Art
The Car as a Vehicle for Desire
The most alluring aspect of the exhibition at the Fondation Cartier is its suggestion of what photographs of cars absent of people can convey.
Photography
History
The Creative Chemistry of a Photography Duo from the 1840s
In 1840s Edinburgh, painter David Octavius Hill and engineer Robert Adamson formed the city's first photography studio, which created thousands of images until Adamson's sudden death.
Art
Revisiting Cold War Ruins in Our New Era of Nuclear Dread
Front Room Gallery on the Lower East Side is exhibiting Phil Buehler's photographs of Cold War ruins, from vacant missile silos to fallout shelter signs.
In Brief
Dude! Nikon Picked 32 Male Photographers to Promote New Camera
In a statement, the Japanese camera manufacturer claimed that none of the women photographers it had invited had responded.
Art
Photoville Returns to Brooklyn with Over 70 Exhibitions in Shipping Containers
The annual pop-up village of shipping containers is bringing more than 70 photography exhibitions to Dumbo this year, along with a slew of special programs.
Art
Giant Cuttlefish Make Sweet Love in New York's City Hall Park
Katja Novitskova has unleashed enlarged and playfully juxtaposed scientific images throughout the Lower Manhattan park.
News
Brazilian Surfer’s War Photography Revealed to Be Fake
On September 1, BBC Brazil issued an extensive report revealing Eduardo Martins to have photoshopped images of war-torn countries and coopted the identity of a British surfer.
Books
Considering the Clarity of X-ray Photography
Ultimately, in the collection of images, one can see the painter and contemporary image maker that is Miller vying against the Miller who is more sentimental.
Art
The Somberness of 19th-Century Wedding Portrait Photos
An exhibition at Ricco/Maresca Gallery brings together 100 cabinet card portrait photos of newlyweds and a collection of vintage wedding cake toppers.
Art
Documenting the Disappearance of America's Most Toxic Ghost Town
Starting in 2008, following a devastating tornado, Todd Stewart has photographed the toxic ruins of Picher, Oklahoma, a mining community turned ghost town.
History
A Nostalgic Trip Through Roadside America's Weirdest Sites
The Library of Congress has digitized and uploaded some 11,000 slides of images shot by photographer John Margolies as he traveled more than 100,000 miles over a three-decade period.
Books
Imagine If a Victorian Scientist Studied the Plastic Debris in Our Oceans
Mandy Barker's Beyond Drifting features pollution collected recently on the shores of Ireland, but photographed as if under a 19th-century microscope.