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Powerful photos visualize slow creep of climate change in Louisiana

Virginia Hanusik’s everyday images tell the story of a changing coastline

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New York, London, Tokyo get sinister, surrealist spin in new photo series

The dystopic images of Turkish-born, London-based lensman Murat Germen blur the line between observation and interpretation.

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Beauty on the sidewalk: New photos highlight Lisbon storefronts

The impressive photo series is by photographer Sebastian Erras, an explosion of tile typical of the region, carved-stone decorative facade elements, and eye-popping signage.

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15 glorious photos of historic department stores

Here’s a look at some of the world’s most iconic department stores, from Detroit to Paris to Moscow.

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26 gorgeous Christmas trees to inspire you

Should you go with white lights or colorful ones? Pack on the ornaments, or keep the tree bare? Follow a theme, or throw caution to the wind? Color-code or go rogue?

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Stunning Chinese apartment building-mountain showcased in new photos

Fake Hills, an apartment complex inspired by mountains, clocks in at a gob-stopping 492,000 square meters—or about 5.3 million square feet.

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2016’s most popular destinations, according to Instagram

With over 300 million daily active users and 95 million-plus photos and videos uploaded per day, Instagram is one of the world’s most popular social media apps. It’s also a treasure trove of data, aggregating what its users are into and where they...

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Inside Hawaii’s modernist masterpieces

Russian-born architect Val Ossipoff arrived in Hawaii in 1931 and spent decades developing his vision of tropical modernism, with buildings that sprang seamlessly from the local landscape. Here, take a look around some of his most stunning work.

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15 Instagrams of London's snazzy new Design Museum

The conversion of the 1960s building triples the space of the museum’s previous location in East London in Shad Thames, offering nearly 10,000 square meters, or about 107,000 square feet, of gallery space across several levels.

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See Rome's romantic, psychedelic side in a new photo series

Using an infrared camera, photographer Milán Rácmolnár takes a view of Rome that is both uncanny and romantic, putting a new spin on a city that is one of the world’s most tourist-thronged.

The 20 best architecture photographs of the year

Each of the shortlisted images will be exhibited at the World Architecture Fair in November, with the winner to be announced at the gala dinner.

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10 Instagram accounts for people who love abandoned places

This Halloween, embrace the haunted, eerie, and grotesque right on your phones with these spooktacular Instagram accounts documenting everything from crumbling rural farmhouses to decaying World War II fortresses.

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Philadelphia’s abandoned power plants look like steampunk temples

New photobook Palazzos of Power explores the neoclassical grandeur of these artifacts of the early electric age

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Paris storefronts take center stage in charming photos

The project aims to tell the story of City of Lights through the facades, window displays and signage of its storefronts.

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Explore the world in miniature with these incredible tilt-shift films

For the past five years, Berlin-based filmmaker Joerg Daiber has been transforming locales all over the globe into amusing miniature worlds. From Chicago to Hong Kong to the Ardennes in Belgium, no place seems unshrinkable for Daiber’s "Little Big...

MoMA just released photos from every single exhibition since 1929

Architecture and design highlights from a new public archive showing the museum's entire exhibition history.

9 cool Instagram accounts that spotlight architectural details

There seems to be an Instagram account for everything these days, including pages that’ll satisfy our most niche architectural fascinations. Here, we round up nine accounts that highlight amazing doors, floors, ceilings, and more.

10 Instagram accounts nature lovers should know

In honor of the National Park Service’s 100th birthday, officially celebrated today, we decided to dive deep to find the best photos of America’s prettiest places.

North Korean capital's Soviet-inspired ‘60s and ‘70s architecture captured in new photos

A new photo series by French lensman Raphael Olivier documents his turn in the DPRK, who used a state-approved travel agency to book an architecture tour in the country last month.

Atmospheric midcentury architecture, as captured by legendary lensman Julius Shulman

Any lover of midcentury modern architecture will probably have come across the work of legendary architectural photographer Julius Shulman. A new three-book set will showcase his vast portfolio.

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Reviving Polaroid: 6 photographers take on the new I-1 instant camera

It’s the first new camera to use the original Polaroid format in two decades, but it also introduces an incredible level of digital control. Here’s how the photos look.

Muscular concrete bridges of Seoul celebrated in new photo series

Each bridge in Diestro’s series has a distinct personality, showcasing both the brawn and beauty of the South Korean capital’s spans.

Tokyo’s neon-drenched cityscapes celebrated in new photo series

Belgium-based lensman Xavier Portela documents and, in post-production, heightens this color palette, crafting works that cross anime and documentarian sensibilities.

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Metro systems' rugged charms focus of new photo series

In his new series, Montreal-based lensman Chris M. Forsyth focuses on the dramatic, colorful, and downright compelling transit stations of Stockholm, Berlin, and Munich.

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Gorgeous photos capture Oscar Niemeyer’s unfinished work in Lebanon

The photos are the work of Paris-andBeirut-based lensman Anthony Saroufim.

Dream of Venice Architecture captures ancient city adrift in modern world

Few cities offer as scenic a setting as canal-lined Venice, with a tapestry of buildings lining the waterways, all uniquely designed to stand out in this singular setting. It’s a centuries old artifact adrift in the modern world, making it a...

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A photographer captures Chicago's urban patchwork

Angie McMonigal's Urban Quilt photo series forces viewers to zoom in on the small details of her city's architectural history

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10 Stellar Travel Photography Instagram Accounts to Follow

With summer upon us, here's a look at some of our favorite Instagram accounts that spotlight great travel photography, from Venice to Tel Aviv, and New York City to Portland, Oregon.

Drone Photos Offer Bird's Eye View of World's Beaches, Pools, and More

German photographer Stephan Zirwes has earned a reputation for himself by hanging out of helicopters and snapping aerial photography. Now, armed with a drone, he's taken a high-resolution video and the stills are on view at a French gallery.

Inside the Tate Modern's New Extension by Herzog & de Meuron

The new extension, designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron, was photographed by Iwan Baan in a series of photos that reveal a gorgeous torquing pyramid of a building.

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America’s Magnificent Midcentury Rest Stops Were Real Roadside Attractions

The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside collects photos of these quirky relics of a lost age of travel.

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NYC's Central Park Gets Psychedelic New Look in Infrared Photographs

Italian lensman Paolo Pettigiani captures New York City's Central Park with an infrared camera that turns the oasis's green and blue into vivid pink and turquoise.