I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate.”

WHEN Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant in 1864, he could not have foreseen that the gesture would spark an environmental renaissance across America, resulting in 59 stunning National Parks today.

From Machu Picchu to King Tut’s grave, the ‘National Geographic’ auction takes us on a rich pictorial history, writes Trevor Coin

A TROVE of old glass negatives bought at a garage sale for $45 (€35) have been authenticated as the lost work of famed nature photographer Ansel Adams and are worth at least $200 million, an attorney for the owner said yesterday.