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Scenes From an American Insurrection

Photos depicting the chaos at the Capitol, unlike anything else witnessed in recent U.S. history

• The Atlantic Editors
• January 6, 2021

The Life of a Little Black Boy in America

The joys and vulnerabilities of a Black childhood, as seen from a father’s gaze

• Ena Alvarado
• December 20, 2020

A Marching Band’s ‘Mountaintop’

How the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps prepared for the big parade

• Rachel Gutman-Wei
• November 25, 2020

The Letters That Outgoing Presidents Wrote to Their Successors

Each one reminds us what a peaceful—and gracious—transfer of power looks like.

• Alex Kalman
• November 14, 2020

Photos of California’s Suffocating Smoke

A photographer rushed home to California to capture scenes from a historic fire season.

• Jacob Stern
• September 13, 2020

Photos From the March on Washington

On the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, thousands gathered to demand social justice.

• Emily Jan
• August 30, 2020

When Crime Photography Started to See Color

Six decades ago, Gordon Parks, Life magazine’s first black photographer, revolutionized what a crime photo could look like. A new book reexamines one of his most powerful and prescient projects.

• Bill Shapiro
• June 16, 2020

Don’t Spit! Pandemic Posters Through the Years

Before technology allowed us to alarm ourselves with up-to-the-minute information, public-health messages were communicated using a fundamental graphic medium: the poster.

• Alicia Yin Cheng
• April 19, 2020

The Visible Exhaustion of Doctors and Nurses Fighting the Coronavirus

Documenting the marks the pandemic is leaving on medical professionals in Italy

• Amy Weiss-Meyer
• March 27, 2020