Photography

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Bill Murray's Camera At Cannes Is Awesome()  

Bill Murray snaps a few at a Cannes press event on May 16.

May 22, 2012 His outfit is pretty great, too, but that's not the point.

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Dragon's Blood And Cucumber Trees? Near Troubled Yemen, Strange Socotra()  

The desert rose got its name from its blossoms, though the plant is not related to cultivated roses. Herders tie strips of the poisonous bark around the necks of young goats in an effort to protect them from marauding feral cats.

May 22, 2012 A small archipelago off the Horn of Africa is home to a surreal scene of biodiversity unlike anywhere else in the world.

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A Window Into The Photography Of Gordon Parks()  

American film director and photographer Gordon Parks on the set of a film, circa 1971.

May 17, 2012 "He wanted to reach as many people as possible," says curator Maurice Berger. And to see his photos, you don't have to step foot inside a museum.

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Fine Art

'Canal Zone' Collages Test The Meaning Of 'Fair Use'()  

Artist Richard Prince is appealing the 2011 ruling that found him liable for copyright infringement.

May 16, 2012 Art world superstar Richard Prince is appealing the 2011 ruling that found him liable for copyright infringement. Prince used dozens of images by photographer Patrick Cariou to create collages that his gallery then sold for millions of dollars.

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Remembrances

Shooting Vietnam: Remembering Horst Faas()  

The sun breaks through dense jungle foliage as South Vietnamese troops, joined by U.S. advisers, rest after a cold, damp and tense night of waiting in an ambush position for a Viet Cong attack that didn't come, January 1965.

May 14, 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Horst Faas, who captured iconic moments during the Vietnam War, has died. In 1997, he talked to Terry Gross about covering the conflict. "Being in Vietnam and being around a major story of the time was always a great shot of adrenaline," he said.

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