I'd like to introduce our readers to The Atlantic's new Photo section, an expanded home for photography at TheAtlantic.com. This new section features not only an updated look, but more variety in formats, wider images for bigger screens, and a design that works well across a range of mobile devices.
As the editor of the Photo section, I'll continue to publish long-form photo essays nearly every day, as I have for years, in a series we'll still call In Focus, but I'll also start publishing shorter posts—often just a single noteworthy image—under a new category we're calling Burst. I'm really excited to be able to share even more high-quality photography with even more readers.
Highlights:
- Photo widths now range from 320 pixels wide for handheld devices, up to 1500 pixels for bigger screens.
- Each photo is individually shareable.
- The navigation, layout, and overall look are much cleaner.
- There is a full-screen option, along with familiar keyboard shortcuts to navigate from one photo to the next.
Qs & As:
Why the new name?
We needed a framework to accommodate both the kinds of photo essay I traditionally did with "In Focus" and new formats—for example, "Burst" posts, which will be short, usually featuring a single photo. Thinking of that framework as The Atlantic's Photo section made sense to us, particularly given the architecture of the site as a whole. Now the work I do will be better integrated into that architecture and less a standalone "blog."
What happened to In Focus?
In Focus is still here, and will still be published with the same frequency; it's just a series in the Photo section now. Any updates you've subscribed to through RSS, newsletters, social media, or otherwise should continue to work exactly as they have.
Why change the design?
