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<em>Onjishi</em>, Yusutani, Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture.
31 days of halloween

Photographing the Incredible Costumes of Japan's Supernatural Festivals

Bringing folklore to life with capes and masks.
Anika Burgess October 14, 2016
visual

A Graphic Guide to Species That Defied Expectations By Being Alive

These "Lazarus species" weren't extinct—they were just hiding.
Cara Giaimo October 13, 2016
Left, the dead leaf mantis and right, true leaf insect or “walking leaf”.
insects

Can Evolution Be Photographed?

Here is a striking visual compendium of Darwin's scientific breakthrough.
Anika Burgess October 12, 2016
Yu's take on Hong Kong's high rises.
architecture

The Glorious Symmetry of Hong Kong’s Streetscapes

Finding unexpected angles in Hong Kong.
Anika Burgess October 7, 2016
Designed by architect Peter Bahouth.
architecture

Photos of the World's Most Interesting Cabins, Shacks and Hideaways

The classy way to go into hiding.
Anika Burgess October 5, 2016
photography

Strangely Captivating Vintage Photos of People Knitting

Gaze at one hundred years of people knitting.
Anika Burgess September 30, 2016
Spider monkeys from a fore-edge painting on The Natural History of Monkeys (1838)
paintings

Lovely Hidden Paintings Adorned the Edges of Historic Books

Fore-edge paintings. Just look at them!
Eric Grundhauser September 29, 2016
Wish You Were Here.
art

See Striking Portraits Entirely Made With Dollar Bills

Mark Wagner makes currency portraits of Trump, Clinton, and more.
A.M. Brune September 29, 2016
ruins

Mesmerizing Photos of Abandoned Structures in the High Arctic

Old mining towns and research shacks lie in ruins in the Svalbard islands.
Anika Burgess September 28, 2016
Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting crowd from car, including Harold Irwin, Centre Avenue, Hill District, October 1960.
politics

The Photographer Who Captured Black Voters for Decades in Pittsburgh

The archives of Charles "Teenie" Harris are a treasure trove of political history.
Anika Burgess September 23, 2016
Iwasaki Tsunemasa, Papaver somniferum, from his book Honzō Zufu, 1920–2.
botanical illustration

See Dazzling Botanical Imagery Through the Ages

A glorious visual compendium of plants and flowers that spans thousands of years.
Anika Burgess September 21, 2016
forests

The Incredible Cloud Forests of Mexico

A journey into the fragile ecosystem threatened by coffee, logging and climate change.
Erik Vance, Dominic Bracco II / Prime, and bioGraphic September 19, 2016
world's fair

Photographing the 'Lost Utopias' of the Remaining World's Fairs

A new book looks at the sites which once promised to be the future.
Anika Burgess September 16, 2016
architecture

How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects

Bold visions—from the past—of how we would live in the future.
Anika Burgess September 14, 2016
nature

Incredible Photos of the Hermit Crabs Who Live In Trash

Instead of shells, these hermit crabs used plastic bottle caps and other trash.
Anika Burgess September 6, 2016
architecture

Places You Can No Longer Go: Hoffman Auto Showroom

Only one car salesman enlisted Frank Lloyd Wright as his designer.
Lucas Adams September 1, 2016
subterranean

A Striking Visual Compendium of All of Berlin’s Subway Stations

This photographer took on Berlin's entire U-Bahn network, one station at a time.
Anika Burgess August 24, 2016
science

The Wild Frogs, Newts and Salamanders That Have Eluded Cameras for Decades

Startling images of hard-to-document creatures.
Robin Moore and bioGraphic August 16, 2016