Photography http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1143&ft=1&f=1143 Photography en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Photography http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1143&ft=1&f=1143 A Photography Phone Call: On Life, Faith And Trains "You have to see the moment and get it fast. You don't get two chances," says Christopher Chadbourne. Listen to a phone conversation and hear what else he has to say about life, death and photography. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/18/193056695/a-photography-phone-call-on-life-faith-and-trains?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/18/193056695/a-photography-phone-call-on-life-faith-and-trains?ft=1&f=1143 "You have to see the moment and get it fast. You don't get two chances," says Christopher Chadbourne. Listen to a phone conversation and hear what else he has to say about life, death and photography.

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]]> Pakistani Photographers Take A Personal Picture Of Home Last year, National Geographic offered a photo camp for emerging Pakistani photographers to explore the tribal areas of their country. Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:04:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/15/191609900/pakistani-photographers-take-a-personal-picture-of-pakistan?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/15/191609900/pakistani-photographers-take-a-personal-picture-of-pakistan?ft=1&f=1143 Last year, National Geographic offered a photo camp for emerging Pakistani photographers to explore the tribal areas of their country.

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]]> Like Father, Like Son: Creating Art In A Time Of Troubles Bobbie Hanvey is a prolific photojournalist and radio interviewer from Northern Ireland. His son Steafán is a musician, currently on tour in America. In a video featuring their photos and music, father and son reflect on art, their relationship, and the period of turmoil in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/14/191059207/like-father-like-son-creating-art-in-a-time-of-troubles?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/14/191059207/like-father-like-son-creating-art-in-a-time-of-troubles?ft=1&f=1143 Bobbie Hanvey is a prolific photojournalist and radio interviewer from Northern Ireland. His son Steafán is a musician, currently on tour in America. In a video featuring their photos and music, father and son reflect on art, their relationship, and the period of turmoil in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.

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]]> 'Capturing Love': How To Photograph Same-Sex Weddings If you've ever looked through a wedding album, you've seen photos of the groom removing his bride's garter or dipping her on the dance floor. But those poses could be awkward or even offensive for some same-sex couples. The book <em>Capturing Love</em> offers tip to help avoid those problems. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:52:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/10/190406481/capturing-love-how-to-photograph-same-sex-weddings?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/10/190406481/capturing-love-how-to-photograph-same-sex-weddings?ft=1&f=1143 If you've ever looked through a wedding album, you've seen photos of the groom removing his bride's garter or dipping her on the dance floor. But those poses could be awkward or even offensive for some same-sex couples. The book Capturing Love offers tip to help avoid those problems.

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]]> An Abstract Look At The Food We Eat Photographer Ajay Malghan takes familiar foods and makes them look foreign. He says it's a statement on genetically modified food. But if you want to just appreciate it as abstract art, that's OK too, he says. Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/06/09/178444120/an-abstract-look-at-the-food-we-eat?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/06/09/178444120/an-abstract-look-at-the-food-we-eat?ft=1&f=1143 Photographer Ajay Malghan takes familiar foods and makes them look foreign. He says it's a statement on genetically modified food. But if you want to just appreciate it as abstract art, that's OK too, he says.

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]]> Photo Staff Firings Won't Shake Pulitzer Winner's Focus The <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em> made a surprise announcement last week: It fired its entire photography staff. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White spent decades working there. He shares what this news means for him personally and for the future of photojournalism. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:43:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/07/189533880/photo-staff-firings-wont-shake-pulitzer-winners-focus?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/07/189533880/photo-staff-firings-wont-shake-pulitzer-winners-focus?ft=1&f=1143 The Chicago Sun-Times made a surprise announcement last week: It fired its entire photography staff. Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John H. White spent decades working there. He shares what this news means for him personally and for the future of photojournalism.

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]]> Rio's New Dance Craze: The Passinho Photographer Lianne Milton explores Rio de Janeiro's new dance form — the <em>passinho</em> — which combines hip-hop and break-dancing with traditional Brazilian dance, such as samba. Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/07/189204733/rios-new-dance-craze-the-passinho?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/07/189204733/rios-new-dance-craze-the-passinho?ft=1&f=1143 Photographer Lianne Milton explores Rio de Janeiro's new dance form — the passinho — which combines hip-hop and break-dancing with traditional Brazilian dance, such as samba.

