A Syrian Refugee Captured Real Lives and Surreal Dreams
Drawing on his own experiences, Omar Imam staged a series of surrealistic images that reveal the emotional and psychological lives of his fellow Syrian refugees in camps in Lebanon.Read more »
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Photos That Challenge Stereotypes About African-American Youths
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Photos That Challenge Stereotypes About African-American Youths
“Picturing Children,” the latest in a series of books published by the Smithsonian’s soon-to-open National Museum of African American History and Culture, resonates with the joy, contentment, resistance, determination, dissent and the routines of everyday African-American life. Read more »
Recalling Christ, Consumerism and Chile’s Coup
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Recalling Christ, Consumerism and Chile’s Coup
The ambrotypes of Mauricio Toro-Goya are dense tableaux that blend the graphic horrors of Chile’s post-coup repression with Christ’s passion.Read more »
The Week in Pictures: July 15, 2016
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The Week in Pictures: July 15, 2016
Photos from The New York Times and photographers from around the world. Read more »
Politics as Unusual: Finding Magic in the Periphery
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Politics as Unusual: Finding Magic in the Periphery
Jessica Dimson, a photo editor on the Politics desk of The New York Times, talks about how to find unique images in the midst of intensely covered and highly stage-managed campaign events. Read more »
Real Life South African Liberation Stories: Santu Mofokeng
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Real-Life South African Liberation Stories: Santu Mofokeng
Santu Mofokeng eschewed the traditional dramatic images of violence and resistance under Apartheid to produce photos of daily life that were surreal, haunting and spiritual.Read more »
Athletes on the Field and in the Moment
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Athletes on the Field, in the Moment
An ambitious new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum showcases the work of sports photographers whose visual skills rival the fleeting moments of athletic prowess they document.Read more »
Adrift In Sheffield’s Hinterlands, Brexit’s Psychic Landscape
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Adrift in Sheffield’s Hinterlands, Brexit’s Psychic Landscape
With few prospects for the future, Johny Pitts started taking pictures in his British town to give structure to his existence. Years later, he realized he had documented the landscape of many who voted to leave the European Union.Read more »
The Week in Pictures: July 8, 2016
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The Week in Pictures: July 8, 2016
Photos from The New York Times and photographers from around the world. Read more »
How Photography Helped Build the Statue of Liberty
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How Photography Helped Build the Statue of Liberty
Famed for his Statue of Liberty, FrĂ©dĂ©ric Auguste Bartholdi was keenly aware of the power of photography to raise awareness — and funds — for his utopian project.Read more »
Thirty Years On, Land Mines Shatter Young Lives in Iran
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Decades On, Land Mines Shatter Young Lives in Iran
Decades after the end of Iran’s war with Iraq, countless land mines in Iran’s western provinces continue to maim and kill children.Read more »
