Photos of the Week: Tractor Race, Rocket Festival, Drone Evacuation - A mass accordion performance in Slovenia, a tea harvest in China, the start of the Eurovision Song Contest week in Austria, a brush fire in Florida, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: The Global Cost of the Iran War - The crisis in Iran & the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have exacted heavy costs worldwide. Besides the heavy price of military expenditure, destroyed infrastructure, & lives lost, fuel shortages push the cost of living higher Gift link: theatln.tc/dRmHtJOR

I regret to inform that all my photo stories in the near future will revolve around these two rascals, newly-added to our family yesterday (names TBD). Nine weeks old, brother and sister, bonded pair. Now we just have to learn to tell them apart!

Literally an album, though not musical (except the soundtrack). In the days before VHS or DVD, this was the closest thing you could get to replaying the movie, you just had to do all the visuals in your mind. I got this when it first came out, when I was about 9. Played it til the grooves wore out.

Photos of the Week: Met Gala, Beagle Rescue, Power Nap - Storks return to their nests in Iraq, scenes from the 61st Venice Biennale, a huge Shakira concert in Rio de Janeiro, a historic suspension-railroad train in Germany, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Inge Morath NYC (1957)

Candy Hansen-Koharcheck was one of my favorite people to interview. She died last month, after nearly 50 years in planetary science. I wrote about her enthusiasm for capturing cosmic wonder and sharing it with everyone on Earth, for @sciencenews.bsky.social: www.sciencenews.org/article/spac...

Earth eclipses the Sun as seen by Artemis II on Orion. Satellites showing off as usual...

THIS LION JUST ROLLED UP TO MY BUS STOP LIKE HE OWNS IT.

Photos: The Rescue of Timmy the Whale - Efforts to rescue a humpback whale off the coast of Germany led to a successful release after it had been stranded for most of the past month. The whale was pulled into a barge and towed to the North Sea. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

More Photos From Artemis II - NASA just released more than 12,000 images from their recent 10-day trip around the moon and back, collecting photographs taken by the four astronauts aboard and automated systems on the Orion spacecraft. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

At the top of my wishlist for next Christmas: Shin Godzilla Tape Dispenser: "now you can safely dispense tape (instead of atomic breath) from the maw of Godzilla himself!"

Photos of the Week: Screeching Championship, Direct Democracy, Victory Plunge - Parkour practice in Afghanistan, an Anzac Day parade in Australia, a lunar-landing art project in Northern Ireland, corgi racing in the Czech Republic, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: A Century of Sidecar Racing - Images from the past century of racers and their sidecar passengers performing acrobatic maneuvers to stay balanced on the track, and their ever-evolving motorcycle rigs. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

incredible photos of a walrus falling off a pontoon in scotland. source www.facebook.com/groups/scotl...

Winners of the GDT Nature Photographer of the Year 2026 - A collection of some of this year’s winning and honored photographs. Nearly 9,000 entries were submitted to organizers by member photographers from 15 countries. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Giant Octopus, Scooter Waterfall, Sunrise Panorama - Traditional horseback archery in Japan, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in Beijing, a sci-fi festival in England, a golf tournament in Louisiana, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Do those gas station rubber signal-hose things still exist anywhere? The 'ding-ding' alerting attendants as you drive up? I was just thinking about those and realize I haven't seen one in years and years (of course, I live in a self-pump state). When I was a kid, every station had them.

Photos: Reclaimed by Nature - On Earth Day, I wanted to share images of the incredible resilience of nature: the many ways that plants, animals, and natural processes reclaim abandoned human places and find ways to thrive. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Out Among the Cherry Blossoms - Recent images of people enjoying themselves on warm spring days, among groves of flowering cherry-blossom trees in cities and parks across the Northern Hemisphere. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Glacier Performance, Gorilla Birthday, Moon Return - Cherry blossoms in bloom in Japan, preparations for a humanoid-robot half marathon in China, a water festival in Thailand, a scene from Coachella in California, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Hungarians Cheer Orbán's Loss - Supporters of Hungary’s Tisza party & its lead candidate, Péter Magyar, celebrated in Budapest after defeating Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party, removing the autocratic Orbán from office after 16 years. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire - Blossoming cherry trees in Germany, a fertility and harvest festival in Poland, a horse harness parade in England, a Tomb-Sweeping Day festival in Hong Kong, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest - The winning entries of this year’s World Press Photo Contest were just announced. This year, according to organizers, 57,376 images were submitted for judging, from 3,747 photographers in 141 countries. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Moon Joy: Photos from Artemis II - On April 6, 2024, astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft named Integrity swung around the far side of the moon, traveling farther from the Earth than humans have ever gone, taking spectacular photos along the way. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

It's really worth watching the moment when Jeremy Hansen suggests that a crater on the moon - a "bright spot" we'll be able to see from earth - be named Carroll for Carroll Taylor Wiseman, the late wife of commander Reid Wiseman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Cw...

