A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth between Europe and China.
At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.
A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.
Starting her career at 48, she bent a new art form to challenge the conventions of studio photography.
An influential photography critic, she wrote essays, newspaper columns and books, including a notable biography of the photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White.
A couple visiting the Palazzo Maffei museum were posing for photos pretending to sit on Nicola Bolla’s “Van Gogh” chair, when the man accidentally sat down on the artwork, smashing it.
Re-enacting battles from Vietnam demonstrates how war can be mythologized.
He was a prominent member of the Kamoinge Workshop, a collective that nurtured Black photographers at a time when they were marginalized by the mainstream.
The image of the pop star on her knees seems designed to provoke. Is it regressive or just retro?
Published images must be genuine in every way. We do not use A.I. to generate images to represent real events or situations.
Archival photographs, fashion layouts and anecdotes from celebrity clients: A new book is devoted to all things Valentino.
A fashion photographer, he built a do-it-yourself life on 40 lonely acres in West Texas, living like a modern-day Thoreau and telling millions of his experience on a blog.
How do you show 450 Arbus photos? In a maze of an exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory. Our critic suggests taking them on one at a time.
The Beach Boys leader was one of pop music’s most acclaimed visionaries, whose creative success was tempered by personal battles.
Three weeks after my mother died, my brother moved in with me. In our grief I emerged as a kind of father.
A trust apocalypse is here.
A trust apocalypse is here.
The photographer Nathaniel Butler reflects on his enduring images of stars like Bill Russell, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.
Her show at the American Academy of Arts and Letters highlights the delicate art of refusing to play the game of identity politics.
A picture taken recently by a Japanese company’s spacecraft shows how your interpretation of objective reality can be tested by the power of illusion.
The official photograph of the president’s second term has the gloss of his 1980s architecture, but its A.I.-like haze is pure 2025.
In his first art exhibition in nearly a decade, the actor and painter draws from the frenetic energy of his youth, and from the empathy of his mother, the photographer Sylvia Plachy.
His photos and graphic design for the Chicago-based company cemented its artistic reputation. He also painted and served as Dance Magazine’s art director.
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the planning, costs and day-of logistics involved in creating picture-perfect wedding moments.
A photographer’s patient technique revealed that the wild canines are flourishing in the city.
Thousands of New Yorkers are flocking to iconic indoor and outdoor venues to cheer on the best Knicks team in decades. Will the party end tonight?
A professional photographer shares his best lessons from a decade of capturing Manhattanhenge.
The congressman from Harlem was a force on Capitol Hill — and a familiar presence on the streets he represented for decades.
A photographer covered protests in the city after George Floyd was murdered. Five years later, he is still working on the story of a city.
Las fotografías de la pandemia de coronavirus dan testimonio de una época de encierro y aislamiento. También evocan lo que perdimos y la resiliencia en un momento de crisis.
New York Times photographers covered Covid-19 throughout the world. These pictures, and the moments behind them, stayed with them.
Artists spoke to The Times about how grief and loss drive creativity. Photographs accompanying the text allow space for readers to insert their own emotions.
Including titles by Janet Malcolm, Patricia Engel, Tracy Kidder and more.
Family reunions, play dates and holidays never looked so good. But for some, isolation and sadness linger.
Caring for seriously ill patients needing round-the-clock attention during the pandemic has added layers of commitment.
A team of reporters and photographers profiled 10 city centers across the country, all in varying stages of economic recovery and transformation.