Portrait of a Village Lost to the Sea - 18 images of some of the coastal villages in Indonesia’s Central Java province that have been largely abandoned in recent years, as rising seas, sinking land, & erosion have left communities & farms underwater. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Adventure Pyramid, Albino Alligator, Emerald Lake - 28 images from the past 7 days, including the World Tramdriver Championships in Austria, the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, a shrinking glacier in Switzerland, & much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winners of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 - The winning and commended images from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition, featuring some of the best coastal, drone, and underwater photographs chosen from thousands of entries. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards - Winners and honorable mentions from the Audubon Society’s 16th-annual competition featuring amazing images of bird life from around the world. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Another image from this surreal sunset last month in Greenland…

Just spent some time digging through old Maxar/DigitalGlobe blogs to find a reference image and found this incredible capture of Mt Fuji. Incredible. The satellite was only three degrees above the horizon when it captured this image. blog.maxar.com/earth-intell...

Photos of the Week: Lunar Eclipse, Sandbar Cricket, Horn Dance - A cattle drive in Germany, anti-government protests in France and Nepal, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York, surfing Chihuahuas in California, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Humanoid Olympiad, Finger Wrestling, Haystack Rock - Sea lions in San Diego, a slippery-pole contest in Malta, the Balls of Fire festival in El Salvador, the World Tango Championship in Argentina, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Testing animated gifs, part 2 - this is another view of lightning striking, seen from Earth orbit. This series of images, also by astronaut Nichole Ayers aboard the ISS, shows lightning flashing inside a storm alongside the city of Milan, photographed from 259 miles above, on 8/27/25.

Testing animated gifs, part 1 - this is a remarkable view of a lightning strike, seen from Earth orbit. This series of images taken by astronaut Nichole Ayers aboard the ISS, shows a growing lightning bolt and flashes in a storm cloud above Indonesia, photographed from 258 miles above, on 6/29/25.

Photos: Back to School - Students, parents, and teachers greeting the new school year, seen in images from recent years, and from the archives. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Lovely evening. Heron, moonlight reflection, Charles River, cascading water over a small dam. Massachusetts burbs.

Photos of the Week: Night Surfing, Load Testing, Tomato Fight - 28 images from the past seven days, including the Little League World Series in Pennsylvania, a huge dust storm in Phoenix, a grape harvest in France, an apple spill in Germany & much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025: Highly Commended - A collection of some of the honored images from this year's wildlife photo competition. Winners to be announced in October. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

A few weeks ago, as the ISS passed over the Pacific Ocean, JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this sublime image of long shadows cast by towering clouds, with the horizon still in darkness, and the full moon beyond.

Post something from your camera roll that comes up when you search yellow car. I was driving on the freeway in Seattle one day, back in 2002, when I passed this guy in this spectacular little car, and just had to take a photo. I have no idea what make or model it is, never saw one like it again.

This, from photojournalist Joao Silva, who was able to return to the village in Afghanistan where he lost his legs, is a remarkable story, accompanied, of course, by his amazing photographs. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/w...

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road. In Kiruna, Sweden, a 113-year-old Lutheran church was just moved 3 miles (5 km) from its original site, part of a project to move the town center away from unstable ground as a nearby mine expands. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Scenes From the 2025 World Games in Chengdu - Images from this international sports event that just concluded, where thousands competed in a variety of events, including canoe polo, tug-of-war, wushu, drone racing, cheerleading, disc golf, & much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 Finalists - A collection of finalists from this year’s competition were just revealed by organizers at Oceanographic Magazine, featuring some of the best coastal, drone, & underwater photographs chosen from thousands. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: River Canyon, Mountain Brook, Cliff Bookstore - 28 images from the past seven days, including the World Robot Conference in Beijing, an orphaned jaguarundi in Panama, a wildfire in British Columbia, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

The Colors of the World, Seen From the International Space Station - Recent photographs from crew members aboard the ISS show some spectacular views of auroras, moonsets, the Milky Way, and more, seen from from their vantage point in orbit. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

An orbital view of the wildfires in Canada, seen from the ISS on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. I feel like I personally have inhaled several trees worth of smoke over the past week or so.

Photos of the Week: Alligator Dip, Steeplechase Stumble, Friendship Day - 28 images from the past seven days, including a Pride canal parade in Amsterdam, the World Dog Surfing Championships in California, wildfires in France, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

STAR WARS (1977)

Backyard baby bun, hoppin' investigatin', chompin'. Some gently strange lighting from a smoke-hazy sunset.

