PHOTOS: Why They Marched, In Their Own Words
NPR photographed and spoke to attendees of Washington, D.C.'s "March For Our Lives." "I want to see policy change so that we can feel safe in our schools," one marcher said.
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3 Photographers Who Captured The Undersides Of Life
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles is currently exhibiting the work of Brassaï, Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin, who all documented people far from the mainstream with profound intimacy.
The Complex Story Of Civil Rights Photographer Ernest Withers
Fifty years ago, photographer Ernest Withers took an iconic photograph of Memphis sanitation workers on strike. He chronicled the civil rights movement, but was revealed to have been an FBI informant.
PHOTOS: The Vanishing Body Art Of A Tribe Of Onetime Headhunters
The tattoos were once a sign that a man in India's Konyak clan was a headhunter. A new book tells their story.
'National Geographic' Reckons With Its Past: 'For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist'
Before it could publish an issue on race, the magazine first had to look at its own history. "Some of what you find in our archives leaves you speechless," writes editor Susan Goldberg.
Art Inspired By The Ingenuity Of Nigerian Street Vendors
Photographer Lorenzo Vitturi was amazed by the "unstoppable" crowds, the energy — and the unexpected art in the street market on Nigeria's Lagos Island.
Extraordinary Moments: Top Contenders For A Photojournalism Prize
Nominees for the 2018 World Press Photo contest are both newsy and unexpected: child jockeys, a blindfolded rhino, cave-dwellers in China.
On Streets Of New York, The Penitent Pause For A Portrait
Photographer Greg Miller has been documenting Ash Wednesday for two decades. Now those strangers he stopped on the street are part of his upcoming book, Unto Dust.
Super Sensitive Sensor Sees What You Can't
Engineers at Dartmouth College have developed a computer chip that can detect a single particle of light. Cameras with the chip would have visual abilities even a superhero would envy.
From Sandwich Shops To Cotton Mills, Art That Honors The American Worker
A Subway employee, a cleaning woman and a 1908 child laborer are all part of a National Portrait Gallery exhibition called "The Sweat Of Their Face."