How’s your reception?
Judging by the number of antennas around, it should be pretty good. Set above and around us, these quiet workhorses receive and transmit electromagnetic waves, providing signal for devices including the much tinier antennas in our cell phones.
And today, despite their behind-the-scenes nature, some of these antennas are delivering pictures of themselves.
Written and photographed by Dan Mims. To view image captions, check out the email edition. This updated photo essay was originally published on May 4, 2018.
