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A participant in the Šediváčkův Long has its game face on.
animals

An Inside Look at Czechia's Grueling Mountain Dogsled Race

Started in 1997, Šediváčkův Long is one of Europe's toughest winter events.
Winnie Lee February 12, 2020
The kangaroo grass, <em>Themeda triandra</em>, looks delicate.
genetics

The Unexpected Elegance of Apocalyptic Seed Vaults, In Photos

The images, by artist and professor Dornith Doherty, are ethereal and oddly comforting.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 11, 2020
After the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew, in 1992, five new lifeguard stations were created, striking colorful, geometric figures on the waterfront. Another wave of these buildings appeared in 2015.
architecture

See Miami's Waterfront Through Its Midcentury Modern Lifeguard Stations

Pack your sunscreen, George Jetson.
Isaac Schultz February 3, 2020
The newly described auroral dunes are visible on the left, next to the more common curtain-like forms.
astronomy

How Finnish Skywatchers Discovered a Strange New Aurora

The mysterious phenomenon resembles green sand dunes in the sky.
Sabrina Imbler January 31, 2020
Ancient Hotel Moctezuma
Cuernavaca, Mexico

Moctezuma Plaza

The former headquarters of a leader in the Mexican Revolution, and the site of an often-reproduced image.
From the “Greenhouse” series.
photography

Glowing Dutch Greenhouses, As Seen From Way Up High

Photographer Tom Hegen captures a bird's eye view of the future.
Winnie Lee January 28, 2020
<em>Ornitography #97</em>.
art

How One Photographer Captures the Glory of Birds in Flight

An otherworldly look at a familiar sight.
Winnie Lee January 10, 2020
The Victorian Red Barn on Stanford University's campus
Stanford, California

Stanford Red Barn

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.
Connie's Photo Park.
Madrid, New Mexico

Connie's Photo Park

A little slice of Florida face-in-a-hole kitsch, unexpectedly located in a small New Mexico town.
One of the mummies had more than 30 tattoos, including this <em>wadjet</em> on her neck.
mummies

Modern Tech Is Revealing Ancient Egyptian Tattooing

One woman had 30 images or symbols adorning her body.
Isaac Schultz December 17, 2019
Linda Vista Skatepark, San Diego.
landscapes

Capturing the Sculptural Landscapes of California Skateparks

The photographer is a skateboarder, but there's not a board in sight.
Winnie Lee December 16, 2019
The team found smashed bottles of Bear's oil, which was often advertised as making thin hair fuzzier.
archaeology

Found: Bottles of Hair Dye From a Civil War Photography Studio

When soldiers posed for portraits, they wanted to look their best.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 10, 2019
To make <em>perlas</em>, Salas sucks the mezcal through a straw.
photography

How a Master Mezcalero Makes a Unique Venison Mezcal

Meat is the secret ingredient in this take on the traditional Mexican spirit.
Lindsay Talley December 6, 2019
The daguerreotype within its original leather frame.
slavery

Found: The Oldest-Known Photograph of Enslaved African Americans With Cotton

The daguerreotype records their faces, but not their names.
Sabrina Imbler December 4, 2019
Alice Miceli, <em>Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, PTT-8 Sign, Highly Contaminated Ground, Belarus</em>, 2008
disasters

The Photographer Who X-Rayed Chernobyl

How to make the invisible visible.
Winnie Lee December 4, 2019
SHAN Wallace, <em>The Makeover of Progress</em>, 2019. The Annenberg Space for Photography commissioned the photographer to document the wall along Detroit's 8 Mile Road, which segregated the city's working-class homeowners.
art

Photographers Take on the World's Walls, Borders, and Barriers

An exhibit documents the obstacles we erect, and how we overcome them.
Winnie Lee November 26, 2019
In many of Greene's images, including this one from 1853 or 1854, it's hard to puzzle out a sense of scale.
ancient

The Strange Emptiness of Egypt in 19th-Century European Photographs

John Beasley Greene photographed early European archaeology in Egypt—but he paid little attention to those who lived there.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 21, 2019
Vitrines with antique cameras.
Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Museum of Photography

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.