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Lost Images Come To Life A Century After Antarctic Expedition

Alexander Stevens, Shackleton's chief scientist, looks south from the deck of the Aurora. Hut Point Peninsula on Ross Island, Antarctica, can be seen in the background. nzaht.org hide caption

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Lost Images Come To Life A Century After Antarctic Expedition

December 30, 2013 • Conservators have recovered and processed a clump of 22 negatives taken during Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition to the South Pole.

Quitting Wall Street To Tell A Prostitute's Story

Photographer Chris Arnade found a chair in the middle of the road at 2 a.m., and sat in it for this self portrait. Chris Arnade/Flickr hide caption

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Quitting Wall Street To Tell A Prostitute's Story

December 28, 2013 • Disillusioned by corporate greed and his life as a Wall Street financier, Chris Arnade quit his job and devoted his time to photographing drug addicts and prostitutes in the South Bronx. NPR's Jennifer Ludden speaks with him about his new mission among the street people he now counts as some of his best friends.

Quitting Wall Street To Tell A Prostitute's Story

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Harlem In Photographs: Troubled Neighborhood To Source Of Pride

Camilo José Vergara's new book is titled Harlem: The Unmaking of a Ghetto. Camilo José Vergara hide caption

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Harlem In Photographs: Troubled Neighborhood To Source Of Pride

December 26, 2013 • Camilo José Vergara says documenting a "world of losing ... a world where things diminish" is "awfully good training for life." His new photo book, Harlem: The Unmaking of a Ghetto, shows the neighborhood's transormation over 40 years.

Harlem In Photographs: Troubled Neighborhood To Source Of Pride

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1,000 Words: The Wheels Of Life

December 26, 2013 • As photographer Becky Harlan shows us, the circles of life come in all sizes.

Portrait Show Brings Photographer-Subject Encounters Into Focus

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Portrait Show Brings Photographer-Subject Encounters Into Focus

December 26, 2013 • In photographer Chuck Close's portrait of model Kate Moss, Moss looks pretty ordinary — her skin is a confetti of freckles and pores, and there's no airbrushing to be seen. Moss trusted in Close's art, but, as an exhibit at Washington's Phillips Collection demonstrates, that isn't always the case.

Portrait Show Brings Photographer-Subject Encounters Into Focus

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Photo Assignment: A Few Of Your Favorite Things

December 17, 2013 • "A cigarette. Because sometimes I sneak them," writes Beth Nakamura. For this month's Instagram assignment, we want to see the objects that you hold dear.

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1,000 Words: A Pet Reindeer In Nome, Alaska

December 13, 2013 • A pet reindeer in a pickup truck. The reindeer's name: Velvet Eyes.

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Photo: Where Cars Go After A Flood

December 12, 2013 • After Superstorm Sandy, tens of thousands of cars and trucks were lined up in neat rows on a runway in New York.

With One Photo, The Average Commute Becomes Super Special

Original caption via Instagram: #pscommute 5:15 PM on the C Train. 34th Street, Penn Station back home to Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Giving the gift of reading. A magical moment between mother and son. It may seem like just another subway ride, but with a book and an imagination, the adventures are limitless. Jabali Sawicki/@jsawicki1/Instagram hide caption

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With One Photo, The Average Commute Becomes Super Special

December 12, 2013 • We asked you to photograph your commute. We had no idea you would make such connections!

With One Photo, The Average Commute Becomes Super Special

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Brotherhood, Pictures And Life With Cerebral Palsy

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Brotherhood, Pictures And Life With Cerebral Palsy

December 10, 2013 • Born five minutes apart, their lives couldn't be more different. And photography, in a way, has brought them together.

For Working-Class Chinese, 'Picture Day' Is A Rare Treat

Zheng Jinrong poses with a portrait of herself and her grandson in a migrant village in Shanghai. She received the photographs as part of a global event to provide high-quality portraits for people who otherwise can't afford them. Frank Langfitt/NPR hide caption

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For Working-Class Chinese, 'Picture Day' Is A Rare Treat

December 9, 2013 • Volunteers in more than 20 countries this weekend shot free, studio-quality portraits of more than 16,000 people who otherwise couldn't have afforded them. Getting people in one Shanghai neighborhood to smile wasn't easy. Some had never had portraits taken before.

For Working-Class Chinese, 'Picture Day' Is A Rare Treat

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Photo Essay: Cape Town Quietly Mourns Mandela

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Photo Essay: Cape Town Quietly Mourns Mandela

December 9, 2013 • Sam Reinders is a photojournalist born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She was 13 when Nelson Mandela was freed from prison. In the days after his death, Reinders walked the streets of her hometown and sent us this essay.

These Cookbook Photos Redefine What Fresh Seafood Looks Like

How to make dead fish look attractive? That's the challenge New York-based duo Shimon and Tammar Rothstein faced when they were hired to do the photography for famed French chef Eric Ripert's book On the Line. Photos by Shimon and Tammar, Courtesy of Shimon and Tammar hide caption

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These Cookbook Photos Redefine What Fresh Seafood Looks Like

November 30, 2013 • Famed French chef Eric Ripert specializes in seafood. So for his book On the Line, photographers Shimon and Tammar Rothstein really wanted to highlight the freshness of his ingredients. Their solution? Make the fish look as if they were still alive.

What Do We Mean When We Talk About 'Latino Art'?

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What Do We Mean When We Talk About 'Latino Art'?

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