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Friday March 30, 2012

Portraits Of Africa's Amazing Masquerade

Mami Wata Mask, Cross River, Nigeria, 2004 Phyllis Galembo hide caption

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Phyllis Galembo

Portraits Of Africa's Amazing Masquerade

March 30, 2012 • Masquerading happens around the world, and Phyllis Galembo has traveled to photograph it.

Thursday March 29, 2012

Found In A Closet: A Photo Trove Of '60s Icons

The found photographs of Jack Robinson include Warren Beatty, Tina Turner and Jack Nicholson Jack Robinson/Vogue/Conde Nast Archive hide caption

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Found In A Closet: A Photo Trove Of '60s Icons

March 29, 2012 • When Dan Oppenheimer opened the door to Jack Robinson's apartment, he had no idea what he'd discover.

Wednesday March 28, 2012

Courtesy of Ellen Silverman

What Our Kitchens Might Say About Us

March 28, 2012 • It's a big question, and photographer Ellen Silverman has started by looking at Cuba.

Monday March 26, 2012

A Lifetime Of Photos In A Little Email Retrospective

Father and daughter circus act, Stockholm, Sweden, 1973 Dennis Darling hide caption

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Dennis Darling

A Lifetime Of Photos In A Little Email Retrospective

March 26, 2012 • Dennis Darling a name you might not know, unless you're his student. And he's perfectly fine with that. Unless you're on his email list, you may never see his portfolio.

Friday March 23, 2012

Picture An Embryo

March 23, 2012 • As part of an NIH-funded project, Bradley Smith, associate dean for creative work, research and graduate education at the University of Michigan, posted a collection of optical images and MRI scans of human embryos to the web. Intended for a clinical audience, Smith talks about the unexpected response he got from the public.

Picture An Embryo

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Thursday March 22, 2012

Peek Inside The Copy Cat Building: Where Baltimore Artists Work — And Live

Sigrid Lauren, 25, is a performance artist who lives in Baltimore's Copy Cat building — a studio and residence for the city's artists. Courtesy of Alex Wein and Rob Brulinski hide caption

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Peek Inside The Copy Cat Building: Where Baltimore Artists Work — And Live

March 22, 2012 • A former factory is still, in a sense, a factory. But these days the product is art, and the producers are the tenants.

Tuesday March 20, 2012

Frida Kahlo with Fulang Chang, circa 1938 Florence Arquin/Courtesy of Artisphere hide caption

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Florence Arquin/Courtesy of Artisphere

Frida Kahlo's Private Stash Of Pictures

March 20, 2012 • The renowned Mexican painter was also the daughter of a photographer. And her collection of photos is on display in the U.S. for the first time.

Monday March 19, 2012

Photography In Mexico (Or, At Least Some Of It)

Mujer angel, Desierto de Sonora, Mexico (Angel Woman, Sonora Desert, Mexico), 1979 Graciela Iturbide/Courtesy of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hide caption

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Photography In Mexico (Or, At Least Some Of It)

March 19, 2012 • The San Francisco MOMA has combed its collection for an exhibit — but it's more of a teaser for what Mexico has to offer.

Saturday March 17, 2012

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In Ireland: Seeing Through The Fog

March 17, 2012 • Irish-American by birth, designer by profession, guest contributor Callie Neylan reflects on a recent trip to Ireland.

Thursday March 15, 2012

Louis Armstrong, 1947 Harry Warneckeby, Gus Schoenbaechler/National Portrait Gallery hide caption

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1940s Celebrities In Full Color

March 15, 2012 • It's like arriving in Oz: A D.C. exhibit features richly colored photographs of people who were typically rendered in black and white.

Wednesday March 14, 2012

You Know Ansel, But Who Is Robert Adams (And Why Should You Care)?

Though curator Joshua Chuang says Robert Adams is, in a sense, trying to make "uniconic" images, this one stands out as one of his more memorable: Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1968 Robert Adams/Fraenkel Gallery/LACMA hide caption

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Robert Adams/Fraenkel Gallery/LACMA

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You Know Ansel, But Who Is Robert Adams (And Why Should You Care)?

March 14, 2012 • Here's a photographer of the American West you might not know. But some think you should.

Tuesday March 13, 2012

Car Pool: Aerial Views Of How Mexico Moves

An aerial view of car pools in Monterrey, Mexico Alejandro Cartagena hide caption

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Alejandro Cartagena

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Car Pool: Aerial Views Of How Mexico Moves

March 13, 2012 • There's more to this series of commuters than meets the eye. For photographer Alejandro Cartagena, it's one tiny slice of a project about development in Mexico.

Monday March 12, 2012

A Girl Scout salutes the flag with three fingers, New York, January 1940 Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images hide caption

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Who's The Girl Scout In This Photo?

March 12, 2012 • On the Girl Scouts' 100th anniversary, an iconic photo and other fun facts.

Friday March 9, 2012

Flight From Syria: A Photographer's Story

A baby wounded by shrapnel is shown at the main clinic in the Baba Amr district of Homs, Syria. "It's very scary. The hospital is not very protected. Most of the windows are broken from the blasts," Daniels says. "The doctors kept working. They look like they don't even hear the noise of the bombing. They are very brave people." William Daniels/Panos/Time hide caption

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Flight From Syria: A Photographer's Story

March 9, 2012 • Photographer William Daniels shares his story — but shifts the focus from himself to Syrians.

Flight From Syria: A Photographer's Story

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One Year Later: Japan's Wreckage And Recovery

Yuko Sugimoto (right) stands reunited with her 5-year-old son, Raito, on a road in Japan's Miyagi prefecture, 2012. This photo was taken at the same place where she was photographed immediately after the tsunami in March 2011. Toru Yamanaka and Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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One Year Later: Japan's Wreckage And Recovery

March 9, 2012 • Interactive photos show continuity and change in Japan since the tsunami struck one year ago.