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Friday

Obituaries

Looking Back On Larry Sultan's 'Pictures From Home'

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The influential photographer died of cancer Sunday. He was 63. In remembrance, we listen to a 1989 interview with him about his Pictures from Home, a decade-long project in which he observed the effects of his father's job loss on his family — a poignant topic once more.

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Tuesday

Platon's Portraits of Power

Photographer Platon saw a golden opportunity and seized it. In September, over a five-day period, The New Yorker staff photographer camped out at the United Nations and lured the world's most powerful men and women to pose for him. The result is an impressive display called Portraits of Power.

Platon's Portraits of Power

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Thursday

Books

Judith Fox Turns A Close-Up Lens On Alzheimer's

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Judith Fox's new book of photographs is an intimate portrait of a loved one's submergence into Alzheimer's. I Still Do is a chronicle of her husband's journey with the disease.

Judith Fox Turns A Close-Up Lens On Alzheimer's

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Friday

One Man's 'Polar Obsession,' In Pictures

A book out this month by photographer Paul Nicklen, Polar Obsession, documents the wildlife of the Arctic and Antarctic. Nicklen, who was raised in an Inuit community in Canada's Arctic and whose work has been published in hundreds of magazines around the world, including National Geographic, talks with Melissa Block about the roots of his preoccupation with frigid regions.

One Man's 'Polar Obsession,' In Pictures

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Thursday

How Did Your Folks Look Before They Were Parents?

Eliot Glazer, the creator of the popular photo blog myparentswereawesome.com, speaks to host Michele Norris about his blog's mission to highlight the time "before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts," when parents "were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward and super-awesome."

How Did Your Folks Look Before They Were Parents?

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Wednesday

Tuesday

Robert Bergman, Emerging From The Darkroom

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Robert Bergman, Emerging From The Darkroom

The artist-photographer has never exhibited and has published just one book. Now his striking, enigmatic portraits are being celebrated in not one but two major exhibitions. As NPR's Claire O'Neill explains, it's Bergman's patience and his perfectionism that have caught the eye of curators.

Robert Bergman, Emerging From The Darkroom

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Monday

Capturing The Beauty Of South Florida's Wetlands

Clyde Butcher believes South Florida's wetlands have an image problem. Everglades National Park and the adjacent Big Cypress National Preserve are unique, awe-inspiring places. But they're also swamps, with alligators, snakes and high water that discourage visitors from experiencing much of the beauty. For nearly three decades, Butcher has captured much of that beauty in his large-format, black-and-white photographs. They've won him acclaim as an artist and as an educator who's worked to spread the word about an area that's been called Florida's "last frontier."

Capturing The Beauty Of South Florida's Wetlands

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Saturday

DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

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DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

In the 1950s, photography was hardly considered art. If you wanted to be taken seriously as a photographer, you snapped mountains and models -- not your neighbors. It also helped to be white. But Roy DeCarava, who died this week at the age of 89, turned all of that on its head.

DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

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Friday

Obituaries

Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos

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The photographer, who died Oct. 27 at age 89, dedicated his decades-long career to capturing images of African Americans. Roy DeCarava's subjects ranged from daily life in his hometown of Harlem to the Civil Rights movement.

Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos

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Friday

Must-See Science: Videos From Science Friday

Seeing Through The Eyes Of An Armadillo

Sam Easterson has refined the art of the critter cam. He is the curator of the Museum of Animal Perspectives — an online repository of "remotely sensed wildlife imagery." All the footage comes from cameras implanted in the landscape or strapped to the backs of animals.

Seeing Through The Eyes Of An Armadillo

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Saturday

Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

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Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

In Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi's new documentary, 12 Iraqi women gather in Syria with a goal: They intend to learn photography, decide what stories to tell, then return to Iraq and tell those stories.

Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

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'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

Computer science professor Marc Levoy of Stanford shows off his prototype "Frankencamera." It allows programs to be downloaded, much like the iPhone does, and might just change the future of photography. Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service hide caption

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'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

Computer scientists at Stanford have developed a prototype they call the "Frankencamera" that may change the future of photography. It works a bit like an iPhone, in that it runs on an open source operating system, allowing photographers to change the electronic guts of the camera by downloading applications.

'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

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Tuesday

Technology

Photographer's Life Changed By Nobel-Winning Work

National Geographic's Annie Griffiths Belt has been personally affected by the breakthroughs in fiber optics and digital data transmission made by this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in physics. Griffiths Belt says the change wasn't easy, but it was extraordinary.

Photographer's Life Changed By Nobel-Winning Work

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Friday

Art & Design

Contemporary Iranian Art Takes Off In L.A.

Shervin Shahbazi is an L.A.-based art curator who has two exhibits featuring contemporary Iranian artists. "From the Streets of Iran" showcases the work of graffiti artists in Tehran, and "Traces of Being" features the work of Iranian artists living in the U.S. The art in both exhibits responds to the current political climate in the country.

Contemporary Iranian Art Takes Off In L.A.

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