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A horizontal painting of various objects jumbled together, many with cartoonish dog faces on them

Stephen Morrison’s Trompe-L’œil ‘Dog World’ Paintings Are Fetching

March 23, 2026

An elaborate paper puppet by Cat Johnston featuring floral and leafy elements with a sad expression

Folklore and Nature Converge in Cat Johnston’s Expressive, Eccentric Puppets

March 18, 2026

An ultra-macro close-up image of a prismatic insect wing

Extreme Macro Photos of Insect Wings by Chris Perani Layer Thousands of Images

March 16, 2026

A photo of a Tūī bird with green feathers and white plumage on its chest, in a natural history collection in New Zealand

Spectral Birds Endemic to New Zealand Find New Life in Fiona Pardington’s Portraits

March 11, 2026

Two brown hares tussle with each other

Dueling Hares and Leaping Toads Top the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards

March 10, 2026

A black-and-white photo by Johan Siggesson of a giant big tusker elephant

Johan Siggesson’s Striking Portraits of ‘Big Tuskers’ in Kenya

March 4, 2026

A gopher balloon animal

Masayoshi Matsumoto Meticulously Transforms Balloons into Expressive Critters

March 3, 2026

Two elephant seals interact in the water

A Pair of Elephant Seal Pups Wins the 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year

February 27, 2026

An animated digital illustration of a monkey hanging upside-down

Beautiful and Vulnerable Tropical Ecosystems Inspire Mary Maka’s Vibrant Illustrations

February 23, 2026

A rare white humpback whale baby is nudged upward by its mother underwater

A Rare White Whale Sighting Tops the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards

February 23, 2026

A giant inflated sculpture by Itamar Gov of a gray rhinoceros amid Romanesque church architecture

Itamar Gov Draws on History and Legend for ‘The Rhinoceros in the Room’

February 20, 2026

A photo by Chung Cheong Wong of a bird of prey with one visible eye through its splayed wing feathers

See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards

February 18, 2026

A gif of different angles of a colorful wall installation of foliage and butterflies against a black background

Foliage and Wild Creatures Spring to Life in Clare Celeste’s Paper Installations

February 18, 2026

a round painting of flowers and a red octopus by Martin Wittfooth

Through Vivid Color, Martin Wittfooth Revels in Surreal Worlds

February 6, 2026

A close-up photograph of a moth's large-eyed face.

The Forest-Like Interior of Coral Takes the Grand Prize in the CUPOTY 7 Photo Contest

February 6, 2026

A brown-throated three-toed sloth cradles her young in her arms to shelter it from the rain.

Vote for the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

February 4, 2026