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The National Park Service is hiring a full-time photographer to document the country's natural landscapes. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rich O'Connor of the National Park Service photography program about the position, which some are comparing to the job held by Ansel Adams in the 1940s.

Gunmen took more than 170 hostages at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali's capital, on Friday. Here are photos of the drama as it unfolded.

Terrorist attacks in Paris Friday night killed more than 120 people, injuring hundreds more. The French weren't alone in their grief: expressions of solidarity and sympathy sprang up around the world.

A series of shootings and explosions killed more than 120 in and around the French capital on Friday night. This is what Paris looked like in the immediate aftermath.

Peaceful demonstrations on Monday following the funeral of Freddie Gray were overshadowed by violence in the streets of Baltimore.

NPR photographer David Gilkey went to Cuba and made images of the one thing his editor told him to avoid: cars.

In an age of smartphones, it's easy to take an overwhelming number of photos. NPR's picture editor, Kainaz Amaria, has some tips for creating a bounty of images without driving yourself crazy.

One artist pushed past a creative block by talking candidly about people's deepest fears.