Go behind the scenes of DC's week-long celebration of photography at FotoWeek DC, with NGM photo editor Elizabeth Krist—and stay up to date on contest winners, photographer appearances, and more.
Photographer Alexandra Avakian discusses photography, her book Windows of the Soul, and her journeys in the Muslim world in this blog from National Geographic.
Smuggled puppies in Rome, wind-fueled raging fires in California, a Sistine ceiling, the Cuadrillas de San Martin San festivities, and more in the week's best news photos.
See who won this year’s grand prize trip to the Grand Canyon!
Photo Tip of the Week
Be Wise, Resize
Never e-mail photos directly from a digital camera without resizing them. They are too big and will likely cause problems for recipients who don't have fast internet connections.