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The beloved photomicrography competition celebrates its 50th year with bubbly cannabis plants, vivid cellular architecture, and...Grimace? Is that you?

For more than a century, photographs have documented our enthusiasm, wonder, and ‘eclipse madness.’

Sometimes, especially for unusual subjects, photos just don't get the job done.

A collection of atmospheric images from our readers, to explore if you dare.

A trip to Dracula’s Castle in Romania could be in your future, when you enter Atlas Obscura’s Spooky Snaps photo contest.

To prevent drought and save water, Nepal is turning back to 1,500-year-old fountains—with the help of a few snakes.

For the last days of summer, we're going au naturel!

Uriel Alfaro Castro shows his handmade Aztec wheels, which outperformed European designs.

“We want it to feel like you’re exploring something for the first time.”

We want to see your wildlife encounters, for Atlas Obscura’s next Summer Snaps photo contest.

These magical images from our readers will inspire you to appreciate night vision.

May these amazing shots inspire you to hit the road!

Show us your best shots from after darkness falls, for Atlas Obscura’s next Summer Snaps photo contest.

Stanley Aryanto took a once-in-a-lifetime photo of the Milky Way, Comet NEOWISE, and auroras thanks to planning, patience, and luck. Now he's sharing what he knows.

We want to see your road trip wonders for Atlas Obscura’s first photo contest—Summer Snaps.

Now it's the negatives themselves that need to be saved from time and the elements.

Photographer Sheila Pree Bright wanted to find a new way of seeing the site and its connection to centuries of racism.

Satellite imagery recently captured a dramatic view of shrinking glaciers and snow cover on the remote island.