The World in Pictures
Visual storytelling that captures communities, traditions, and cultures around the globe.
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.
Romantic, picturesque, surprising: The Provence you can’t missThis French region is not as sleepy or unpeopled as it appears on postcards.
This long-running flea market in Massachusetts is the thrift that keeps on givingThe oldest outdoor antiques flea market in the United States has built a dedicated community of buyers and sellers.
The Alcatraz prison is now a museum. But there’s no escaping its history.A tour of the facility shows how the former federal penitentiary remains larger than life in American mythology.
The Tanzania-Zambia railway is an endurance test for travelersThis rail line requires patience and stamina. But even with the inevitable delays, the cars fill up.
Pangolins are the most-trafficked mammals. These are their protectors.“Our pangolins, our pride”: That’s the motto for handlers who help rescue the scaly, nocturnal animals in central Zambia.
A girls’ cricket team in India is bowling toward a big dreamA police constable is coaching a team of 16 young cricketers who hope to eventually wear India’s national jersey.
Care to dance? Here’s what makes the whole world boogie.People dance to remember, to belong, to speak across generations.
Chess is king to these Indian villagers. The game led them out of ‘so much darkness.’In Marottichal, every home has a chessboard – and two-thirds of residents play the game.