Photos: 13 Years on Mars - This week, NASA marks the 13th anniversary of the landing of its Curiosity rover on Mars. It has now driven more than 22 miles across the cold, dry planet, over the course of 4,620 Martian days, making countless observations. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Scenes From the 2025 World Aquatics Championships - More than 2,500 athletes from more than 200 nations traveled to Singapore over the past few weeks to compete in 77 events across six different aquatic sports. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Weird & Wonderful Historical Photos From the 20th Century, including photos of the world’s largest banjo, diving archery, death-defying photography, and underwater alligator racing. [kottke.org]

Photos: Starvation and Chaos in Gaza - Israel’s blockade of most food and aid, along with distribution difficulties inside the Gaza Strip, have driven many of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians to the brink of starvation. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Starvation and Chaos in Gaza - Israel’s blockade of most food and aid, along with distribution difficulties inside the Gaza Strip, have driven many of Gaza’s 2 million Palestinians to the brink of starvation. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Building a Medieval Castle in the 21st Century - Over 25 years ago, Michel Guyot, owner of a French chateau, started an experimental castle-building project. Workers using 13th-century tools & techniques have completed most of Guédelon Castle. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

The human characters are the worst part of the Transformers, Godzilla/Monarchverse, and Jurassic Park movies, and if someone solicits me to write a novel with giant monsters and/or robots I can promise you that there will be no stupid whiny distracting squishy humans running around with bad dialogue

Photos of the Week: Cow Cuddling, Lava Flow, Fishermen’s Joust - 28 images from the past seven days, including an animal shelter in Colombia, a mountain church service in Germany, a memorial to Ozzy Osbourne in England, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Love in the Season of Monsoons - Despite flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains, Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar decided to stick to their planned wedding date yesterday, and held the ceremony inside a flooded church in the Philippines. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Weird, Wonderful Photos From the Archives - A grab bag of curious and interesting historical images from the 20th century, depicting stunt diving, inventions, unusual war training, giant household objects, scenes from daily life, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

If YOU were in charge of the English language for a day, what is one thing you would absolutely change?

Photos: The Grand Canyon Burns - The Dragon Bravo wildfire in Arizona grew rapidly over the past weekend, destroying the historic Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of other structures along the canyon’s North Rim. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar Power Projects - 22 recent images from China, where the government continues making huge investments in wind and solar power, reportedly accounting for 74 percent of all projects now under construction worldwide. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

A Red Sprite Gives Astronauts an Incredible Light Show - NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers managed to capture an amazing image of a sprite, a rarely-photographed weather phenomenon, as the International Space Station passed above a storm over Mexico. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

A Photo Appreciation of Life in Our Oceans - A collection of 27 images showcasing some of the incredible marine biodiversity across our blue planet. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

My Dad took me to see the movie "Airplane!" in the theater. I think I was about 12. It was much more raunchy than he had expected (brief nudity!) and he was visibly upset - but he let me see the whole thing, and I loved every second - even more because it disturbed him that much 😃

Photos: ‘No Kings’ Protests Across America - Yesterday, organizers estimated that millions marched in protest against the Trump administration, including its immigration-enforcement raids. Hundreds of “No Kings” protests took place across the US (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

In the 90s I was working as stage crew on a small traveling show, and once, at the Grand Ole Opry, I was pushing a heavy road case in a hallway, when a door opened suddenly and I bashed into it... Minnie Pearl peeked around the door, famous hat and all. She was fine, if a bit rattled. Sorry Minnie!

A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna - 10 photos from Italy, where a plume of gas and ash destroyed part of the volcano’s crater wall yesterday morning, as pyroclastic flows ran down its slopes. From (gift link): www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Wienermobile Race, Beehive Therapy, Everest Queue - 28 images from the past seven days, including a rare tornado touchdown in Chile, a dinosaur exhibition in Shanghai, a hummingbird clinic in Mexico, an aerial ferry bridge in France & much more www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

A Swiss Village Destroyed by a Landslide - 15 photos from the Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, which was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier on May 28. (Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/... )

A Trip into Alaska’s Copper River Valley in 1902 - A collection of newly-digitized photos from the U.S. National Archives, giving a remarkable glimpse into daily life along a rough trail into the Alaskan interior, nearly 125 years ago. www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...

A Trip into Alaska’s Copper River Valley in 1902 - A collection of newly-digitized photos from the U.S. National Archives, giving a remarkable glimpse into daily life along a rough trail into the Alaskan interior, nearly 125 years ago. www.theatlantic.com/national/arc...