new video loaded: Photographing 52 Places to Go in 2026 <img src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/05/arts/52-places-thumb-3/52-places-thumb-3-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width Every year the New York Times’s Travel desk compiles the 52 places to go. Gabriela Bhaskar visits two locations. By Gabriela Bhaskar, Karen Hanley and Stephanie Swart January 6, 2026 Watch Today’s Videos
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Trump Whines About Windmills Killing Eagles With Weirdest Photo Ever
“As far as American citizens, the vast majority of American citizens, especially that the U.S. Border patrol has arrested, many of those citizens assaulted federal officers, assaulted border patrol agents, in the performance of our duties,” Bovino said. “Anyone that assaults a federal officer, you’re gonna go to jail.” The Homeland Security Department released a […]
Read Moreálvaro siza shapes light and shadow in porto monastery captured by david altrath
David Altrath captures historic Monastery in Porto Hamburg-based photographer David Altrath presents his latest project documenting the historic monastery at Leça do Balio in Porto, Portugal, alongside Álvaro Siza Vieira’s white-concrete extension. The monastery, with roots in Roman-era foundations and medieval pilgrim routes, has been revitalized by the Foundation Livraria Lello as a cultural headquarters and […]
Read Moregerwyn davies’ sculptural costumes reshape the body in dazzling self-portraits
Gerwyn Davies performs presence through costume design Gerwyn Davies treats the photographic portrait as a stage for disappearance in his ongoing body of work. The Sydney-based artist engineers elaborately costumed selves that gleam under studio lighting, swell into sculptural proportions, and refuse to reveal a face. What appears at first to be hypervisibility, sequins, vinyl, […]
Read MoreTOP 10 photography projects of 2025
LOOKING BACK AT THE TOP 10 photography stories OF THE YEAR Moments from 2025 were captured through the lenses of photographers across the globe, showcasing a diverse range of projects that caught our eye here at designboom. Spanning expansive volumes and standalone series, artists offered compelling glimpses of the world, from Christopher Herwig’s vibrant documentation […]
Read Moresunlight draws the images in nicolas grospierre’s velvet heliograms
Nicolas Grospierre renders sunlight visible in Heliograms Polish-French artist Nicolas Grospierre presents Heliograms, a photography-adjacent series currently on show in the Salle de Salomon at the Royal Łazienki Palace in Warsaw, on view until December 31, 2026. The project centers on a singular technique: images formed not by camera, lens, or chemical development, but through […]
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screen remote controller ruko U11MINI 4K (RC3) flies high with phone-free photography
Ruko U11MINI 4K (RC3) makes aerial photography accessible to everyone Ruko introduces the Ruko U11MINI 4K (RC3) Screen Remote Controller Edition, an ultra-compact drone designed to make aerial photography more accessible for beginners, travelers, and everyday creators seeking a streamlined, phone-free flying experience. Building on the original, the new version arrives with an integrated screen […]
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bodybuilding photobook captures strangely familiar sequences in melbourne’s streets
Melanie Cobham captures Melbourne’s urban atmosphere ‘Bodybuilding’ is a photographic series by Melanie Cobham exploring feelings of displacement and belonging through documentary and street photography. Shot on 35mm film, the images offer a contemplative yet playful portrait of Melbourne’s urban landscape from the perspective of an outsider. Created in a time marked by isolation, Cobham […]
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martin parr and the legacy that shaped contemporary photography
How Martin Parr’s career marked contemporary photography Martin Parr, one of the most influential photographers of his generation, passed away on December 6th, 2025, in Bristol at the age of 73. A central figure in contemporary documentary photography, he reshaped how visual culture reads everyday life, elevating the ordinary, the awkward, and the unguarded with […]
Read MoreOut of the Office: Aurora’s performance was worth the wait
If I were to tally up the hours I’ve spent trying to find the aurora borealis, they would likely add up to weeks. Searching for them is like trying to bake cookies with a pantry some invisible entity stocks at random. The recipe calls for just three ingredients: Geomagnetic activity powerful enough for the human […]
Read MoreThe Shocking Price of Groceries in Rural Alaska
The village of Unalakleet, on the western coast of Alaska, is accessible only by plane, boat, or—depending on the time of year—snowmobile. Most of the items in the village’s two grocery stores arrive by cargo plane. Food is expensive everywhere in the state, but, as we report in a New Republic feature story, it is […]
Read MoreInside the Hunger Crisis in America’s Last Frontier
By the time fruits and vegetables finally make it to the more rural villages in the region Kawerak serves, Lizak said, they are often halfway to their expiration date, or even already rotting. “And that’s if you can afford it,” Lizak continued. “Which you can’t.” When the Senate passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act […]
Read Moreeleven lenses on moon walker camera capture multi-angle animated sequences
Moon Walker Multi Cam Captures Motion from eleven Angles Moon Walker Multi Cam by Woodlabo is a photographic installation designed to capture simultaneous images from multiple perspectives. The system employs eleven cameras, each triggered instantaneously from distinct viewpoints, producing a composite animated sequence in Boomerang format. Structurally, Moon Walker features an aluminum internal frame. The […]
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photographer suzanne jongmans recreates renaissance portraits using packaging materials
Suzanne Jongmans recreates paintings with recycled materials Suzanne Jongmans bridges centuries of image-making in her retrospective Rewriting History, on view at Dordts Patriciërshuis in Dordrecht, Netherlands, until October 26th, 2025. Within the stately 18th-century townhouse, Jongmans’ photographs, eerily reminiscent of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, confront visitors with an unexpected tension, as beneath their luminous serenity […]
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Republicans Caught Using Fake Image to Lie for Trump About Portland
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files,” Massie wrote on X Sunday afternoon, adding that Johnson “doesn’t want that […]
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Republicans Caught Using Fake Image to Lie About Portland “Riots”
