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Winnie Lee

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Stories shared by this traveler.

The portraits, including this one of a woman of the Arapahoe nation, were shot during the 1898 Indian Congress in Omaha, Nebraska.

museums

An Artist Reunites Members of the 1898 Indian Congress

In her work, Wendy Red Star reframes representation of Native Americans.

By Winnie Lee
A male giraffe, Lbarnoti, was rescued from flooded Kenyan rangeland using a custom barge and some patient training.

floods

The Great Kenyan Giraffe Rescue

It took a custom-built barge and a whole lot of patience to get these rare animals off a shrinking island.

By Winnie Lee
A panoramic view inside Kawgoon Cave.

caves

Myanmar's Cave of Ten Thousand Buddhas Lives Up to Its Name

Centuries of devotion line the walls.

By Winnie Lee
The Microphotographic Wonders of Vermont’s 'Snowflake Man'

photography

The Microphotographic Wonders of Vermont’s 'Snowflake Man'

Wilson Bentley was the first to claim that each snowflake is unique—and provided evidence.

By Winnie Lee
A girl observes a partial solar eclipse on the Mahanakhon Skywalk Glass Tray in Bangkok, Thailand (June 2020).

photography

2020 Might Be a Year Best Looked at From Above

A collection of curious and wondrous views from around the world.

By Winnie Lee
The Fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) in Rome's Piazza Navona is decorated with a light-mapping display.

electricity

Peep These Wondrous Holiday Light Displays Around the World

Even in 2020, the world is aglow.

By Winnie Lee
Aimoldir Dayanbek proudly displays her champion eagle at the 2020 Sagsai Eagle Hunting Festival.

animals

How a Young Eagle Huntress Kicks Butt at a Kazakh Tradition

10-year old Aimoldir Dayanbek is out there beating grown men.

By Winnie Lee
Yosemite, Carleton E. Watkins, 1872.

nature

See America's National Parks—Before They Were National Parks

Landscape photography like this helped create the national park system.

By Winnie Lee
Striking from above, Hormuz Island rewards a closer look.

art

A Glimpse of Iran's 'Rainbow Island' From Above

It's easy to see why the island attracts artists and geology lovers.

By Winnie Lee
Cambridge, MA 2018.

infrastructure

Meet the Artist Who Does Extreme Close-Ups of Utility Poles

Rosamond Purcell finds stories, landscapes, and more on their mottled surfaces.

By Winnie Lee
Freeman Vines and his guitars, 2015.

murder

A North Carolina Artist’s Search for a Lost Sound Uncovered a Dark History

Freeman Vines honors a lost Black life with his ‘Hanging Tree Guitars.’

By Winnie Lee
An abandoned corridor between buildings on Ellis Island.

abandoned

Capturing Ellis Island's Lost Period

The famous gateway to the United States lay abandoned for years before it was restored.

By Winnie Lee
Charles Duke took this prayer tablet to the Moon on Apollo 16 in 1972.

objects of intrigue

Surprising Objects That Have Been to Space—Some to the Moon—and Back

These little gems are not your typical images of space travel.

By Winnie Lee
A stonemason and an industrial climber inspect the inside of the Freiburg Minster's steeple.

churches

Caring for the Soaring Beauty of a Centuries-Old Stone Cathedral

The stonemasons of the Freiburg Minster in southern Germany go to great lengths—and heights.

By Winnie Lee
Artist Mark Rippie's International Car Forest of the Last Church, Goldfield, Nevada, July 18, 2020.

visual

Savor the Sight of Comet NEOWISE From Some Wondrous Places

Our latest celestial visitor has a starring role in some out-of-this-world photos.

By Winnie Lee
Lençóis Maranhenses provides a stunning array of colors.

national parks

The Brazilian Desert That Turns Into a Thousand Lagoons

These otherworldly landscapes are no mirage.

By Winnie Lee
Aerial view of Levittown in Long Island, New York.

infrastructure

The Lingering Legacy of America's First Cookie-Cutter Suburb

Inequality was built-in.

By Winnie Lee
From his paraglider, Steinmetz appears to have captured a colorful, abstract mosaic made up of round tiles. In fact, these are shallow basins lined with mud, about three to five feet wide and made by hand, holding salt water that slowly evaporates to yield mineral solids, which are sold to be consumed by livestock. The colors depend on the mix of mud, algae, and salt. Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, Niger.

landscapes

How a 'Flying Photographer' Sees the World From Above

The perspective made George Steinmetz an “accidental environmentalist.”

By Winnie Lee
Natura Insects Spring 2019–2020 - “Glasswinged Butterfly.”

art

Meet the Artist Making Fauna Out of Flora

Raku Inoue is now finding inspiration for his precise, ephemeral works in his backyard.

By Winnie Lee
Aerial view of the artificial forest at Luyang Lake Wetlands Park in Yangzhou.

forests

China's Water Forests Bring an Artificial Order to Nature

And offer tranquility among "living fossils."

By Winnie Lee
Curiosity is all it takes.

photography

Fun Ways to Get Kids Into Photography

"Invite them to capture the way they see the world."

By Winnie Lee
How a Photographer Recreated Outdoor Adventures With Household Stuff

models

How a Photographer Recreated Outdoor Adventures With Household Stuff

Think of it as the Great Indoors.

By Winnie Lee
Isaías Huerta, a retired lucha libre wrestler, showing one of his face masks in Puebla, Mexico, April 23, 2020.

art

Around the Globe, Face Masks Are a Canvas for Creativity

Personal protective equipment can be a source of personal expression.

By Winnie Lee
Artist Kai 'Uzey' Wohlgemuth depicted a nurse as Superwoman in Hamm, Germany, April 8, 2020.

graffiti

Around the World in Pandemic Street Art

Messages of respect, hope, and frustration have appeared in our largely empty public spaces.

By Winnie Lee
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