Choosing the New York Times Pictures of the Year
How do you go through 180,000 images to find a handful that sum up the year? Jeffrey Henson Scales tells us how.Read more »
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Joy and Devotion in a German Convent
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Joy and Devotion in a German Convent
Fabian Fiechter was welcomed by the small group of elderly nuns he worked with in a German hospital, where he started photographing their way of life.Read more »
The Heartbeat of Our Being, in Black and White
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The Heartbeat of Our Being, in Black and White
Whether depicting the spectacle of people barreling forward in a snowstorm or the faces of his subjects, mostly black but also white, Adger Cowans’ lyrical images portray life as resonant with feeling.Read more »
Deadly Remnants of Asbestos in Italy
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Deadly Remnants of Asbestos in Italy
Though banned by the end of the 20th century, people exposed to asbestos in the 1970’s and 1980’s continue to be cut down by cancer and other illnesses related to the once-common material.Read more »
The Week in Pictures: Dec. 16, 2016
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The Week in Pictures: Dec. 16, 2016
Photos by The New York Times and by photographers from around the world. Read more »
Calling All Party People in Times Square
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Calling All Party People in Times Square
Jane Dickson’s subway mosaics of Times Square revelers are seen — and photographed — by countless passers-by each day. Now Lens is asking you to stop and take a picture of them.Read more »
Secrets of Wildlife on Kenya’s Masai Mara
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Secrets of Wildlife on Kenya’s Masai Mara
Anup Shah spends his days patiently waiting to make up-close black-and-white portraits of the lions, leopards and wildebeests of Kenya’s Masai Mara, hoping to reveal something of their personalities. Read more »
Reclaimed Memories
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A Mission to Rescue Forgotten Photos
Ron Haviv’s own experience with finding long-lost rolls of unprocessed film led him to ask people to send him their own rolls of forgotten, undeveloped film.Read more »
The Simple Life on Russia’s Volga River
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Along Russia’s Volga River, Back to the Simple Life
Oksana Yushko has been photographing Russians who have fled big city life to get back to the land – and basics – along the Volga River. Read more »
The Week in Pictures: Dec. 9, 2016
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The Week in Pictures: Dec. 9, 2016
Photos by The New York Times and by photographers from around the world.Read more »
Documenting Rural Italy’s Vanishing Traditions
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Documenting Rural Italy’s Vanishing Traditions
Two decades after leaving his village in Italy’s Alto Molise region, Giuseppe Nucci returned to photograph local traditions and rituals before they disappeared.Read more »
