News
The Many Lives of Leonard Nimoy: Artist, Collector, Vulcan
Leonard Nimoy, the actor whose name and face were synonymous with Star Trek's Spock, died this morning at the age of 83.
Photography
Art
From Manhattan Doorsteps to Brooklyn Living Rooms, a Photographic Map of 1970s New York
Two 1970s photography series that chronicled the urban landscapes of New York City are now accessible on interactive maps through the New York Public Library's ongoing Photo Geographies project.
News
A Snapshot of the 2015 World Press Photo Winners
The World Press Photo Contest 2015, this year culling from 97,912 images from 5,692 photographers representing 131 countries, announced its winners on February 12.
Art
Navigating Through a Sea of Pink
After British photographer Kirsty Mackay gave birth to her first daughter in 2006, she found her life inundated by pink.
Art
Finding Kindred Spirits at Conventions
Since 2013, photographer Arthur Drooker has been on a quest to document as many conventions as possible for his series Conventional Wisdom.
Art
The Tale of Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Gentleman Daguerreotypist
When the daguerreotype was introduced in 1839, some of the first to support this groundbreaking photographic process were the elite of Europe.
Opinion
Photographer Develops 31 Lost Film Rolls Taken by World War II Soldier
Photographer Levi Bettwieser has an unusual passion: he hunts down and develops old film rolls left inside vintage cameras or forgotten by their owners in the backs of musty drawers.
Books
Endless Enemies: Photographing Military Training Targets around the World
A 30-year-old memory of a metal figure riddled with bullet holes, standing in the furrows of a German field, finally persuaded photographer Herlinde Koelbl to investigate what military training targets look like around the world.
Art
A Rare Night of Reversing the Tenement Museum's No Photography Rule
Photography is strictly prohibited in the apartments of the Tenement Museum, where 19th- to early 20th-century immigrant living is recreated amid unrestored spaces.
Art
Over 600 Rare US Space Photographs Go on View in London
Over 600 vintage space photographs from NASA missions, many not seen by the public before, are on view in London until their auction at the end of the month.
Art
Let Us Now Praise Crappy Cameras
These days, it's possible to spend as much money on a fancy camera as you would on a brand new car.
News
Close-up on Magnum's New Crop of Emerging Human Rights Photographers
The Magnum Foundation announced its 2015 Human Rights Fellows last month. The goal is to provide a development platform for “young and emerging photographers, journalists, students and/or activists” who “are deeply committed to advancing human rights in their home countries.”