How to Take a Portrait of America

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Last December, Tanner Curtis, a Politics photo editor at The Times covering the 2020 U.S. presidential election, needed a break from the candidates. He mentioned to Eve Lyons, a photo editor for Styles, that he’d…

Where ‘Jaws,’ the Ride, Lives Forever

ImageShark! Shark! Shark! A YouTube video of a defunct “Jaws” ride has a gazillion views. When Robb Alvey, an amusement park fanatic, heard that Universal Studios Orlando was shuttering its beloved “Jaws”-themed ride in 2012, he made sure to grab a front-row seat for the closing day. Using a hand-held digital camera, he filmed the…