Photographing the Beauty of the North (24 photos)
Today is the 55th anniversary of Earth Day, which was organized in 1970 to remember and appreciate the environment, and our responsibilities and roles within it. On such a day, I thought it would be appropriate to feature some of the remarkable work of Olivier Morin, a photographer with Agence France-Presse, who spends a great deal of time capturing beautiful images of the natural world, largely focusing on northern climates. Gathered below are some of Morin’s photos of the people, animals, and landscapes of the Earth’s arctic and subarctic regions.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 23 Apr 2025 | 5:04 am(NZT)
The Life of Pope Francis, in Photos (25 photos)
Pope Francis, the first pontiff to come from the Americas, died today at the age of 88. Born in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio first joined the Catholic priesthood in 1969. He was named the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was elected pope in 2013, choosing the papal name of Francis. As the new head of the Catholic Church, Francis brought an openness to debate; a renewed focus on the dignity and rights of immigrants, the poor, and Indigenous peoples; and more accommodating views toward LGBTQ issues—though he stopped short of urging significant changes in Church doctrine. Denouncing wasteful consumption, Francis also championed a moral view on environmental issues and our responsibility to care for our planet and one another. Gathered here is a collection of images from the life of Pope Francis.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 21 Apr 2025 | 11:00 pm(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Holy Week, Tapir Calf, Whale Kites (28 photos)
A colorful tulip festival in England, the Irish World Dancing Championships in Dublin, ice climbing in Nepal, a severe dust storm in Iraq, performances from the first weekend of Coachella, piles of remaining abandoned rental bicycles in China, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 19 Apr 2025 | 1:00 am(NZT)
Scenes from Thailand’s Songkran Water Festival (15 photos)
Every April, people across Thailand celebrate Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year festival. During the weekend-long water festival, tourists and locals gather in the streets to take part in wide-ranging water fights. The splashing of water is a sign of respect and well-wishing, as revelers hope to wash away sins and bad luck.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 17 Apr 2025 | 4:51 am(NZT)
Photos: Osaka Expo 2025 (27 photos)
The 2025 Osaka World Exposition opened over the weekend, featuring more than 150 pavilions from countries, regions, and groups around the world. The theme of Osaka Expo 2025 is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”; exhibits and features focus on technological innovation, sustainable development, and the benefits of global cooperation. Planners are expecting more than 28 million visitors over the exposition’s six-month run. Gathered below are some of the scenes from Osaka on and before opening day.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 15 Apr 2025 | 6:14 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Sound Battle, Stork Center, Gorilla Puppet (28 photos)
The Grand National horse race in Liverpool, deadly flooding in Kinshasa, racing pigeons in England, a Nepali New Year festival in Kathmandu, a stranded parachutist in France, a target-jumping competition in Poland, an anti–Elon Musk event in London, and much more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Apr 2025 | 1:00 am(NZT)
The Colors of Spring (21 photos)
The first day of spring was on March 20, and the Northern Hemisphere has again begun to warm, bringing blooming flowers and trees and the return of migrating animals. Gathered here is a small collection of images from recent weeks in North America, Asia, and Europe of people enjoying sunshine, flowering fields, and spring festivals—signs of warmer days to come.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 10 Apr 2025 | 5:45 am(NZT)
Photos: Nationwide Protests Against Trump and Musk (29 photos)
Yesterday, more than 1,200 demonstrations were held across the country, described by organizers as a “National Day of Action,” against the policies and actions of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Thousands took part in these “Hands Off!” protests, gathering and marching in small towns, big cities, and state capitols. Gathered below are images from some of the demonstrations in Massachusetts, Georgia, California, Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Arizona, Washington, D.C., and more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 7 Apr 2025 | 2:07 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Snow Leopard, Fire Fight, Cherry Blossoms (28 photos)
Eid al-Fitr prayers in Indonesia and Senegal, a new volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland, the Ogoh-ogoh festival in Indonesia, the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, unrest at a town hall in Indiana, snowboard cross in Switzerland, and much more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 5 Apr 2025 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Search-and-Rescue Dogs at Work (22 photos)
When search-and-rescue teams deploy to any of the numerous natural or man-made disasters around the world, they bring along their own teams of highly trained dogs to help discover victims in need. When these dogs are not in the field, they frequently take part in training sessions simulating events such as earthquakes, wildfires, and water or avalanche rescues. Gathered below are images of some of these rescue dogs and their handlers, on the job and in training, from the past several years.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 3 Apr 2025 | 5:22 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Raccoon Snack, Tyrannosaurus Race, Speed Skiing (28 photos)