Listening in to the live Artemis II feed. I love the way they talk about everything (jargon, acronyms, plaing English) . Like a bit ago, an astronaut was talking emotionally about how beautiful the views were of the approaching moon, and Houston's CapCom person responded plainly “Copy. Moon joy.”

Listening in to the live Artemis II feed. I love the way they talk about everything (jargon, acronyms, plaing English) . Like a bit ago, an astronaut was talking emotionally about how beautiful the views were of the approaching moon, and Houston's CapCom person responded plainly “Copy. Moon joy.”

Photos of the Week: Holy Week, ‘No Kings,’ Guitar Farm - Office-chair racing in Japan, an orca swimming near Seattle, a sandstorm over the island of Santorini, the launch of NASA’s newest lunar mission, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Today's astronaut footwear: Reeboks, apparently made for the David Clark company, who designed the Orion Crew Survival System (OCSS) suit.

Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II - NASA’s first mission to carry humans beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years is scheduled to launch later today. The 10-day journey will take four astronauts around the moon and back. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos From the Third Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest - More than 3,000 marches and rallies took place yesterday across America during the third “No Kings” event, where millions protested against the policies and actions of the Trump administration. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Fallas Festival, Butterfly Gathering, Beach Violin - Traditional bull racing in Indonesia, puppies rescued from flooding in Hawaii, humanoid robots in China, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

A cluster of illuminated commercial greenhouses near Leamington, Ontario, seen at night from the International Space Station on March 13, 2026. These are huge facilities, lit by LED grow lights, with different hues for different plants. For scale, this image is abt 12.5 miles top-to-bottom (20.1 km)

A cluster of illuminated commercial greenhouses near Leamington, Ontario, seen at night from the International Space Station on March 13, 2026. These are huge facilities, lit by LED grow lights, with different hues for different plants. For scale, this image is abt 12.5 miles top-to-bottom (20.1 km)

Scenes from the Canadian Arctic - Carlos Osorio, a photojournalist with Reuters, recently traveled to Canada’s northern reaches to document military exercises, daily life, robotic testing, wildlife, and more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Eid al-Fitr and the End of Ramadan 2026 - Celebrations of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month of Ramadan, took place this weekend in countries around the world. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth - Blizzard conditions in Wisconsin, lava flows on the island of Réunion, military drills in the Canadian Arctic, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos: Birds in Early Springtime - Recent images of some of our fine feathered friends at work and at play in the warming Northern Hemisphere. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

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Suburban springtime in Massachusetts - when mangled shopping carts emerge once again from the melting mountains of dirty snow in the big-box store parking lots.

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tasty Medals - Ebba Årsjö of Sweden poses with her Paralympic medals after competing in the women’s para Alpine downhill, super-G, combined, and giant-slalom events on Day 9 of the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Golden Smiles - Members of Team USA pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for the para cross-country skiing mixed 4x2.5-kilometer Relay on Day 8 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Giant Slalom - Patrick Halgren of Team USA competes during the Para Alpine Skiing Men's Giant Slalom Standing on day seven of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on March 13, 2026. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Photos of the Week: Reindeer Sprint, Iditarod Trail, Tattoo Festival - Fashion shows in Paris, continued fighting across the Middle East, scenes from the the 2026 Winter Paralympics, and much more. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Here’s a video of some graupel (hail/snow combo) flying by at Stokksnes beach in #Iceland. It’s accumulating in my footprints. [BTW I’ve been posting lots of videos on Instagram as the quality isn’t destroyed there]

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Hard Crash - Audrey Pascual Seco of Team Spain crashes during run one of the para Alpine-skiing-women’s giant-slalom sitting on Day 6 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Mar. 12, 2026. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Curling Gold - Jinqiao Yang & Meng Wang of China's curling team celebrate victory in the wheelchair-curling mixed-doubles gold-medal match on day 5 of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Guided Speed - Team France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace, a visually impaired athlete, races behind guide Perrine Clair in the super-G leg of Men’s Alpine Combined Vision Impaired, at the Paralympic Games, on Mar. 10, 2026. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026 - A collection of this year’s winners and runners-up, selected from more than 12,000 entries. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...