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What We Love This Week, Volume CXIV

Photo Proof That Victorians Weren’t Always Serious Modern society doesn’t tend to look back too fondly on the Victorian era. We talk of repression and imperial conquest, and how these rigid social mores have endured to the present. But as we’ve recently unpacked, much of the “face” of Victorianism was...

By Savannah Cox • Mar 20, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXIV

Photo Proof That Victorians Weren’t Always Serious Modern society doesn’t tend to look back too fondly on the Victorian era. We talk of repression and imperial conquest, and how these rigid social mores have endured to the present. But as we’ve recently unpacked, much of the “face” of Victorianism was...

By Savannah Cox • March 20, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXI

The 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Hopefully the judges of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards didn’t have any major plans for the month of February (or the foreseeable future); they have over 173,000 photos to review. People from 171 countries submitted their shots to the World Photography Organisation, with...

By Savannah Cox • Feb 27, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXI

The 2015 Sony World Photography Awards Hopefully the judges of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards didn’t have any major plans for the month of February (or the foreseeable future); they have over 173,000 photos to review. People from 171 countries submitted their shots to the World Photography Organisation, with...

By Savannah Cox • February 27, 2015

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what photography was like well over a century ago.

By Savannah Cox • Feb 23, 2015

In The Time Of Victorian Portraits, The Quickest Way To Look Like An Idiot Was By Smiling

Whether haunting or silly, these Victorian portraits reveal what photography was like well over a century ago.

By Savannah Cox • February 23, 2015

Colored by Hand: Vintage Native American Photography

Hand-painted photographs possess a beauty all their own. Long before ‘selfies’ and even before the days of colored film (which wouldn’t truly arrive until the 1930s), people wanted to add a vibrant realism to their black and white photos. Over time, the process really grew into a true art form,...

By Erin Kelly • Feb 22, 2015

Colored by Hand: Vintage Native American Photography

Hand-painted photographs possess a beauty all their own. Long before ‘selfies’ and even before the days of colored film (which wouldn’t truly arrive until the 1930s), people wanted to add a vibrant realism to their black and white photos. Over time, the process really grew into a true art form,...

By Erin Kelly • February 22, 2015

Daniel Sanchez’s Gemstone Landscapes Are The Most Stunning Things You’ll See All Day

To collectors, the most coveted gems are often the flawless ones. But to Los Angeles-based gemologist Daniel Sanchez, the beauty is all in the flaws. More specifically, the gem’s inclusions, or the bits of other minerals that get sucked inside the gem as it grows. Lucky for Sanchez, he can...

By Erin Kelly • Feb 13, 2015

Daniel Sanchez’s Gemstone Landscapes Are The Most Stunning Things You’ll See All Day

To collectors, the most coveted gems are often the flawless ones. But to Los Angeles-based gemologist Daniel Sanchez, the beauty is all in the flaws. More specifically, the gem’s inclusions, or the bits of other minerals that get sucked inside the gem as it grows. Lucky for Sanchez, he can...

By Erin Kelly • February 13, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CIX

Your Liver, Blood And The Flu Look Surprisingly Pretty Under A Microscope Through culture and the classroom, more often than not we’re trained to think of arts and sciences as two separate fields of interest and specialization. It’s people like Colin Salter who remind us that these barriers don’t have...

By Savannah Cox • Feb 13, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CIX

Your Liver, Blood And The Flu Look Surprisingly Pretty Under A Microscope Through culture and the classroom, more often than not we’re trained to think of arts and sciences as two separate fields of interest and specialization. It’s people like Colin Salter who remind us that these barriers don’t have...

By Savannah Cox • February 13, 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 • 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