Photography
The Doomed South Pole Voyage's Remaining Photographs
A 1912 photograph proves explorer Captain Robert Scott reached the South Pole—but wasn't the first
January 2012 |
By Victoria Olsen
Ralph Eugene Meatyard: The Man Behind the Masks
The "dedicated amateur" photographer had a strange way of getting his subjects to reveal themselves
November 2011 |
By David Zax
An Image of Innocence Abroad
Neither photographer Ruth Orkin nor her subject Jinx Allen realized the stir the collaboration would make
October 2011 |
By David Schonauer
Presenting China's Last Empress Dowager
The early 20th-century photograph of Empress Dowager Cixi captures political spin, Qing dynasty-style
October 2011 |
By Owen Edwards
Fay Ray: The Supermodel Dog
As photographer William Wegman tells it, his cinnamon-gray Weimaraner wasn't content to just sit and stay
September 2011 |
By David Schonauer
Charles Conlon: The Unheralded Baseball Photographer
Stalwarts of early 20th-century sports pages, Conlon’s photos of the national pastime have their second chance at the plate
September 01, 2011 |
By David Davis
A New Look at the Men of Baseball’s Past
Charles Conlon’s classic photographs of baseball players from the early 20th century offer a glimpse into a familiar sport at an otherworldly time
September 01, 2011 |
By David Davis
Q and A with Nick Stanhope, Creator of Historypin
By merging old photographs with new mapping technology, this site fuses new connections between the generations
August 31, 2011 |
By Megan Gambino
William Eggleston's Big Wheels
This enigmatic 1970 portrait of a tricycle took photography down a whole new road
August 2011 |
By Mark Feeney
Dazzling Photographs of Earth From Above
Satellite images of mountains, glaciers, deserts and other landscapes become incredible works of art
June 09, 2011 |
By Erin Wayman
An Unforgettable Photo of Martha Graham
Barbara Morgan's portrait of the iconic dancer helped move modern dance to center stage
June 2011 |
By Joan Acocella
At Suffolk Downs, an Unintended Spectator
Photographer Henry Carfagna was in the perfect position to catch the moment when a horse race took a bizarre turn
May 2011 |
By Robert Temple
The 1906 San Francisco Quake in Color
Recently discovered photographs depict the aftermath of the devastating California earthquake in a new light
May 2011 |
By Arcynta Ali Childs
Beauty of the Brain
Stunning new images reveal the marvelous and mysterious world inside our heads
March 2011 |
By Laura Helmuth
The Newsroom Rush of Old
Newsrooms may look different today, but their need for speed never wavers
March 2011 |
By Michael Shapiro
Seeing Dubai Through a Cell Phone Camera
At a shopping mall in Dubai, Joel Sternfeld documents the peak of consumer culture with his iPhone
February 2011 |
By David Zax
When Elvis Met Nixon
From the Archives: A bizarre encounter between the president and the king of rock and roll
December 2010 |
By Peter Carlson
Looking at the World's Tattoos
Photographer Chris Rainier travels the globe in search of tattoos and other examples of the urge to embellish our skin
October 2010 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Colorado River Runs Dry
Dams, irrigation and now climate change have drastically reduced the once-mighty river. Is it a sign of things to come?
October 2010 |
By Sarah Zielinski
An Earth Day Icon, Unmasked
The 1970 photograph became an instant environmental classic, but its subject has remained nameless until now
August 2010 |
By Timothy Dumas