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files,” Massie wrote on X Sunday afternoon, adding that Johnson “doesn’t want that […]
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spaces for listening: the architecture of japan’s jazz kissa documented in new book
Jazz Kissa: The Soul of Japanese Listening Culture A new book by photographer Katsumasa Kusunose documents the enduring presence of jazz kissa, Japan’s distinctive jazz cafés characterized by intimate interior design for dedicated listening spaces. Titled Jazz Kissa: The Soul of Japanese Listening Culture, the book assembles more than fifteen years of Kusunose’s work, presenting […]
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alastair philip wiper photographs the secret city in oak ridge national laboratory, tennessee
Inside the oak ridge national laboratory in tennessee, USA Alastair Philip Wiper documents the inside of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA, in the photography project, The Secret City. In the series, the photographer captures the machinery and spaces inside the infrastructure, which was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. […]
Read Moreform, precision, pattern: inside the symmetrical photography world of brad walls
from pools to pointe, brad walls captures precision from above Brad Walls doesn’t just take photos, he reimagines how we see the world. The Australian-born, New York–based visual artist has carved a niche in the art world through his signature aerial style, turning movement and everyday spaces into clean, graphic compositions. Whether it’s ballet dancers, […]
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Our Photographer Reflects on Her 9/11 Images
new video loaded: Our Photographer Reflects on Her 9/11 Images By Ruth Fremson, Laura Bult, Coleman Lowndes and David Seekamp•September 11, 2025 Ruth Fremson, a New York Times photographer who captured the moments when the twin towers fell, describes what she witnessed on Sept. 11, 2001, and the days afterward.
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‘brutalist interiors’ explores hidden life behind concrete facades across the globe
Brutalist Interiors: Concrete Spaces Around the World Behind the stark facades of concrete landmarks lies a world of interior spaces that are seldom seen yet deeply influential. The Brutalist Interiors book, edited by Derek Lamberton and published by Blue Crow Media, uncovers these hidden environments — civic halls, sacred structures, social housing complexes, and private […]
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christopher herwig captures the dazzling designs of south asia’s trucks and tuk tuks
christopher herwig frames south asia’s decorated vehicles After capturing Soviet bus stops and metro stations (find designboom’s previous coverage here), Christopher Herwig now shifts his attention to the roads of South Asia. His forthcoming book Trucks and Tuks, published by FUEL, documents the vibrant artwork found on ordinary vehicles. Over four years and 10,000 kilometers, […]
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concrete, mon amour: stefano perego’s book captures a decade of modernist architecture
Concrete, mon amour: The Raw Imprint of Modernism Italian photographer Stefano Perego presents Concrete, mon amour: The Raw Imprint of Modernism, a photographic study of modernist concrete architecture spanning 98 buildings across 29 countries. Documented over ten years between 2015 and 2025, the book explores the formal and material language of concrete structures built in […]
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sasquatch 617: a panoramic film camera that captures wide, uninterrupted landscapes
A panoramic camera built to capture uninterrupted landscapes The Sasquatch 617 is a panoramic, medium-format film camera developed by industrial designer Derek Chiang in collaboration with industrial and graphic designer Ellie Kim. The project responds to the challenge of capturing wide, uninterrupted landscapes beyond the limits of standard photographic framing. Unlike stitched digital panoramas, which […]
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Through The Lens Of L. Kasimu Harris
Source: L.Kasimu Harris / iOne Digital NewsOne had the unique opportunity to team up with renowned photographer and New Orleans native L. Kasimu Harris for our documentary, 20 Years Later: Katrina. The film, hosted by Harris, takes viewers on a journey through two decades of transformation after Hurricane Katrina—seen through the lens of his powerful […]
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from ducks to spaceships: ‘weird buildings’ explores unconventional architecture worldwide
Weird Buildings: A Global Survey of Unconventional Architecture Weird Buildings, with text by Imogen Fortes and published by Hoxton Mini Press, explores some of the most unusual and imaginative architectural creations around the world. The book collects photographs of structures that challenge conventional design, showcasing buildings that are playful, provocative, and visually surprising. From homes […]
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ewelina bialoszewska adds seeds into photo book so viewers can plant and grow it after use
Ewelina Bialoszewska creates plantable photo book Ewelina Bialoszewska embeds seeds into her homemade photo book, so viewers can plant and grow the album after. Rightly named Growing Album, the project combines photography with agriculture by producing a plantable image journal made from paper that contains seeds. Users can plant the entire book in soil to […]
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Trump Crashes Out Over Damning Resurfaced Photos With Epstein
Introduced by Representative Thomas Massie, who has a habit of actually standing up to Donald Trump, the bill aims to “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in the possession of the Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Attorneys’ […]
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Merging AI and underwater photography to reveal hidden ocean worlds
In the Northeastern United States, the Gulf of Maine represents one of the most biologically diverse marine ecosystems on the planet — home to whales, sharks, jellyfish, herring, plankton, and hundreds of other species. But even as this ecosystem supports rich biodiversity, it is undergoing rapid environmental change. The Gulf of Maine is warming faster […]
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From Los Angeles to Libby, Montana: How Americans Protested King Trump
Saturday was an extraordinary, and extraordinarily troubling, day in American politics. As President Donald Trump threw an unprecedented military parade to celebrate the U.S. Army’s (and his own) birthday in Washington, D.C., as many as five million people across the country participated in the equally historic No Kings protests against him. The New Republic sent […]
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