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]]> Documenting America's Environments: Then And Now In 1971, the the EPA sent photographers around America to document the environmental state of the country. Forty years later, the agency is doing it again. Photographer Michael Philip Manheim talks about returning to some of the locations he photographed. Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:29:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/01/187577361/documenting-americas-environments-then-and-now?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/06/01/187577361/documenting-americas-environments-then-and-now?ft=1&f=1143 In 1971, the the EPA sent photographers around America to document the environmental state of the country. Forty years later, the agency is doing it again. Photographer Michael Philip Manheim talks about returning to some of the locations he photographed.

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]]> Dashing Through The Snow ... With A Reindeer In A Pickup Truck? NPR photographer David Gilkey provides a dispatch from Nome, Alaska — where spotting a reindeer in a pickup is one of the perks of the job. Tue, 28 May 2013 10:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/28/186447722/dashing-through-the-snow-with-a-reindeer-in-a-pickup-truck?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/28/186447722/dashing-through-the-snow-with-a-reindeer-in-a-pickup-truck?ft=1&f=1143 NPR photographer David Gilkey provides a dispatch from Nome, Alaska — where spotting a reindeer in a pickup is one of the perks of the job.

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]]> Wayne Miller, Photographer Who Captured Black Chicago, Dies The Chicago native was renowned for a trailblazing series of postwar portraits of black Americans in Chicago and for co-curating the groundbreaking international photo exhibit "The Family of Man." Sat, 25 May 2013 19:37:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/25/186614810/wayne-miller-photographer-who-captured-black-chicago-dies?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/25/186614810/wayne-miller-photographer-who-captured-black-chicago-dies?ft=1&f=1143 The Chicago native was renowned for a trailblazing series of postwar portraits of black Americans in Chicago and for co-curating the groundbreaking international photo exhibit "The Family of Man."

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]]> 'Nanogardens' Sprout Up On The Surface Of A Penny Engineers have figured out a way to get crystals to form rose and tulip sculptures, each smaller than a strand of hair. The gardens sprout up on a penny dipped in a salt solution. The technique is similar to 3-D printing and could one day be used to make any complex shape. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:55:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/20/185509508/nanogardens-sprout-up-on-the-surface-of-a-penny?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/20/185509508/nanogardens-sprout-up-on-the-surface-of-a-penny?ft=1&f=1143 Engineers have figured out a way to get crystals to form rose and tulip sculptures, each smaller than a strand of hair. The gardens sprout up on a penny dipped in a salt solution. The technique is similar to 3-D printing and could one day be used to make any complex shape.

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]]> Teahupoo: A Surfer's Mecca, A Photographer's Muse Who says you can't pursue a utopian career of surf photography on the shores of Tahiti? French photographer Ben Thouard has made it work. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/20/185210622/teahupoo-a-surfers-mecca-a-photographers-muse?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/20/185210622/teahupoo-a-surfers-mecca-a-photographers-muse?ft=1&f=1143 Who says you can't pursue a utopian career of surf photography on the shores of Tahiti? French photographer Ben Thouard has made it work.

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]]> Documenting Life Beyond The Killing Fields Photographer Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of creating dialogue and healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime. Fri, 17 May 2013 10:19:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/16/184521742/documenting-life-beyond-the-killing-fields?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/16/184521742/documenting-life-beyond-the-killing-fields?ft=1&f=1143 Photographer Pete Pin explores the Cambodian diaspora in hopes of creating dialogue and healing wounds left by the Khmer Rouge regime.

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]]> Experts Say Prize-Winning Photo Of Gaza Funeral Is Authentic The striking image of grief-stricken men carrying two boys to a mosque for their funeral was named the World Press Photo of the Year in February. Recently, critics have questioned the photo's authenticity. The photographer says he did nothing out of the ordinary with the image. Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/14/183983184/photographer-defends-prize-winning-photo-of-gaza-funeral?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/14/183983184/photographer-defends-prize-winning-photo-of-gaza-funeral?ft=1&f=1143 The striking image of grief-stricken men carrying two boys to a mosque for their funeral was named the World Press Photo of the Year in February. Recently, critics have questioned the photo's authenticity. The photographer says he did nothing out of the ordinary with the image.

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]]> 100 Words: Life And Death Of A Japanese Racehorse Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness "to the life and use of horses in Japan." Tue, 14 May 2013 09:30:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/14/183600409/100-words-life-and-death-of-a-japanese-racehorse?ft=1&f=1143 http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/05/14/183600409/100-words-life-and-death-of-a-japanese-racehorse?ft=1&f=1143 Photographer Hajime Kimura says he hopes to bring awareness "to the life and use of horses in Japan."

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