Where would we be without our cameras?
c. 1827–now
Where would we be without our cameras?
c. 1827–now
"To collect photographs is to collect the world."
—Susan Sontag, On Photography (1977)
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One of the most famous landscape photographs showing the horrible aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.
An interview with Will Wilson about how his photographs engage with the work of Edward Curtis
Although today Atkins’s prints are sold and viewed as art, they were originally made as botanical illustrations.
For this series, Opie photographed football games and players in seven states across America—but looked past clichés associated with the sport
Studio photography produced mementos for the growing middle class: Keïta’s Bamako studio was abuzz with clients.
"He allows us to see just a few things, and the narratives that we're able to build as a result is what really makes this work so important."
Contemporary artist LaToya Ruby Frazier discusses the dignity and complexity given a Harlem gang leader in this photographic portrait
Contemporary artist Mickalene Thomas discusses the use of grayscale and pattern to imbue the richness of humanity in Seydou Keïta's portraits of Malian life
An-My Lê's photographs and films examine the impact, consequences, and representation of war, framing a tension between the natural landscape and its violent transformation into battlefields.
Rejecting the sensationalization of Mexico's injustices, Iturbide embeds herself within the communities when taking photographs
The episode reveals how such approaches by the press can override and contaminate the subjects portrayed.
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Roger Shimomura
Superman makes an appearance in what looks (at first sight) like a Japanese print.