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Spotlight On Rashid Talukder, Pioneering Bangladeshi Photographer

During the non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), a procession of students march in Dhaka, the capital, 1970 Rashid Talukder hide caption

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Rashid Talukder

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Spotlight On Rashid Talukder, Pioneering Bangladeshi Photographer

September 30, 2010 • Although Rashid Talukder is a pioneering photographer, and has been in the business for nearly 50 years, his name is probably unfamiliar.

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It's The Bomb! Vintage Explosion Photos

September 28, 2010 • In the early stages of atomic experiments, the U.S. government hired Harold Edgerton to figure out how to photograph big bangs. His photographs, shared by the Smithsonian, are both spectacular and spooky.

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To Understand Truckers, Two Photographers Become Truckers

September 27, 2010 • Wanting to know more about the culture that moves America, a married photographer couple dropped everything and hit the road.

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The Best Unknown Music Photographer

September 24, 2010 • Martin Cohen was an amateur photographer when he started an instrument company in the 1960s. His photo archive is an unheralded collection of musicians and performances that rivals the work of jazz photographers like Francis Wolff and Herman Leonard.

Planet Money's Toxic Asset

Tracking Our Toxic Asset

September 23, 2010 • Planet Money is committed to following the financial crisis to the bitter end. And what better way to do that than to own a piece of it. We bought one of those things that no one wanted, one of those things that almost brought down the global economy: our very own toxic asset.

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What On Earth Is A Sukkah And What Is It Doing In That Empty Parking Lot?

September 23, 2010 • Something which looks oddly like a giant bird's nest has been erected across the street.

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Holograms? There's An App For That

September 23, 2010 • Remember when holograms were "the future"? Well, the future is here, folks, and it's coming out of an iPad.

Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

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Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

September 23, 2010 • Two views of the war in southern Afghanistan: From an NPR photographer embedded with U.S. troops and a Taliban spokesman.

Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

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