Photo of the Week
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Another Finalist in This Year’s Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest…
According to the photographer (Irina Denisova), this photograph was influenced by paintings from Pablo Picasso's Blue Period. Textures developed using artificial intelligence were used in processing.
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Costume Designer Crafts Opera's Elaborate Set Cloths
A finalist in this year’s Smithsonian Magazine photo contest, this photo by Frederic Aranda shows costume/set designer John Macfarlane at work on set cloths for the Valencia Opera’s production of Tchaikovsky’s…
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The 25 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World
There is no such thing as “The World’s 10 Most Scenic Villages,” just as there is no such thing as “The World’s 15 Most Beautiful Men (or Women).” But that has never stopped me from clicking on such teasers –…
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An Entry in Smithsonian Magazine’s Annual Photo Contest
Longfin Bannerfish Nibbling at a Jellyfish Near Qaruh Island (Kuwait)
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America’s 20 Most Beautiful Skylines
Pictured above: Chicago’s skyline. See all 20 here.
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A Fisherman Walking Across the Dry Bed of the Amazon River
In 2023, parts of the Amazon experienced an extreme drought, the worst in over a century. Communities affected by the drought lost access to drinking water, transportation, and other necessities of daily life…
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Prize Winners from the 24th Annual Hampton Beach Sand Sculpture Classic
First prize of $6,000 went to David Ducharme for this sculpture – “Sofia’s Cradle” – depicting the Greek goddess of wisdom. The cradle beneath her resembles a nest, “a space,” Ducharme explained, “where wisdom…
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Earthrise” 1968
You’ve no doubt seen this photo before. It was recently included in a New York Times feature titled “25 Photos That Defined the Modern Age.” Here’s the copy that went along with it: On Christmas Eve 1968…
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Flamingone
The real photo of a real flamingo that won an AI photography competition. Read the story here.
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A Lenticular Cloud Over the Merapi Volcano in Java, Indonesia
A Lenticular Cloud Over the Merapi Volcano in Java, Indonesia Lenticular (stationary, lens-shaped) clouds often appear above mountains. Click here to watch how they’re formed.
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A Secretary Bird Swallowing Its Prey
A Secretary Bird Swallowing Its Prey Here’s how the photographer, Dr. Johann J. Botha, describes what we’re seeing here: “The secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is an endangered species, but you do come…
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Camouflage
A blade of grass helps to camouflage a seahorse, keeping it safe from the many predators in the ocean.
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Simple Pleasures
Walking the dog on the beach.
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Portrait of Huli Tribesmen
This was the “Readers Choice” winner in Smithsonian Magazine’s 2023 Photo Contest. The Huli is an indigenous Melanesian tribe in the Hela Province of Papua New Guinea. There are more than 250,000 Huli, making…
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Moon Shadow
Researchers on board the International Space Station captured this view of the moon’s shadow over parts of North America during the solar eclipse on April 8.
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Argentine Zoo Struggles To Survive Pandemic's Economic Toll
A lion at Luján Zoo in Buenos Aires, Argentina The zoo provides a home for animals rescued from circuses, animal trafficking, and private collections. Losing its main source of money due to the effects of the…
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Walrus Wading Through Arctic Waters
A walrus wades in the chilly waters near the Magdalenefjorden fjord
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From the World Press Photo Contest…
Lotomau Fiafia, 72, a community elder on Kioa Island in Fiji, stands with his grandson at the point where he remembers the shoreline used to be when he was a boy.
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