Hurst didn’t become a writer, but he fashioned himself into the kind of character that a writer might wish they had imagined: an astute antiquarian, a swashbuckling adventurer, a pioneering tastemaker, a lover, and, periodically, a photographer. In typically defiant fashion, he also realized his father’s fears. His first serious photographic foray, undertaken in the…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Mangroves play a crucial role in coastal ecosystems, buffering hurricane damage, storing carbon, and providing a safe haven for diverse wildlife. The Mangrove Photography Awards celebrate the ecological superhero by raising awareness around conservation efforts through stunning imagery. Last…
Yet there’s very little drama in Gowin’s pictures, and any plot is sketchy or buried. The elders here are generally all of a piece—stoic, patient, dressed as simply and modestly as possible. Four sisters, Fannie, Bernice, Gertrude, and Edith’s mother, Reva, pose in loosely fitted housedresses that they made themselves from pretty printed gingham fabric…
Rauschenberg returned to Black Mountain for the summer of 1951. By then, the photographers Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan were teaching at the school, along with Hazel Larsen Archer, who had overlapped with Rauschenberg in 1949 and captured his love of movement and of grace in a photograph of her own. (Her picture shows Rauschenberg…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. After almost 90,000 votes, Austrian photographer Josef Stefan’s image (seen below) of a lynx batting a rodent like a toy took the top prize of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award 2026. “The journey to take…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species. The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards opened for entries this week and to hype up the 2026 competition, the top wildlife photography competition for not-so-serious animals has released outtakes…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s the longest river in the world, full of unique creatures, weaving and winding 3,700 miles across lush rainforests and three countries. The vital Amazon River is a lifeline for flora and fauna alike. The mighty river is celebrated…
