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Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg successfully landed the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, after flying around the world using only the power of the Sun. Source: Flying Around the World in a Solar Powered Plane – The Atlantic
Scenes from the four day Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people gathered for the convention, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media. Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night. Source: 2016 Republican National Convention – The Boston Globe
Unrest in Turkey, a Santa Claus competition in Denmark, virtual reality in Israel, kite running in Rio, and much more. Source: Photos of the Week 7/16 – 7/22 – The Atlantic
Photographs of the shootings, the protests, the police and the trauma. Source: Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Dallas Police: Photographs of the shootings, the protests, the police, and the trauma – The Atlantic
The Travel Photographer of the Year Contest is now underway at National Geographic, and entries will be accepted until the end of the month, May 27, 2016. Source: 2016 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest – The Atlantic
The Qingming Festival, also know as Tomb Sweeping Day, was held earlier this week marked by people visiting cemeteries to clean tombs, lay flowers, and make offerings to the deceased. Source: Qingming Festival, Tomb Sweeping Day – The Boston Globe
International Pillow Fight Day, Panamanian reflections, the self-defense army of Nagorno-Karabakh, a hedgehog cafe in Tokyo, calf-swimming in Lebanon, and much more. Source: Photos of the Week: 4/2-4/8 – The Atlantic
Recent images of the ongoing cleanup work and the ghost towns being reclaimed by nature within the 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometers) exclusion zone in Ukraine. Source: Still Cleaning Up: 30 Years After the Chernobyl Disaster – The Atlantic
In Hong Kong, space has always been at a premium. The small autonomous territory houses more than 7.3 million residents within just 426 square miles. Source: The Dizzying Cityscape of Hong Kong – The Atlantic
Great video from Tony Northrup about the story of some really famous photos. You’ve most likely seen the photos, now you’ll know the backstory. See also: More photography videos. History Of Photography. History Of Lenses. Start learning photography today!