Art
Photographs of Crumbling Asylums, Where Architecture Was Designed to Cure
Last October, the domed 19th-century building that stood as the centerpiece to New Jersey's Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital was demolished.
Photography
In Brief
Edward Burtynsky Uses Award Money to Launch Photography Grant
On Monday the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) announced the winners of this year's Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which come with CAD 25,000 cash (~USD 18,700).
Art
Photographing Biodiversity, One Cubic Foot at a Time
WASHINGTON, DC — Much of science is observation, being attuned to what others overlook.
Art
A Chronicler of Poverty in Post-Independence India Who Found Dignity in the Details
The late theorist and photographer Bhupendra Karia’s lifelong mission may best be summed up as a quest for objectivity.
Art
Digitally Sewn Photographs that Extend Our Depth of Vision
Turkish photographer Aydın Büyüktaş describes his surreal photographic series Flatland as a “multidimensional romantic point of view.”
Art
Documenting the Disappearing Rest Stops of the American West
While on a solo road trip from California to Texas in 2007, Austin-based photographer Ryann Ford became enamored with the quirky designs of the rest stops along Route 66.
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A Photographer Follows the Ubiquitous Bike Taxis of Burundi
“Uwunguruza abantu n’ikinga,” in the Kurundi dialect of Burundi, means “bike taxi-man.”
Art
Photography's Blue Period Gets Its First Major Show in the US
In 1842, British scientist Sir John Herschel experimented with the effect of light on iron compounds, inventing a process to produce the blue-tinted prints we know as cyanotypes.
News
40,000 Canisters of Aerial Film from World War II Land Online
Aerial photography dates to the early years of the 20th century, when pioneers like George R. Lawrence launched cameras into the skies with kites.
News
Amid the 2016 World Press Photo Contest Winners, a Focus on Refugees
A picture by Australian photographer Warren Richardson was crowned the World Press Photo of the Year 2015; it shows a man passing a baby through a barbed-wire fence at the Hungarian–Serbian border.
Art
What Will You Do About Chris Killip’s Challenge?
Chris Killip is a photographer who is deeply concerned with family and community.
Art
Previously Unpublished Pics of Picasso in His Studio
Rare, previously unpublished photographs of Pablo Picasso in his studio are now on view in Paris, offering intimate views of the artist in several of his French ateliers.