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Lost Hollywood: Contact Sheets Reveal Candid Stars

Contact sheets have long been a tool of the professional photographer, but they have seldom been seen by the public. Hollywood contact sheets are highly sought by collectors – and with a new book by Karina Longworth, interest in these rare photo sheets from famous films are receiving a whole...

By Erin Kelly • Feb 12, 2015

Lost Hollywood: Contact Sheets Reveal Candid Stars

Contact sheets have long been a tool of the professional photographer, but they have seldom been seen by the public. Hollywood contact sheets are highly sought by collectors – and with a new book by Karina Longworth, interest in these rare photo sheets from famous films are receiving a whole...

By Erin Kelly • February 12, 2015

51 Unbelievable Photos Of The 2,000-Year-Old Philippine Rice Terraces

Most people skip over the Philippines when they think about stunning Asian landscapes. The Philippine Rice Terraces remind us why that thinking is wrong.

By John Schellhase • Feb 6, 2015

51 Unbelievable Photos Of The 2,000-Year-Old Philippine Rice Terraces

Most people skip over the Philippines when they think about stunning Asian landscapes. The Philippine Rice Terraces remind us why that thinking is wrong.

By John Schellhase • February 6, 2015

Vintage Spain: Remarkable Photographs from the Early 20th Century

Salvador Dalí left Catalonia for Madrid in 1922. These vintage Spain photos give us a peek as to what he might have seen in the capital city.

By John Schellhase • Feb 1, 2015

Vintage Spain: Remarkable Photographs from the Early 20th Century

Salvador Dalí left Catalonia for Madrid in 1922. These vintage Spain photos give us a peek as to what he might have seen in the capital city.

By John Schellhase • February 1, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CVII

Powerful Portrait Series Of Auschwitz Survivors On The 70th Anniversary Of Their Liberation On January 27th, 1945, the Soviet Red Army invaded Auschwitz and put an end to the concentration camp’s days. While officially marking the death of the camp that itself killed 1.1 million people, for those who survived...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 30, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CVII

Powerful Portrait Series Of Auschwitz Survivors On The 70th Anniversary Of Their Liberation On January 27th, 1945, the Soviet Red Army invaded Auschwitz and put an end to the concentration camp’s days. While officially marking the death of the camp that itself killed 1.1 million people, for those who survived...

By Savannah Cox • January 30, 2015

24 Photos Of Life Inside Ravensbrück, The Nazis’ Only All-Female Concentration Camp

During the Holocaust, 130,000 female prisoners pass through the gates of Ravensbrück — most of whom never walked back out.

By John Kuroski • Jan 26, 2015

24 Photos Of Life Inside Ravensbrück, The Nazis’ Only All-Female Concentration Camp

During the Holocaust, 130,000 female prisoners pass through the gates of Ravensbrück — most of whom never walked back out.

By John Kuroski • January 26, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CVI

Fabulous Photos Of A Young Betty White In 2013, 93-year-old Betty White became the female entertainer with the world’s longest television career. White sings, writes, acts and produces, having appeared most famously in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Over the past several years White has become...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 23, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CVI

Fabulous Photos Of A Young Betty White In 2013, 93-year-old Betty White became the female entertainer with the world’s longest television career. White sings, writes, acts and produces, having appeared most famously in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls. Over the past several years White has become...

By Savannah Cox • January 23, 2015

The Andromeda Galaxy Reminds Us How Small We Are

The world's largest image of the Andromeda Galaxy shows the impressive size and scope of the star system.

By Kiri Picone • Jan 23, 2015

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The Andromeda Galaxy Reminds Us How Small We Are

The world's largest image of the Andromeda Galaxy shows the impressive size and scope of the star system.

By Kiri Picone • January 23, 2015

What Jewish Life Looked Like In Europe Before The Holocaust

Exploring photographer Roman Vishniac’s archives of Jewish life before the Holocaust is to contemplate just how quickly politics and propaganda can transform—or eviscerate—an entire culture. In 1935, Vishniac began to photo-document impoverished Jewish communities in order to secure aid for them through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. There are...

By Erin Kelly • Jan 17, 2015

What Jewish Life Looked Like In Europe Before The Holocaust

Exploring photographer Roman Vishniac’s archives of Jewish life before the Holocaust is to contemplate just how quickly politics and propaganda can transform—or eviscerate—an entire culture. In 1935, Vishniac began to photo-document impoverished Jewish communities in order to secure aid for them through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. There are...

By Erin Kelly • January 17, 2015

What It Looks Like To Live On $1.25 A Day

Many have made it their life's work to address global poverty. Extreme poverty has halved since 1990, but there's more work to be done.

By Susan Sims • Jan 14, 2015

What It Looks Like To Live On $1.25 A Day

Many have made it their life's work to address global poverty. Extreme poverty has halved since 1990, but there's more work to be done.

By Susan Sims • January 14, 2015

The Most Amazing Nebulae Photos Ever Taken

A nebula is basically a giant cloud of gas found in space. The gas in question is mostly hydrogen mixed with helium, dust, other ionized gases and whatever else might be floating around way out there. There was a time when we used the term “nebula” to refer to any...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 7, 2015

The Most Amazing Nebulae Photos Ever Taken

A nebula is basically a giant cloud of gas found in space. The gas in question is mostly hydrogen mixed with helium, dust, other ionized gases and whatever else might be floating around way out there. There was a time when we used the term “nebula” to refer to any...

By Savannah Cox • January 7, 2015