photography

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

20 Surprising Photos Of The Time Fidel Castro Visited New York

As the United States begins a new era of relations with Cuba, we look back at Fidel Castro photos from his warm reception in New York in 1959.

By Erin Kelly • Jan 7, 2015

20 Surprising Photos Of The Time Fidel Castro Visited New York

As the United States begins a new era of relations with Cuba, we look back at Fidel Castro photos from his warm reception in New York in 1959.

By Erin Kelly • January 7, 2015

10 Uncovered World War One Photos Provide A Rare, Candid Glimpse Into Trench Life

Belfast, Ireland native George Hackney was like many young men in the time preceding World War 1, and began taking up the relatively new hobby of personal photography. When he was sent to war in 1915, he took his trusty compact camera with him out into the field and captured...

By Erin Kelly • Jan 6, 2015

10 Uncovered World War One Photos Provide A Rare, Candid Glimpse Into Trench Life

Belfast, Ireland native George Hackney was like many young men in the time preceding World War 1, and began taking up the relatively new hobby of personal photography. When he was sent to war in 1915, he took his trusty compact camera with him out into the field and captured...

By Erin Kelly • January 6, 2015

Microscopic Nature: Winners Of The 2014 Olympus Bioscapes Competition

Now in its second decade, the Olympus Bioscapes photography competition celebrates the stunning beauty of and discoveries in the field of science. But it comes with a catch: this beauty must be found beneath the lens of a microscope. Amateur and professional scientists from over 70 different countries submit thousands...

By Erin Kelly • Jan 4, 2015

Microscopic Nature: Winners Of The 2014 Olympus Bioscapes Competition

Now in its second decade, the Olympus Bioscapes photography competition celebrates the stunning beauty of and discoveries in the field of science. But it comes with a catch: this beauty must be found beneath the lens of a microscope. Amateur and professional scientists from over 70 different countries submit thousands...

By Erin Kelly • January 4, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CIII

TIME Picks Its Most Uplifting Photos Of The Year As with any year, 2014 has had its fair share of disasters and disappointments. And since disasters and disappointments tend to translate to beaucoup dinero for major media outlets, we can at times have an overly bleak view of the world...

By Savannah Cox • Jan 2, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CIII

TIME Picks Its Most Uplifting Photos Of The Year As with any year, 2014 has had its fair share of disasters and disappointments. And since disasters and disappointments tend to translate to beaucoup dinero for major media outlets, we can at times have an overly bleak view of the world...

By Savannah Cox • January 2, 2015

Alaska’s Beauty Captured From A Kayak

Nature and wildlife photographer Daniel Fox has a mission: to bring a connection with the great outdoors to the masses. For Fox, nature photography is his life’s work and his passion, documented online for the world to see. After spending 10 years in New York and what Fox describes as...

By Erin Kelly • Dec 28, 2014

Alaska’s Beauty Captured From A Kayak

Nature and wildlife photographer Daniel Fox has a mission: to bring a connection with the great outdoors to the masses. For Fox, nature photography is his life’s work and his passion, documented online for the world to see. After spending 10 years in New York and what Fox describes as...

By Erin Kelly • December 28, 2014

Surviving Winter In The Arctic: Animal Adaptations

Despise wearing fifteen layers and snow boots for three months out of the year? Try living in the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic is a polar region defined by midnight suns and polar nights, and encompasses the Arctic Ocean and parts of Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway,...

By Susan Sims • Dec 25, 2014

Surviving Winter In The Arctic: Animal Adaptations

Despise wearing fifteen layers and snow boots for three months out of the year? Try living in the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic is a polar region defined by midnight suns and polar nights, and encompasses the Arctic Ocean and parts of Alaska, Canada, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway,...

By Susan Sims • December 25, 2014

We Found The Most Stunning Nature Photography of 2014

Our world is always changing, always moving. Perhaps it is for this reason that nature photography can be so captivating. Whether the photographer captures an incredible sunset or catches a rarely seen creature in its natural setting, the moments that appear in these images are unique and fleeting. Tap into...

By Kiri Picone • Dec 19, 2014

We Found The Most Stunning Nature Photography of 2014

Our world is always changing, always moving. Perhaps it is for this reason that nature photography can be so captivating. Whether the photographer captures an incredible sunset or catches a rarely seen creature in its natural setting, the moments that appear in these images are unique and fleeting. Tap into...

By Kiri Picone • December 19, 2014