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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 Tasmanian devil, a talisman of Australian wildlife, was catalogued and illustrated by John and Elizabeth Gould in the mid-19th century, then rendered as a lithograph by H.C. Richter.
art

See Australian Fauna in These Audubon-esque Illustrations

The 19th-century lithographs document a unique biodiversity that’s slipping away.
Isaac Schultz February 6, 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
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
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
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
United Artists Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
abandoned

Photographing the Afterlives and Second Acts of America's Movie Palaces

Matt Lambros is inspired by abandoned theaters—and their potential for revival.
Winnie Lee October 21, 2019
A demonstration by the Special Service Unit in Fort Meade, Maryland, in 1943.
objects of intrigue

When the Pianos Went to War

Steinway & Sons' Victory Verticals were tougher than your average upright.
Winnie Lee September 10, 2019
Inside the National Speleotherapy Clinic in Belarus, where treatments are carried out in an active salt mine nearly 1,400 feet underground.
soviet architecture

On Vacation in Soviet-Era Sanatoriums

The treatments are no longer mandatory, but they're still available.
Anika Burgess August 19, 2019
All we know is it's 1943.
photography

Embracing the Mysteries of a Trove of Hungarian Photos, Rescued From the Dustbin of History

Glimpses of a century of everyday life.
Winnie Lee July 31, 2019
Cornelius, the London Zoo's corn snake.
zoos

See Inside an Array of Zoo Animals With These X-Rays

They're going to be okay.
Evan Nicole Brown February 20, 2019
Lithium in various stages of dehydration.
nasa

See the Pixelated Desert That Powers Your Phone Battery

A lithium lakebed in Chile from above.
Noor Al-Samarrai February 19, 2019
A 360° panorama of Notre-Dame de Paris.
landscapes

The Long History of the Mind-Bending ‘Tiny Planet’ Panorama

Spherical landscapes helped an 18th-century scientist convey the enormity of the Alps.
Christopher DeCou February 1, 2019
Alien at Chapelle de Bethlehem.
architecture

Pop Culture Gargoyles Hidden in Gothic Architecture

Bring binoculars.
Laetitia Barbier December 21, 2018
climate change

Exploring the Tragic Beauty of Greenland's Melting Ice Sheets

From above, the textured landscape can be almost abstract.
Sarah Laskow November 5, 2018
<em>The Kiss of Death</em>, designed by Joan Fonternat and carved by Jaume Barba in 1930, in Barcelona’s Poblenau Cemetery. It marks the grave of textile manufacturer Josep Llaudet Soler.
cemeteries

In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History

These resting places celebrate life.
Anika Burgess October 31, 2018