Photography

March 12, 2023

Brilliance in the Sonoran Desert

TUCSON, Ariz. — To experience the gemstone trade in all its polyglot glory, jewelers from around the world have a beloved annual ritual: For about three […]
March 9, 2023

Bob Dylan Always Gives the Camera What It Wants

A new ad campaign for the fashion brand Céline reveals the 81-year-old troubadour’s hidden talent. On a frigid New York afternoon in February 1963, Bob Dylan […]
February 24, 2023

Tina Barney: The Photographer’s Origin Story

Tina Barney was home alone in Watch Hill, R.I., during 2020 and needed a Covid quarantine project. While many were cleaning their closets, the acclaimed photographer […]
January 24, 2023

Gen Z Embraces the Distorted Selfie Using Traffic Mirrors

Mercedes Jimenez-Cortes often takes pictures of herself in the domed mirrors that hang in parking garages. The mirrors turn an everyday scene surreal, bending concrete like […]
January 7, 2023

The Hottest Gen Z Gadget Is a 20-Year-Old Digital Camera

Young people are opting for point-and-shoots and blurry photos. Last spring, Anthony Tabarez celebrated prom like many of today’s high schoolers: dancing the night away and […]
January 2, 2023

Dakar Street Style: A Photo Portfolio

DAKAR, Senegal — The clash of cranes and bulldozers and the abundance of concrete and pipes as one walks through the streets signal where Dakar is […]
December 15, 2022

What Made You Look in 2022: Best Style Photos of the Year

Most mornings on the Styles desk, a small group of editors meets to look through dozens of photos that have been filed for upcoming stories. We […]
November 26, 2022

American Rituals

Abiquiú, New Mexico At the Monastery of Christ in the Desert, a remote abbey beside the Chama River in northern New Mexico, some two dozen Benedictine […]
November 8, 2022

Jimmy DeSana, Downtown Pioneer and Provocateur, Goes Mainstream

The photographer moved effortlessly between scenes: No Wave music, performance, queer subcultures, downtown nightlife, the Pictures Generation and mail art. A list of things Jimmy DeSana […]
October 31, 2022

Fragile, Delicate, Free: Glimpses of Circus Life, at Sea

They arrive from the port with their colorful clothes and their well-worn musical instruments, parading through the village and performing at the various squares. Islanders view […]