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Inspiration
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Ash Thayer on Capturing the Squatters of the Lower East Side
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Photo of the Day July 14, 2014
Quote of the Day: Ron Haviv on Photojournalist Fashion
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Elena Dorfman’s Portraits of Syria’s Lost Generation
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When Subcultures Converge: Oliver Sieber’s Imaginary Club
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Photojournalism of the Month: March 2015
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Photo of the Day July 10, 2014
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What They Wore: Looking at Artifacts from Hiroshima 70 Years After the Bomb
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Meet the Filmmakers Behind the Salt of the Earth Salgado Documentary
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They’ve Got Spirit
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Impossible Project ‘Hard Color’ Film Adds Color Borders To Black And White
Lynn Goldsmith’s Rock & Roll Stories
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Insider Views of Life Behind Bars As a Teenager
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Your Best Shot Finalists: March 2015
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Interview: Francisco Negroni on His Volcano Lightning Photos
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2013 Readers’ Contest Winners Gallery
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Photographer Takes Underwater Images—Using A Desktop Scanner
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The Winners Of Dronestagram’s First Drone Photo Contest Are Impressive
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Your Best Shot Finalist Photo Gallery: June 2014
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Peril in the Lower Omo Valley
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2013 Readers’ Photo Contest Winners
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Travis Rathbone, The Alchemist
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Revisiting David Wojnarowicz in an Era of Conflict and Change
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Mexico’s Morbid Landscapes
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Instagram #Cliche Photo Contest: Food
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Your Best Shot Finalist Gallery: July 2015
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One to Watch: Matt Eich Can Do It All
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Photo Inspiration: Skiers Blast Through Clouds of Color in Slow Motion
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Photographing the Birth of Hip-Hop
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The Best Photojournalism of the Year
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Wanderlust-Inspiring Views From Swampy’s Year Riding the Rails
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April 2015
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Official Rules: August 2014 Photo Challenge
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Behind Mary Ellen Mark’s Final Assignment
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The Spirit of Travel: Jake Stangel
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Project Lives: An Insider’s Look at Life in NYCHA Public Housing
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The Spirit of Travel: Christopher Testani
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Traveling Photographer: Viewing Vermont
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The Spirit of Travel: Emily Mott
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Behind the Shot: Lighting a Car Through a Frozen Lake
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My Project: Krista Long’s Photos of High Speed Water Slide Riders
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My Project: Marisa Scheinfeld Photographs the Ruins of New York’s Borscht Belt
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January Photo Challenge: Trees HOME
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Video: Martin Schoeller’s National Geographic Live! Talk
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January 2014
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In Focus: Tara Sellios’ Morbid Still Lifes
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This Is How You Shoot a Photo of an Airplane Using 30 Strobes
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The Spirit of Travel: Justin Mott
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Meet Henry, The Flying Baby
Tod Seelie’s Bright Nights
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I, Photographer: Lori Nix, Print Pro
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This Japanese-American Took Over 1000 Photos During WWII While Drafted in the US Army
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Enter Our August Photo Contests
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Magnum Foundation Announces Photography, Expanded Fellowship Winners
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Photo of the Day December 31, 2013
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Winner of Foam Paul Huf Award 2015 Revealed
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New York Photo Festival Call For Entries
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