A para-surfing event in Australia, an anti-Hamas protest in the Gaza Strip, Nowruz celebrations in Iraq, deadly wildfires in South Korea, a spiral in the night sky over Sweden, a sea-lion rescue in California, a rally race in Kenya, and much more.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 29 Mar 2025 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest (20 photos)
The winning entries of this year’s World Press Photo Contest have just been announced. This year, according to organizers, 59,320 images were submitted for judging, made by 3,778 photographers. World Press Photo was once more kind enough to share some of this year’s global and regional winners, gathered below.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 28 Mar 2025 | 2:28 am(NZT)
The War in Ukraine Enters Its Fourth Year (25 photos)
This week, a team of U.S. officials are in Saudi Arabia, mediating a set of separate talks with delegations from Russia and Ukraine, working toward a possible limited cease-fire, but the outcome remains uncertain. Meanwhile, frontline fighting and missile attacks continue across Ukraine and into parts of Russia, at an enormous cost of lives, homes, and material. Gathered below are images of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, and of those affected by its continued destruction, from the past several weeks.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 26 Mar 2025 | 5:48 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Hare Boxing, Tea Terrace, Giant’s Causeway (28 photos)
A rally race in Kenya, tornado damage in Mississippi, a marine ranch in China, spring sunshine in England, a Legoland resort in Shanghai, a bright-green river in Chicago, a wife-carrying race in England, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 22 Mar 2025 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 (12 photos)
Organizers of the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards just announced their collection of winners and runners-up. More than 13,000 images were submitted in 11 different categories, celebrating the wildlife and wild spaces found across the United Kingdom. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of this year’s amazing images below. Captions were provided by the photographers.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 20 Mar 2025 | 3:14 am(NZT)
The View From Greenland (24 photos)
Greenland—the largest island in the world (that isn’t a continent) and a self-ruling Danish territory—has recently undergone a national election, seen protests seeking autonomy from Denmark, and has prominently become the target of President Donald Trump, who wants to somehow “get” the territory as part of the United States. Several news agencies recently sent photographers to the cities of Nuuk, Ilulissat, and more to cover the local population, their reactions to the larger stories, and their own moves toward independence. The winning party of the March 11 elections is described by the AP as “a pro-business party that favors a slow path to independence,” and opposes Trump’s recent efforts.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 18 Mar 2025 | 7:28 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Koala Care, Dinosaur King, Fuego Volcano (28 photos)
A train-pulling record attempt in Egypt, long-term flooding in Ecuador, a fire-walking festival in Japan, Holi celebrations in India, wild horses in Turkey, an airshow in Thailand, a pro-Ukraine demonstration in Germany, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 15 Mar 2025 | 2:00 am(NZT)
Photographing the Final Days of World War II in Germany (34 photos)
In the last weeks of World War II, Harold W. Clover, a combat photographer in the S-2 Section of the U.S. Army’s 31st Combat Engineer Battalion, documented the scenes and events around him as his unit pushed from the French Alsace into Nazi Germany, then into Austria, where they served occupation duty, in 1945. Clover donated many of his film negatives to the U.S. National Archives—where I recently visited, digitizing most of these prints below for the first time. Clover’s striking photographs capture the lives of war-weary civilians as well as soldiers—sometimes in a playful light—while still depicting the ugly reality of war.
A photo previously included in this story has been removed because it did not meet The Atlantic's editorial standards.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 14 Mar 2025 | 5:51 am(NZT)
Winners of the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition (24 photos)
The top entries in the 2025 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition were just announced, and competition organizers have once again shared some of the winning and shortlisted photos selected from more than 419,000 submissions in 10 categories: Architecture, Creative, Landscape, Lifestyle, Motion, Natural World & Wildlife, Object, Portraiture, Street Photography, and Travel. Captions were provided by the organizers and photographers.
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 12 Mar 2025 | 4:03 am(NZT)
Photos of the Week: Regimental Goat, Reindeer Run, Orange Battle (28 photos)
A caretaking humanoid robot in Japan, prayers for Pope Francis in Brazil, the Royal Shrovetide Football Match in England, a polar-bear-plunge record attempt in the Czech Republic, a performance at the Academy Awards in Hollywood, a skijoring competition in Colorado, and much more
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Source: The Atlantic Photo | 8 Mar 2025 | 3:00 am(NZT)