- NPR is mourning the loss of photojournalist David Gilkey. He was killed along with his translator Zabihullah Tamanna, who frequently worked with the news agency, when their vehicle was hit with an RPG while on assignment in Afghanistan. In 2011, Gilkey was named Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers Association.
- The story of how D.C. got its bald eagles, with photography by Greg Kahn.
- Head to Bread Furst in Van Ness not just for the delicious goods from master breadmaker Mark Furstenberg, but also to enjoy the photography by Bridget Sue Lambert that follows the chef’s adventures around the world.
- The 25 best photos taken of Mohammad Ali.
- This reads like an Onion article, but we think it’s real. Which is sad.
- Amazing photo fails over at WIRED.
- The New York Times Magazine succeeds 100% at the effect it was going for with these vertigo-inducing photos in its NYC skyline issue.
- Instagram’s new algorithm-driven feed has finally kicked in. Users are, predictably, instapissed.
- Look at these dramatic fish portraits. Then wonder how the heck this happened.
- The photo series of this Battle of the Nations caught by photographer Lisa Bell between a Canada goose and an American bald eagle on Vancouver Island is spectacular.
- This service dog got his own cap and gown–and a master degree from Johns Hopkins–for sitting through all of his owner’s classes.