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Modern Africa Photographed from Inside and Out
OAKLAND, Calif. — Those of us who study photography are familiar with the notion of the photographer's gaze.
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Photographing the State of the Environment in the 1970s
Back in the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency sent over 70 photographers to all 50 states in order to document the environmental concerns of the regions.
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Stunning Photographs of Early 20th Century Theater in New York
Most theatrical productions of early 20th century New York were captured by Vandamm Studio, the most prolific studio of performing arts photography at the time.
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Rolls of Engagement: Photography Goes to War
“At the height of my career covering conflicts,” reflects American photojournalist David Leeson (b. 1957), “I truly believed, deeply and passionately, that there existed a series of photographs, or a single photograph, that could end war. I wanted to find that one photo.”
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Set Your Eyes on a Cosmic Collision with the Best Space Photos of the Year
Last week, an exhibition opened with the top photographs from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 competition at the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Centre in London.
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Robert Rauschenberg and Photography
It’s impossible to overstate the importance of photography throughout Rauschenberg’s career.
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A Portrait of Mass Transit Through Its Bus Drivers
The identity of any city is reflected in its mass transit, and who better to communicate it than the transit operators themselves?
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20 of the First Photographs of Things, from People to Hoaxes to the Moon
We've compiled a list of photographic firsts from the beginnings of photography all to way to the newest landmarks in capturing visually things which were previously imperceptible to our human eyes.
Books
Rare and Forgotten Photography Books, Resurrected
Many landmark photography books are simply unavailable today. By reprinting expensive, rare, or out-of-print photobooks in new editions, the small press Errata Editions is aiming to make some significant reissues of such books available through their Books on Books project.
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Stolen Shot "Wins" Samsung Photo Contest
Samsung's #LiveInTheMoment Instagram photo contest has been mired in controversy since a winning photograph was discovered to be the image of another photographer that was altered by flipping, cropping, and adding a filter.
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Early Photographs of a Child Getting Spooked by Bogeymen
What child doesn't dread the unseen monsters potentially lurking under the bed, or stalking around the shadows outside the window? These photographs from the 1920s realize this terror in a series of comical and upsetting staged horror.
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Absinthe, Ambien, and Other Caustic Chemical Experiments with Photography
What happens if you put absinthe in your photographic emulsion? Or Drano? Or Ambien? These are the kind of caustic chemistry games New York artist Matthew Cetta has been experimenting with in his Photogenic Alchemy series.