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Thursday September 30, 2010

Spotlight On Rashid Talukder, Pioneering Bangladeshi Photographer

During the non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), a procession of students march in Dhaka, the capital, 1970 Rashid Talukder hide caption

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Rashid Talukder

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Spotlight On Rashid Talukder, Pioneering Bangladeshi Photographer

September 30, 2010 • Although Rashid Talukder is a pioneering photographer, and has been in the business for nearly 50 years, his name is probably unfamiliar.

Wednesday September 29, 2010

Photos From Afghanistan: Natural Beauty, Not War

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Benjamin Rasmussen

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Photos From Afghanistan: Natural Beauty, Not War

September 29, 2010 • A photographer's images from Afghanistan show neither war nor suffering, but the country's native beauty.

Young women will soon return to their villages after studying midwifery for 18 months in Badakhshan province's capital city, Faizabad. Jim Wildman/NPR hide caption

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A Portrait Of Afghan Midwifery

September 29, 2010 • Much has been said about what's not working in Afghanistan. NPR producer Jim Wildman sends photos of something that is: midwifery training.

Tuesday September 28, 2010

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It's The Bomb! Vintage Explosion Photos

September 28, 2010 • In the early stages of atomic experiments, the U.S. government hired Harold Edgerton to figure out how to photograph big bangs. His photographs, shared by the Smithsonian, are both spectacular and spooky.

Monday September 27, 2010

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To Understand Truckers, Two Photographers Become Truckers

September 27, 2010 • Wanting to know more about the culture that moves America, a married photographer couple dropped everything and hit the road.

Saturday September 25, 2010

Wildlife Films: Seeing But Not Always Believing

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Author Interviews

Wildlife Films: Seeing But Not Always Believing

September 25, 2010 • In Shooting in the Wild, filmmaker Chris Palmer exposes some of the dirty secrets behind nature documentaries, like manufactured sounds and staged animal fights. He says he was compelled to disclose these tricks because he had seen a lot of animal mistreatment and audience deception and felt the need for transparency.

Wildlife Films: Seeing But Not Always Believing

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Friday September 24, 2010

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The Best Unknown Music Photographer

September 24, 2010 • Martin Cohen was an amateur photographer when he started an instrument company in the 1960s. His photo archive is an unheralded collection of musicians and performances that rivals the work of jazz photographers like Francis Wolff and Herman Leonard.

Thursday September 23, 2010

Once In a Lifetime River Tour Starts Here! Unfortunately, Everybody's Dead

Charles Fontayne and William Porter

Krulwich Wonders...

Once In a Lifetime River Tour Starts Here! Unfortunately, Everybody's Dead

September 23, 2010 • Zoom in on a daguerreotype of Cincinnati from 160 years ago. It's so sharp you'll feel like you just stepped on to the city streets, as if you had slipped into the 1840's with a pass key.

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Holograms? There's An App For That

September 23, 2010 • Remember when holograms were "the future"? Well, the future is here, folks, and it's coming out of an iPad.

Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

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Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

September 23, 2010 • Two views of the war in southern Afghanistan: From an NPR photographer embedded with U.S. troops and a Taliban spokesman.

Seeing Both Sides: Reports From Afghanistan

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