'Black is Beautiful' photographer Kwame Brathwaite has died at 85
Kwame Brathwaite spent some six decades chronicling Black life, culture and activism. He's credited with helping found the "Black is Beautiful" movement.
Photography
A must-see sunset spectacle at Monument Valley
A sunset spectacle featuring two mitten-shaped rock formations played out this week at Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation along the Arizona and Utah border.
Mr. Whiskers is ready for his close-up: When an artist's pet is also their muse
Pablo Picasso made studies of Lump, an adored dachshund. And Frida Kahlo's catalogue is packed with self-portraits featuring her pet monkeys and parrots.
Revisiting Larry Sultan's 'Pictures from Home,' a photo memoir of post-WWII life
The new Broadway show, Pictures from Home, draws on the late photographer's memoir about his childhood in the baby boom generation in Southern California. Originally broadcast in 1989.
Photographing the levity and macabre of living through the war in Ukraine
NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with photographer Carol Guzy, about her most recent photo essay, which documents a young couple living with the effects of the Ukraine war.
Immerse yourself in this colossal desert 'City' — but leave the selfie stick at home
Michael Heizer began work on his massive installation in the Nevada desert more than 50 years ago. One of the largest artworks in the world, it cost $40 million (so far) and is now open to the public.
Editors' picks: Our best global photos of 2022 range from heart-rending to hopeful
The eye of the camera told the stories of kangaroo care for human babies, Angola's intrepid female de-miners, Ukrainian refugees who find a warm — and familiar — welcome in Brazil and more.
These photos show how daily life continues as Kyiv enters its 2nd winter of war
Winter has come with hardships from war, but life in Kyiv goes on. Soldiers attend church. Opera performances continue. People go ice skating and shop at holiday markets, using headlamps in the dark.
We're not lion: The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are a good laugh
Jennifer Hadley claimed the top prize for her photo of a 3-month-old lion cub tumbling out of a tree in the Serengeti region of Tanzania.
Maya Lin doesn't like the spotlight — but the Smithsonian is shining a light on her
Heavily criticized 40 years ago for her Vietnam Veterans' Memorial design, the artist-architect-activist prefers to talk about her artistic process rather than her life