• The 2016 Sony World Photography Awards

  The Sony World Photography Awards, an annual competition hosted by the World Photography Organisation, just announced its shortlist of winners for 2016.

• Max Desfor / AP

  • In Focus
  • Feb 22, 2016
  • 41 Photos

  The Extraordinary Career of the Photojournalist Max Desfor

  The photographer Max Desfor covered many of the most significant events and personalities of the 20th century while working for the Associated Press.

• Chip Somodevilla / Getty

  • In Focus
  • Feb 19, 2016
  • 35 Photos

  Photos of the Week: 2/13-2/19

  The Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Nepal, big wave surfing in Nazare, Portugal, some Iraqis returning to Iraq from Europe,whirling dervishes in Turkey, dazzle camouflage in Japan, and much more.

• Warren Richardson

  • In Focus
  • Feb 18, 2016
  • 40 Photos

  Winners of the 2016 World Press Photo Contest

  The winning entries of the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest ​have just been announced.

• Kevin Frayer / Getty

  • In Focus
  • Feb 17, 2016
  • 28 Photos

  Animals in the News

  It’s time once again for a look at the animal kingdom and our interactions with the countless species that share our planet.

• Library of Congress

  • In Focus
  • Feb 16, 2016
  • 28 Photos

  Historic Photos of the Lincoln Memorial

  In honor of the President’s Day holiday and a recent announcement of upcoming renovations, a collection of historic images of the 94-year-old Lincoln Memorial over the years, from construction to present-day.

• Matt Cardy / Getty

  • In Focus
  • Feb 12, 2016
  • 35 Photos

  Photos of the Week: 2/6-2/12

  A robotic road safety worker in India, a sacrificial llama in Bolivia, a sea otter receives a valentine, a deadly earthquake in Taiwan, aleopard attack in India, and much more.