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Meet Marilyn Nance: Photographer/Psychic?

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Meet Marilyn Nance: Photographer/Psychic?

August 31, 2012 • In her photos of family gatherings, religious ceremonies and daily life, Nance captures an unguarded, tender beauty observable only to an insider.

Pan Kodicek at his apartment, Kolin, Czech Republic, July 2012 Dennis Darling hide caption

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Dennis Darling

Portraits Of Holocaust Survivors

August 29, 2012 • Not many survivors of a concentration camp near Prague remain living, and Dennis Darling hopes to photograph them.

Dolly Parton, Symphony Hall, Boston, 1972. "Dolly Parton's first hit was 'Dumb Blonde' in 1967, but she soon proved she was anything but." Henry Horenstein hide caption

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Henry Horenstein

Photos Of The '70s Country Music Scene

August 28, 2012 • Believe it or not, this visual catalog of country music culture was shot by a kid from Boston.

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Courtesy of Kara Counard

Honoring Elders In Green Bay, Wis.

August 27, 2012 • The Women Over 90 Project art exhibit includes photos and stories from fifth grade girls who visited a nursing home.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is sniffed by a small dog while greeting supporters in Lehigh Acres, Fla., on Jan. 24. Chip Somodevilla/Getty hide caption

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Political Animals On The Campaign Trail

August 27, 2012 • Candidates hardly ever go off script, but carefully insert a duck or taxidermied hunting scene, and you are guaranteed a genuinely human reaction.

A view of the collapsed cupola of the National Palace is seen in Port-au-Prince on Aug. 13. The palace, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake that killed an estimated 200,000 people, was supposed to be demolished, but the plans have been put on hold. Swoan Parker/Courtesy of Reuters hide caption

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Swoan Parker/Courtesy of Reuters

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Documenting Haiti's Ruined Grandeur

August 26, 2012 • Photographer Swoan Parker toured Haiti's National Palace, which was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. "For many people, it stands for Haiti's pride," she says. "This is a symbol for many people, so they consider it a great sense of loss."

Documenting Haiti's Ruined Grandeur

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Finding The Beauty In At-Risk Teens

August 24, 2012 • Amy Anderson collaborates with at-risk teens to make portraits that reveal their inner beauty.

Making The Impossible Possible For 8-By-10 Film

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Making The Impossible Possible For 8-By-10 Film

August 23, 2012 • A first look at prints from the new 8-by-10-inch instant film created by the Impossible Project.

An Inside Look At Organized Crime In Japan

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An Inside Look At Organized Crime In Japan

August 22, 2012 • A photographer strikes a deal with Japan's organized crime syndicate — the yakuza — to document its world for two years.

Photos From The Sets Of Latin American Soap Operas

Yadhira Carrillo as Leonora "Nora" Guzman Madrigal de Orta de Palacios-Garcia in Amarte Es Mi Pecado (Loving You Is My Sin) Stefan Ruiz hide caption

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Stefan Ruiz

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Photos From The Sets Of Latin American Soap Operas

August 21, 2012 • A new photography project focuses on Latin American telenovelas. For some viewers, a histrionic soap opera is pop art. For others, it's an embarrassment to Latin culture.

Goodbye To Martine Franck, Famed Photographer

Photographer Martine Franck, Venice, Italy, 1972. Franck died of cancer on Aug. 16. Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos hide caption

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Henri Cartier-Bresson/Magnum Photos

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Goodbye To Martine Franck, Famed Photographer

August 20, 2012 • Photographer Martine Frank, a member of the Magnum photo agency, died last week at the age of 74.

A Photo Homage To The Working Class ... Of Animals

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A Photo Homage To The Working Class ... Of Animals

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August 18, 2012 • Charlotte Dumas takes pictures of animals, but these aren't your average cat photos. Her new series focuses on horses who bring slain soldiers to their graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

A Photo Homage To The Working Class ... Of Animals

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An attendant stands near the tracks as a metro train arrives in a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea on August 20, 2007. Courtesy of Tomas van Houtryve/VII hide caption

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Behind The Curtain Of Communism

August 16, 2012 • Photographer Tomas van Houtryve entered North Korea with an illegal passport and concocted an elaborate lie to avoid being detained. It was all part of his project to document modern-day communism.

A Dark Chapter Of American History Captured In 'Colors'

Young women wearing kimonos chat during an Obon celebration honoring ancestors at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. Bill Manbo/Courtesy of Takao Bill Manbo/University of North Carolina Press hide caption

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