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To learn more about 19th-century America, Stacker compiled a collection of 50 essential images that capture what life was like in the 1800s.

Gupta has spent his career photographing queer subjects in India—and inspired a new generation to insist on making confident, unflinching work.

ISBN: 9781597114769 Press “Over 10 years, more than 130 HIV-positive people across five continents have taken part [in the Through Positive Eyes project], many of whom picked up cameras for the first time in their lives.” — The Guardian “Since 2007, the Through Positive Eyes workshops have put cameras in the hands of people living with HIV and taught them to express their lives and fight stigma through photography.” —Trenton Straube, POZ By David Gere and Gideon Mendel. Foreword by...

50 photos from American life in the 19th century By Ellen Dewitt of Stacker | 50 photos from American life in the 19th century Photographs have a way of capturing emotion. A photo may echo sadness and desperation, as is the case with Dorothea Lange’s 1936 photograph known as “Migrant Mother,” showing a distraught mother and her children during the Great Depression. It may capture the spirit of triumph, as is accomplished with John Rooney’s iconic 1965 shot of boxing heavyweight cha...

New York—Exploring the thematic and visual diversity of the photographic medium, Swann Galleries’s auction of Photographs & Photobooks on Thursday, May 27 covers twentieth-century ...

Rather than awarding $40,000 to a single photographer, this year’s W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is doing something different: it will award five photographers each with $10,000. The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund has been supporting photographers engaged in compassionate photojournalism since 1979. The global pandemic prompted it to modify its approach for 2020, preferring to spread its annual Eugene Smith Grant between several photographers rather than awarding it to an i...

Controversial movie star Johnny Depp is getting some support from his Hollywood Vampires bandmate, Alice Cooper. The 73-year-old rocker, who performs with the 57-year-old actor and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry in the rock band Hollywood Vampires, defended his bandmate in an interview with Page Six. Depp has spent the better part of the past few years defending himself against abuse allegations from his ex-wife Amber Heard, with Cooper making it clear he believes his friend is innocent. Support...

Mays Photography Awards and Opportunities 13 May 2021 - Written by Simon Hall An Open Call from PHOTO IS:RAEL, the Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, Lucie Photo Book Prize, and Ian Parry Scholarship are among the top opportunities open for entry this month. Check out how they can support the development of your work and career. © Antone Dolezal, from the ser...

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Mercury poisons rivers in Peru Mass reports of Minamata disease Minamata disease was first identified in the city of Minamata, in the southern Kumamoto prefecture in 1956 and was traced to the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater of a chemical factory. The release was discovered after many locals began reporting severe neurological symptoms, including numbness in the limbs, muscle weakness, loss of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases, it can cause paralysi...