This story appears in the January 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. Every summer, on the first weekend in August, thousands of twins converge on Twinsburg, Ohio, a small town southeast ...

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore poses for a rare portrait in front of a painted backdrop. ... In the late 1890s, Hubbard asked Scidmore for her opinion of the young National Geographic magazine.

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. A naked mole rat. That was photographer Joel Sartore’s first model in 2006 when he began making studio portraits of ...

Matthieu Paley climbs to the 'roof of the world' "Sometimes just getting there is the main part of my job as a photographer. For my initial National Geographic magazine story in January 2012, I ...

We especially loved the portrait of Avery—strong and proud. We thought that, ... National Geographic Magazine: 50 Years of Covers. MAGAZINE. The woman who shaped National Geographic.

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. In the digital age, when it’s easy to manipulate a photo, it’s harder than ever to ensure that the images we publish ...

Scenes from the Japanese Internment Resonate Today. When the U.S. government held more than 120,000 civilians captive during World War II, it left an enduring stain on the nation.

This story appears in the September 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. In almost every photo from our 1986 family vacation to Washington, D.C., I am showing off the souvenir I picked out ...