Schultes' Amazon Turns Science into Art June 18, 2008 • Richard Evans Schultes visited uncharted lands in search of science and came back with art. His photographs, now on display at the Smithsonian, offer hypnotic insights into the birth of ethnobotany. Schultes' Amazon Turns Science into Art Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/91634556/91652616" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photographer Harry Benson: 'Anyone is Getable' April 14, 2008 • Benson, 78, has spent the past five decades capturing famous faces from the Beatles to the Clintons. As he takes a stroll through a retrospective of his work, he shares the secret to making his subjects look natural. Photographer Harry Benson: 'Anyone is Getable' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89620157/89623666" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Modern-Day Cowboys Frozen in Time February 1, 2008 • Photographer Robb Kendrick traveled 41,000 miles searching for cowboys. His six-year quest took him across 14 states, Mexico, and Canada. He emerged with Still, a book of images that seem trapped in time. Modern-Day Cowboys Frozen in Time Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18592716/18607103" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Newly Released Photos Reveal Lennon's Final Days November 9, 2007 • Photographer Allan Tannenbaum was given rare access to John Lennon just 10 days before the artist was killed. He discusses his decision to wait 27 years to publish the intimate photos he shot of Lennon and Yoko Ono. Newly Released Photos Reveal Lennon's Final Days Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16145480/16159017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Shooting War Changes Photographer 'Dramatically' November 1, 2007 • Ashley Gilbertson says that documenting life in Iraq inverted his perceptions of war and the role of the photographer. He discusses his book, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and the experiences that still haunt him. Shooting War Changes Photographer 'Dramatically' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15840103/15844672" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Portraits Capture U.S. Troops, Off-Duty February 15, 2007 • Photographer Suzanne Opton's portraits of U.S. troops, many posed with their heads down, offer a unique look at the faces of our military. Her images are being exhibited at the Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art gallery in New York through March 24. Portraits Capture U.S. Troops, Off-Duty Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7403169/7406518" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'Elvis at 21': Photos of a King in the Making November 10, 2006 • A new collection of photos by Al Wertheimer captures that moment in time when a young man from Tupelo, Miss., went from being a regional heartthrob to an international sensation. 'Elvis at 21': Photos of a King in the Making Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6467798/6467846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Visions of Two Lebanons July 31, 2006 • Photos from an American freelancer living in Beirut capture how the war between Hezbollah and Israel is affecting the largely Christian north and the Muslim south in very different ways — and also how the tragedy links both sides. Visions of Two Lebanons Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5594662/5594757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Images from the All Roads Project September 30, 2005 • In L.A. and D.C., a National Geographic Society event highlights the work of select filmmakers, photographers and artists from under-represented areas of the globe. Images from the All Roads Project Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4930780/4930793" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bob Marley's 60th Birthday Celebrations Photographs of a Reggae Legend February 4, 2005 • Between 1978 and 1980, photographer Bruce Talamon toured with reggae singer Bob Marley and shot some of the most popular images of the musician. He talks about his experiences touring with Marley with NPR's Alex Chadwick. Photographs of a Reggae Legend Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4486108/4486109" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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