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Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2025

October 15, 2025

A microscopic image of a rice weevil perched on a grain of rice

The Trumpian Fantasy of WhiteHouse.gov

Kaitlyn Tiffany

October 9, 2025

Photo illustration of White House design

Behind The Atlantic’s November 2025 Issue Cover

Peter Mendelsund

November 2025 Issue

painting of tableau of figures from early American society both standing and seated, with heavy red drapes and pastoral scene behind

What We Learned Filming The American Revolution

Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt

November 2025 Issue

photo of person in winter gear and large camera on tripod covered with umbrella in snow-covered landscape with colonial house and split-rail fence

Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100

October 7, 2025

The blue head and back, snowy white neck, and rusty red upper chest of a kingfisher fills the right half of the frame.

The Wonder Reader

The Wonder of a Nature Photo

October 4, 2025

A goat peers over a gate; hands are on the gate on either side of its head, giving the appearance that the goat has human hands.

Photos: The Colors of Fall

October 2, 2025

A motorcyclist rides on a two-lane highway past trees with fall colors.

Photos of the Week: Rainy Games, Police Pups, Beard Championship

September 26, 2025

A large art installation, looking like a small, two-story brick dwelling that appears to be floating about 50 feet above a city square, with thick roots hanging beneath the structure.

Winners of the 2025 Natural Landscape Photography Awards

September 24, 2025

Sunlight streams through gaps in a forest filled with twisted and moss-covered trees, ferns, and large stones.

Photos of the Week: Adventure Pyramid, Albino Alligator, Emerald Lake

September 19, 2025

A drone display creates an image of the late Pope Francis while flying over St Peter's Square.

Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025

September 18, 2025

Two humpback whales, seen underwater, swimming side-by-side in very similar postures, surrounded by many rays of sunlight reaching into the darker water beyond.

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards

September 17, 2025

A tight view of two ravens standing close together

AI Is Grown, Not Built

Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares

September 15, 2025

A microchip grows from the ground

What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz

David A. Graham

October 2025 Issue

black-and-white photo of two men in suits taken from low angle, one dancing with arms out and one sitting on chair playing piano

Photos of the Week: Humanoid Olympiad, Finger Wrestling, Haystack Rock

September 5, 2025

A line of pyrotechnic displays and fireworks erupt as stunt planes fly overhead.

Photos: Back to School

September 4, 2025

A boy wearing a backpack sprints gleefully from his mother's arms.

Photos: A Deadly Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan

September 3, 2025

A man sits amid the ruins of an earthquake-damaged house, in Afghanistan.

A Truly Great Statue of a Sports Hero

August 30, 2025

A photo-illustration of a statue of Arthur Ashe set against a green background

Photos of the Week: Night Surfing, Load Testing, Tomato Fight

August 29, 2025

People stand on a hillside as a jet fighter flies past very closely.

Photos of the Week: Monorail Rescue, Human Pyramid, Mountain Ritual

August 22, 2025

Female soldiers stand side-by-side in close formation, seen from the side.

Photos: Driving a Century-Old Church Down the Road

August 21, 2025

A tall wooden church, supported by steel beams mounted atop wheeled tractors, moves slowly down a road, seen from above.

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 Finalists

August 18, 2025

An orca breaches near a beach in Puget Sound, as people photograph it from shore.

Photos of the Week: River Canyon, Mountain Brook, Cliff Bookstore

August 15, 2025

A man wearing a traditional costume and mask, covered entirely in burrs

The Colors of the World, Seen From the International Space Station

August 12, 2025

Green and red streaks of light from an aurora appear above the Earth, seen from orbit, with part of the International Space Station visible at center.

No Parents Allowed

September 2025 Issue

detail of photo of teen boy in red and blue jersey sitting with hands clasped and leaning against wall covered in cut-out magazine pages and sports posters

The Atlantic Daily

A Novel That Skewers Meritocracy

August 10, 2025

empty classroom

The Woman Who Perfected Flower Painting

September 2025 Issue

detail from still-life oil painting of flowers and grapes with butterfly and stone arch in background

Photos of the Week: Alligator Dip, Steeplechase Stumble, Friendship Day

August 8, 2025

Soldiers fire a large anti-aircraft gun from the back of a truck in a sunflower field, at night, the muzzle flash illuminating the sunflowers.

Homes Still Aren’t Designed for a Body Like Mine

July 28, 2025

illustration of a house in the middle of a maze

Photos of the Week: Trust Jump, Canyon Lightning, Chuck-Wagon Race

July 18, 2025

A performer leaps, avoiding a charging bull in a bullring.

Weird, Wonderful Photos From the Archives

July 17, 2025

A goat peers over a gate; hands are on the gate on either side of its head, giving the appearance that the goat has human hands.

Photos of the Week: Sea Bull, Rainbow Fortress, Sand Shogun

July 11, 2025

A reporter holds their microphone up to a cat that is lying comfortably on pavement in front of 10 Downing Street in London.

Photos: The Scale of China’s Solar-Power Projects

July 10, 2025

An aerial view of solar panels covering several hillsides

Photos: Deadly Flooding in Texas

July 7, 2025

Search-and-rescue workers dig through debris alongside a recently flooded riverbed.

Photos: Europe Swelters Under a Heat Dome

July 2, 2025

Women look on as a man stands in a fountain to cool off on a hot summer day.

A Photo Appreciation of Life in Our Oceans

July 1, 2025

A bottlenose dolphin swims beneath a crashing wave.