This week’s Photo of Week seizes the day with people moving their bodies now, discovers one photographer capturing the wonder of insects ... and features another who skipped work—for history. Enjoy!

PHOTOGRAPH BY KENDRICK BRINSON 

Kendrick Brinson watercolors now. The photographer and self-described perfectionist probably wouldn’t--if she hadn’t spent part of the last few years among residents of one of America’s largest retirement communities. What did she learn from those she photographed, including the synchronized swimmers (above)?

PHOTOGRAPH BY XAVI BOU 

Photographer Xavi Bou has mapped the aerial acrobatics of wasps, the leaps of leafhoppers, and the flutters of butterflies in stunning detail. His hope is that more people will care about these fantastic insects, such as the ladybug (above), which crawls on the ground but can fly at 37 mph. Take a look!

Photography 101: Capturing tiny wonders 

Also: Weapons, dances—and murder? Inside the wild world of bug courtship.

Related: These tiny creatures are saving our forests

PHOTOGRAPH BY CARE FOR WILD RHINO SANCTUARY    

On the morning of August 28, 1963, National Geographic photographer James P. Blair skipped his D.C. office--and instead documented the nearby march and rally best known for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. See Blair's rare color photographs.

Photos: Where the streets have MLK’s name

Today’s Soundtrack: Where The Streets Have No Name, U2

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