bullwhips, and frightened children.
infrastructure
The Duo That Documented the Birth of NYC's Subway
For brothers Pierre and Granville Pullis, photographing the sprawling system was intrepid, precise work—not unlike the construction itself.
archaeology
U-2 Spy Plane Photos Are Windows Onto Ancient Civilizations
Traces from the ancient past are hidden in photographs from the Cold War.
roadside attractions
Revisiting a Classic Photo Compendium of Giant Roadside Curios
John Margolies played an outsize role in memorializing America’s outsize attractions.
forests
The California Photographer Who Has Shot More Than 100 Wildfires
Noah Berger is in his element amid smoke and flames.
performances
The History of Race, Performance, and Drag Intersect in a Rare Photo of Thomas Dilward
Dilward performed with all-white minstrel troupes that otherwise excluded black people.
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For One Photographer, Reptiles Rule the GalĂ¡pagos
Lucas Bustamante wants you to fall in love.
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Early Chinese Trick Photography Sent Chubby Babies Into Space
Inside a historian’s collection of endearing, goofy early 20th-century portraits.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Gilbert the Phone Box
A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.
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