photography

Vanessa Leroy says attending a racial justice protest in 2014 helped her realize she wanted to be a photographer. She photographed a helicopter that day, saying, "I took it out of the context that it was originally in to make it feel you're entering into

Arts

Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography

2:20pm February 21, 2021

by Michele Abercrombie

"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life."

Arts

Artist Lucas Samaras Opens New Virtual Exhibit At Manhattan's Pace Gallery

1:16pm February 21, 2021

by Karen Michel

Lucas Samaras studied acting and was a protege of a famed sculptor, but his biggest artistic impact was in photography. Samaras has a new exhibit.

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Dr. Daria Osipchuk prepares to intubate a young man in severe respiratory distress from COVID-19.

Health & Safety

'The Essence Of Truth': A Doctor's Photos Document The COVID-19 Crisis In The ER

9:14am February 20, 2021

Dr. Scott Kobner is the chief emergency room resident at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. His black-and-white photos show the suffering, anxiety and chaos unfolding in overrun COVID units.

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An illustration using photos from before and after the pandemic began.

Health & Safety

Send Us Your Photos Of The End Of 'Normal' 2020 And The Beginning of The Pandemic

2:03pm February 19, 2021

After nearly a year, it's easy to forget how suddenly the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives. We want to see your photos.

ER Doctor In Los Angeles Captures The Toll Of COVID-19 With His Camera

6:20am February 17, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Scott Kobner, chief ER resident at the Los Angeles County USC Medical Center, who has been photographing colleagues and patients on the front lines of COVID-19.

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Combing Hair, Syracuse, N.Y., 1986, High Museum of Art, gift of Eric Ceputis and David W. Williams, 2017

Arts

'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life

11:13am February 02, 2021

by Karen Michel

Bey has spent more than 40 years documenting Black Americans, from Harlem to Louisiana. The first museum retrospective of his work is now touring the country.

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The Stoop Stare Down (Nia & Afiya, Two Generations in Harlem), Jan. 26, 2020, 3:30 p.m., 42 degrees

Arts

With Power, Poise And Confidence, These 'Women R Beautiful'

9:00am January 28, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

Ruben Natal-San Miguel likes to photograph people where they live. He calls his pictures "environmental portraits." Dozens are on view in the exhibition "Expanding the Pantheon: Women R Beautiful."

Books

New Book Features Work Of NPR Photographer Killed On Assignment In Afghanistan

4:22pm January 26, 2021

by Quil Lawrence

NPR photographer David Gilkey was killed in Afghanistan while on assignment in June 2016. A new book, Pictures on the Radio, collects some of his most vivid images in one place for the first time.

Books

'Pictures On The Radio': David Gilkey Created Visual Driveway Moments

8:12am January 26, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to ex-Morning Edition host David Greene and NPR's Julie McCarthy about NPR photographer David Gilkey's work which is in a new book. He was killed in Afghanistan in 2016.

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A male vermillion flycatcher perches atop an open branch on one of the many charred mesquites on our land, La Isla.

Arts

Learning To Love Bird Photography, Thanks To A 'Competitive Collaboration'

12:07pm January 24, 2021

by Gemina Garland-Lewis

Over just 10 days in November, Gemina Garland-Lewis photographed 42 bird species with her partner on their land in Mexico. It wasn't until recently, she writes, that birds made her "tick."