The World in Pictures
Visual storytelling that captures communities, traditions, and cultures around the globe.
- ‘We have to move with the times’: The cloistered life isn’t cellphone-freeMany monks and nuns are almost as tethered to their smart devices as the rest of us.
- In England’s countryside, remember to keep calm and motor onBehind the wheel, I couldn’t keep from hugging the left and clipping the shrubbery, hoping there wasn’t one of those lovely stone walls underneath.
- With nostalgia at the helm, the Belle of Louisville steamboat keeps paddling alongThe sheet-cake-shaped vessel, built in 1914, evokes a simpler, more romantic era.
- Mountain Club of Uganda makes strides in making climbing more accessibleMuyenga quarry is the only outdoor rock-climbing crag in Kampala. A national club is working to expand options for climbers.
- Great Scots! This New Hampshire festival celebrates heritage and connection.Scottish clans come together to trace their genealogy and enjoy music and games.
- Amid a devastating war, art restorers race to preserve Ukraine’s heritageConservators are on the front lines of a battle to refurbish art from museums and historic sites.
- In Mexico’s mangroves, protecting bees and trees is part of this family’s identityThe matriarch of the Cab family knows that its work alone cannot “change the world.” But she remains a passionate beekeeper and advocate for bees.
- For one visitor to England’s Holy Island, a wave of gratitude rolls in with the tideI was stranded as the waters quickly rose. Here’s how I was rescued.
- Batter up! The Louisville Slugger Museum has always come out swinging.The long-cherished American pastime of baseball towers over Louisville, Kentucky, home to a famous maker of wooden bats.
- Visiting Canada’s mighty and majestic Yukon is a privilege – and an adventureThe people are independent and self-sufficient, and the landscape is marvelously rugged.
- At the Green Animals Topiary Garden, keeping up appearances takes careful workTrimming the topiary creations at this Rhode Island estate falls to just one gardener: chief horticulturalist Evan Aten.
- If cars could talk, this museum would be full of motormouthsThe Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is home to over 300 amazing vehicles.
- Surf’s up, everybody! This group makes the ocean accessible to all.The nonprofit SurfAddict project holds free events at Carcavelos Beach in Portugal to help people with disabilities catch a wave.
- Cone appétit! Come along on the Massachusetts Ice Cream Trail.Our reporter and photographer get the scoop (or two – with sprinkles!) on a favorite summertime treat.
- A New Orleans studio paints the city’s contrasts, from struggle to rebirthBrandan Odums has painted in New Orleans’ forgotten places, driven by the city’s difficult experience during Hurricane Katrina and its struggle to rebuild.
