The Atlantic's Photo section features an updated layout and new formats to Alan Taylor's photo galleries. These formats include the In Focus series, Taylor's traditional long-form posts, and Burst, a new series for short-form photo stories. Burst galleries feature one or two powerful images with distinctive narratives.
Photo essays focus primarily on current events, but often simply showcase amazing photography. Some galleries feature glimpses into history, such as a 20-part essay on World War II, or a look back at the first moon landing. You can see the entire list of categories here.
SOME QS & AS:
What happened to In Focus?
In Focus is still here, and will still be published with the same frequency; it's just a series in the Photo section now. Any updates you've subscribed to through RSS, newsletters, social media, or otherwise should continue to work exactly as they have.
Why change the design?
As use of the web grows and changes, so must we. Larger screens at home and smaller screens in hand make it necessary to build flexible templates if we want our readers to enjoy the stories and photos we have to share. While making those changes, we cleaned up the top of the page, made sharing easier, and tried hard to preserve the best parts of the older version.
Can I see the Exif data for the images?
Unfortunately, the images provided by the news agencies come to us with most of their Exif data stripped off, so there isn't any data to pass on.
Can I use these images in my own work / Can I get higher resolutions?
These questions are best directed to the photo agencies we license the images from, primarily AP, Reuters and AFP/Getty. They are the owners of the images and have systems set up for licensing and purchase.