Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
Photography
Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
Viewfinder
See All
Robert Rauschenberg’s Penchant for Invention and Spectacle
In 2007, he and Merce Cunningham put a new twist on a famous 1981 sculpture.
By the Horns
Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Edward Burtynsky’s Warning
What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.
Newsletter
The Atlantic Photo Alerts
News stories told by some of the best photojournalists in the world.
Subject to The Atlantic's Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions
Photos of the Week: Horse Library, Classroom Cat, Tumbling Panda
A Hindu festival in Bangladesh, snowfall in northern China, fighting in Yemen, a plane crash in Brazil, a gathering of pelicans in Israel, Bonfire Night in England, and much more
Autumn Colors and Autumn Chill
One last look at the colorful beauty of this autumn, seen across the Northern Hemisphere
The Journey of Little Amal
Images of an 11-foot-tall puppet, depicting a Syrian refugee girl, that has traveled 5,000 miles in recent months
Photos of the Week: Goth Weekend, Dark Moon, Dead Sea
Diwali celebrations in India, a walk through a pond in Belgium, a glacier in Argentina, anti-government protests in Bangkok, a foggy sunrise over San Francisco, and much more
A Photo Trip to the Faroe Islands
Images of this rugged, treeless archipelago located in the North Atlantic, about halfway between Norway and Iceland
Celebrating the Day of the Dead, 2021
Images of celebrations of this year’s Día de Muertos
Photos of the Week: Funeral Fair, Sinking House, Giant Duck
A landslide in California, art installations at the Giza pyramids, a saffron harvest in Iran, a carp haul in the Czech Republic, autumn colors in the Dolomites, and much more
Photos: The Spirit of Halloween 2021
Images that take a look at some scary (and fun) pre-Halloween festivities around the world
Travels With Boji: Istanbul’s Commuter Dog
The photographer Chris McGrath recently joined Boji, an Istanbul street dog, as he made his daily rounds on the city’s subways, ferries, trams, and buses.
Photos of the Week: Pony Man, Ancient Sword, Foam Fight
Container ships at the Port of Los Angeles, morning light on mountains in Switzerland, a wearable soft toy in France, drag racing in Tennessee, glacier exploration in Austria, and much more