landscapes Archives — Colossal

a landscape painting by Frederich Kunath with a bluff, rainbow, and a plain carrying a banner that reads "the most beautiful world in the world"

Art History and Pop Culture Converge in Friedrich Kunath’s ‘The Nearest Faraway Place’

September 14, 2026

a vibrant painting by Anna Ortiz of cacti and a red crack in the earth leading to a volcano

Anna Ortiz Traverses the Multiple Realities of the Borderlands

September 10, 2026

a black-and-white photograph by Henry Wessel of an Asian woman looking out the back window of a large station wagon, with another woman driving and children in the back

Henry Wessel’s Candid California Photos Underscore the Art of Noticing

September 8, 2026

a painting by clio sze to of a wide landscape with a road, walkway, and water

Dappled Light and Hazy Shadows Characterize Clio Sze To’s Dynamic Paintings

September 2, 2026

a painting of an aerial view of a shoreline with a barrier island and many rivers

Leslie Wayne’s ‘The Unintended Blues’ Contemplates Rising Seas and Vulnerable Shorelines

August 25, 2026

a painting of a tall, leaning, slender tree in front of a glowing arcade and blue sky with scattered clouds

Glowing Paintings by Francesco Pirazzi Meditate on the Enigmas of Absence

August 18, 2026

a photograph by Atong Atem of a woman wearing a warm-hued floral dress levitating as she lays horizontally

A New Book Celebrates More Than 250 Trailblazing Women Photographers Across 200 Years

August 14, 2026

a still from a video showing a giant iceberg in Greenland that flipped over

Watch a Monumental Iceberg in Greenland Do a Somersault

August 3, 2026

a photograph of a colorful nebula in space

The Top Photos in the CWAS David Malin Awards Highlight Astronomical Wonders

July 31, 2026

a black-and-white photograph of Devil's Tower

Zac Henderson Venerates Devils Tower in Bold Black-and-White Photos

July 30, 2026

a snow covered landscape with a brightly colored monument

Damien Aubin Documents a Former Soviet Mining Settlement Suspended in Time

July 24, 2026

a pen-and-ink drawing on a wooden surface featuring a huge waterfall amid a flat landscape with a huge cliff

Uncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John Buck

July 13, 2026

an aerial photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco framed through one of its tower's openings

International Aerial Photographer of the Year Contest Highlights the World from Above

July 9, 2026

a photograph by Rob Hann of a house almost completely engulfed by vines

Rob Hann’s Chromatic and Quirky Landscapes Evoke Long-Distance Road Trips

July 9, 2026

an atmospherically illuminated photograph of a vintage theater called the Gem against an eerily deep black background

Atmospheric Scenes and Layered Interpretations Top the 2026 Hasselblad Masters Contest

July 8, 2026

a painting of a beautiful, hilly landscape with a pond and flowering trees

Guimi You’s Atmospheric Oil Paintings Delve into Memory, Introspection, and Rediscovery

July 1, 2026