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.
Check out some of the most popular photos from the contest—and submit your own for a chance to win a customized Visions of Paradise book with your photo on the cover.
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.
Check out the local hotspots with downloadable city guides.
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.