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Here Are Some Photos A Robot Decided I Should Remember

February 24, 2014 • The Narrative Clip takes pictures so you don't have to! Unfortunately, though, it doesn't have the best eye.

Cool Or Creepy? A Clip-On Camera Can Capture Every Moment

The Narrative clip is a lightweight wearable camera, capable of shooting 5-megapixel images. You clip it to your lapel and it shoots two photos a minute. Jim Tuttle/NPR hide caption

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All Tech Considered

Cool Or Creepy? A Clip-On Camera Can Capture Every Moment

February 24, 2014 • A new wearable camera called Narrative is designed to snap a photo every 30 seconds — automatically — so you don't miss a thing. But does everything and everyone in your day need to be photographed?

Cool Or Creepy? A Clip-On Camera Can Capture Every Moment

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Beyond Sochi: Photos Of Russia By Russians

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The Picture Show

Beyond Sochi: Photos Of Russia By Russians

February 22, 2014 • Valeriy Klamm felt the preconceived images of Russia were too narrow. So he started a photography website to change that.

'Harried Mom' Becomes Dynamic Woman In These Stock Images

Getty's new collection of stock images of women and families veers away from the "overworked mom" stereotype. Cavan Images/Getty Images hide caption

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'Harried Mom' Becomes Dynamic Woman In These Stock Images

February 14, 2014 • Getty's new "Lean In" collection steers clear of familiar stereotypes, such as women in stilettos stepping on men. Because women are the primary users of social media, the company's visual trends director says, it's time for a different kind of representation in media and advertising.

'Harried Mom' Becomes Dynamic Woman In These Stock Images

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The Picture Show

In Photos: Moroccan Motorcycle Mashup

February 12, 2014 • Photographer Hassan Hajjaj's "Kesh Angels" share a similar name to Hell's Angels. But they're not a gang. They're Moroccan. And women. And really colorful.

In Photos: Moroccan Motorcycle Mashup

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'Life' Photographer Showed Africa Through A New Lens

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The Picture Show

'Life' Photographer Showed Africa Through A New Lens

February 10, 2014 • In the years after World War II, Eliot Elisofon traveled from Capetown to Cairo in a mobile photography studio. The pictures he took for Life magazine helped reshape Americans' understanding of the continent. Susan Stamberg takes a look at an exhibit of Elisofon's photos, currently on display at the Museum of African Art in D.C.

'Life' Photographer Showed Africa Through A New Lens

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Hasan Elahi: What Would You Do If The Feds Were Watching You?

"By me putting all this information out there, what I'm basically telling you is I'm telling you everything." — Hasan Elahi James Duncan Davidson/TED hide caption

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TED Radio Hour

Hasan Elahi: What Would You Do If The Feds Were Watching You?

January 31, 2014 • When Hasan Elahi's name was mistakenly added to the U.S. government's watch list, he fought the assault on his privacy by turning his life inside-out for the world to see.

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The Picture Show

Before Drone Cameras: Kite Cameras!

January 15, 2014 • More than 100 years ago, long before remote-controlled drones, a photographer used kites to capture aerial panoramic photographs.

Go Where Raisins Swell Into Grapes, And Lemons Light The Sky

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Krulwich Wonders...

Go Where Raisins Swell Into Grapes, And Lemons Light The Sky

January 11, 2014 • Come to a place where peppers are so hot, fire trucks come to douse them. Pomegranates explode like grenades there, spaghetti threatens innocent sailors, and the moon is made of cinnamon. Two French food photographers imagine all this, and then let a polar bear water-ski through a plate of marshmallows.

'Cut Food': Take A Peek At The Beauty Inside Everyday Edibles

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The Salt

'Cut Food': Take A Peek At The Beauty Inside Everyday Edibles

January 3, 2014 • What happens when you slice foods apart? A whole new world of geometric wonder can reveal itself. The best part? There's relatively little trickery or fancy gadgets involved — so please, do try this at home, say the creative minds behind this photo series.

The Incredible Versatility Of Photographer John Dominis

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The Incredible Versatility Of Photographer John Dominis

January 1, 2014 • Over the course of a few decades at Life magazine, Dominis not only worked in just about every photographic genre but also seemed to have mastered them. He died Monday at age 92, leaving behind an archive that's hard to comprehend.

Lost Images Come To Life A Century After Antarctic Expedition

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The Two-Way

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

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The Sunday Conversation

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.

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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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Code Switch

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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Becky Harlan

The Protojournalist

1,000 Words: The Wheels Of Life

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

Monday February 24, 2014

Cool Or Creepy? A Clip-On Camera Can Capture Every Moment

Saturday February 22, 2014

Friday February 14, 2014

'Harried Mom' Becomes Dynamic Woman In These Stock Images

Wednesday February 12, 2014

In Photos: Moroccan Motorcycle Mashup

Monday February 10, 2014

'Life' Photographer Showed Africa Through A New Lens

Friday January 31, 2014

Hasan Elahi: What Would You Do If The Feds Were Watching You?

Wednesday January 15, 2014

Saturday January 11, 2014

Friday January 3, 2014

Wednesday January 1, 2014

Monday December 30, 2013

Saturday December 28, 2013

Quitting Wall Street To Tell A Prostitute's Story

Thursday December 26, 2013

Harlem In Photographs: Troubled Neighborhood To Source Of Pride