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Friday January 28, 2011

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Local Legends: Submit Your Photos

January 28, 2011 • NPR has teamed up with Pictory magazine to learn more about local legends. Submit your photo stories of the people and places that make your neighborhood special.

Wednesday January 26, 2011

Word On The Street: Photos Of People With Words

Courtesy of Richard Nagler

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Word On The Street: Photos Of People With Words

January 26, 2011 • Simple juxtapositions of people with words offer playful and profound reflections on life.

Tuesday January 25, 2011

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A Makeshift Portrait Studio At Sundance

January 25, 2011 • Photographer Jeff Vespa has set up a makeshift studio at Sundance Film Festival and filed photos for LIFE.

Surprising Portraits: Photos Of Feathers

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Surprising Portraits: Photos Of Feathers

January 25, 2011 • A National Geographic article about bird evolution is interesting; even more interesting are the portraits of feathers.

Monday January 24, 2011

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'Weaving' Carpets With Pasta, Pine Cones And Plastic Forks

January 24, 2011 • A team of Dutch artists explores traditional carpet motifs but lets the unusual materials dictate the design. The temporary constructions are made to be photographed or exhibited, not walked on, and are never glued in place.

Saturday January 22, 2011

Todd Bieber

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Lost Photos Of NYC Blizzard: Found!

January 22, 2011 • While cross-country skiing in Brooklyn, Todd Bieber discovered a lonely canister of film, abandoned in the snow.

Lost Photos Of NYC Blizzard: Found!

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An Unlikely Pair Pictures Havana

January 22, 2011 • Nestor Marti is a photojournalist in Cuba's bustling capital city. Chip Cooper is known for artistic, composed shots of the Alabama countryside. Together, they're walking the narrow streets and wide plazas of Old Havana in a one-of-a-kind photographic collaboration.

An Unlikely Pair Pictures Havana

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Friday January 21, 2011

Opinion

Foreign Policy: Close Encounters Of A Buddhist Kind

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January 21, 2011 • The cult-like Buddhist group, Dhammakaya, was a movement formed in the 1970s to oppose the excesses of religion in Thailand. Ron Gluckman and Luke Duggleby of Foreign Policy offer a photo essay that shows the group's mesmerizing ceremonies.

Wednesday January 19, 2011

Milton Rogovin, Photographer Of 'Forgotten Ones,' Dies At 101

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Milton Rogovin, Photographer Of 'Forgotten Ones,' Dies At 101

January 19, 2011 • Although silenced during the Red Scare, photographer Milton Rogovin later found a big voice through his photography. And his portraits of the poor and the oppressed, gave voice to the "forgotten ones."

Tuesday January 18, 2011

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Earliest Snowflake Photos From 1885

January 18, 2011 • In light of recent snow events, Smithsonian has unearthed some of the oldest photos of snowflakes from its archives.

Saturday January 15, 2011

Don't Try 'FireHero' At Home: Guitar Hero With Pyrotechnics

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Don't Try 'FireHero' At Home: Guitar Hero With Pyrotechnics

January 15, 2011 • For better or worse, a high school student has rigged a Guitar Hero controller to propane flame throwers.

On Display In Portland: The Art Of Beautiful Beards

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On Display In Portland: The Art Of Beautiful Beards

January 15, 2011 • Dave Mead's photography series showcases the art of facial hair.

Friday January 14, 2011

Bruce Weber

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Portraits Of Haitians In Miami

January 14, 2011 • Photographer Bruce Weber is best-known for his shots of models and celebrities. But his recent work is more personal: An exhibition showcases photographs of Haitians in Miami.

Portraits Of Haitians In Miami

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Thursday January 13, 2011

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Looking Back At Sudan, 1947

January 13, 2011 • As southern Sudan votes for its independence this week, Life magazine looks back at a Sudan of yesteryear.

Tuesday January 11, 2011

Tilt-Shift, Stop-Motion Squatting In Hillside Haiti

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Tilt-Shift, Stop-Motion Squatting In Hillside Haiti

January 11, 2011 • Nearly 100,000 squatters have taken things into their own hands — and taken to the hills of Haiti. Take a tour of a community known as Cabaret with this short stop-motion video.