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'Our future is being determined in the lab out West': Revisiting a classic exploring California in the 1960s

A reprint of photographer Dennis Stock's "California Trip" makes the classic book available again.

By Kenneth Dickerman · Read more

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'Seeds of Resistance': How some indigenous Brazilians are trying to save their land

Photographer Pablo Albarenga's work highlights the plight of indigenous land defenders.

By Kenneth Dickerman and Pablo Albarenga · Read more

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Borderline surreal images celebrate waning summer days on Greek beaches

With the summer days waning, the languid postures in the beach scenes captured in Aris Kamarotos's "Breath of Salt" series feel particularly relatable.

By Haley Hamblin and Aris Kamarotos · Read more

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How climate change is affecting life in the Italian Alps

Photographer James Whitlow Delano examines the changes happening to Italy's Valle D'Aosta mountains and valleys.

By Kenneth Dickerman and James Whitlow Delano · Read more

Scenes from the path of Hurricane Dorian

Dorian battered the northern Bahamas with Category 5 winds, pounding waves and torrential rain. Florida residents picked the shelves clean of bottled water and lined up at gas stations in preparation.

Here's a look at some amazing space images from 2019

Galactic cherry blossoms, the Milky Way galaxy, Venus at sunrise and more.

The scene after a gunman shoots over 20 people in Odessa, Tex.

Seven people are dead after a gunman hijacked a Postal Service vehicle and shot more than 20 people. The gunman was killed and law enforcement officers are among the injured.

After weeks of sustained dissent, thousands continue to protest in Hong Kong

People have been voicing their opposition to a proposed extradition bill by China.

Here are 13 of the week's best photos

A cleansing ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in Virginia, conducting the census in Kenya, fires continue burning in the Amazon rainforest, the first Costco opens in China and the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. Here's a look at 13 of the best photos from the week, selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.