Photography

In the future, a hard drive full of photographs may serve as the digital analog of a pile of old pictures. iStockphoto.com hide caption

Wildland firefighter and photographer Gregg Boydston in Arizona. Courtesy of Gregg Boydston hide caption

Patron #1 Henry Horenstein/Courtesy of Sasha Wolf Gallery hide caption

Marine Sgt. Ty Ziegel, wounded in Iraq, pictured with Renee Kline, on their wedding day, Metamora, Il. Courtesy of Nina Berman/NOOR hide caption

A Union Army band marches into the "Crossroads of Destiny" battle at the 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Re-enactment, on Thursday. The re-enactment activities officially began Thursday and last through Sunday. Chloe Coleman/NPR hide caption

Emanuyani Yamni (left) and her sister Kaiar, both of Rochester, N.Y., enjoy the fireworks display over the reflecting pool from the Lincoln Memorial on the Fourth of July. Heather Rousseau/NPR hide caption

An Egyptian supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted President Mohammed Morsi protest near Cairo University on Friday. Mahmud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Where did this camera come from and what does "NPR NY" mean? Courtesy of Al Suke hide caption

From the series: WONDERLAND: How The Railroad Right-Of-Way Shaped And Reveals The American Landscape Christopher Chadbourne hide caption