A powerful message by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in the powerful setting of the Contemplation Court at NMAAHC.

This is a particularly large species of palm weevil, found in South East Asia. The 3 views of this specimen of Macrocheirus is one of a large series of photographs documenting the taxonomic group. The photograph will be published in a monographic revision of the subfamily Dryophthorinae.

As busy as it gets during the Tokyo’ biggest firework festival – Sumidagawa. The camera captures a calm face in the hustle.