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Mini Time Capsules: Photographer Wants Your Undeveloped Film For New Project

8:56am December 25, 2016

The "Lost Rolls America" program encourages Americans to submit a forgotten roll of film to be developed. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with photographer and program creator Ron Haviv.

John, left, and Anastazia, right, from the series Tanzanian Street children 2015 © Tom Merilion. Center: Thembinkosi Fanwell Ngwenya 2016 from the series Similar Uniforms: We Refuse to Compare © Claudio Rasano.

PHOTOS: Young People Look You In The Eye And Open Up Their Souls

11:58am December 24, 2016

by Vicky Hallett

Images of children dominate the winners of this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, now on display at London's National Portrait Gallery.

Daniels spent three years working on her project, Into Oblivion, which documents life inside a geriatric unit in France.

Life Inside The Alzheimer's Ward: A Hidden World Revealed

1:28pm December 01, 2016

by Meredith Rizzo

The dementia wing of a nursing home is foreign territory to most people. Photographer Maja Daniels spent three years documenting the lives of people with Alzheimer's in a hospital in France.

Artist William Christenberry at his home in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Christenberry died Monday at the age of 80.

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William Christenberry, Artist Whose Muse Was Rural Alabama, Dies At 80

1:52pm November 30, 2016

by Colin Dwyer

The photographer, who also painted and sculpted, returned to the place of his youth every summer, chronicling the lives of old buildings and roadside businesses as they changed with age.

Élahe, 29, in her bedroom in Tehran, Iran. She is a painter.

PHOTOS: Your Bedroom Says A Lot About You

7:19am November 27, 2016

by Danielle Roth

Photographer John Thackwray captures images of young people in their bedrooms — including countries in the developing world.

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Remembering Ruth Gruber, Who Photographed The 20th Century's Darkest Moments

4:41pm November 18, 2016

by Rose Friedman

The photographer and author documented life in Nazi Germany and in Josef Stalin's gulags, as well as the arrival of Jews in Israel. She died Thursday at the age of 105.

In a village in southern Vietnam, a woman weaves a fishing net. By tradition, Vietnamese women make nets for their husbands.

Absolutely Gorgeous Photos Reveal The Beauty In A Hard Life

10:05am November 12, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

A Vietnamese woman looks as if she's swimming in a sea of green fire — one of many striking images from the Siena International Photo Awards.

Struth photographed Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 2011. "They were actually quite nice together," he says of the experience. (Pictured: Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh, Windsor Castle 2011)

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Photography Writ Large: The Monumental Art Of Thomas Struth

11:22am October 31, 2016

by Susan Stamberg

Struth is known for massive pictures of architecture and people looking at art in museums. But a few years ago, a commission to photograph the British royals pushed him out of his comfort zone.

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Children's photos that parents have posted online have ended up in advertisements and on pornography sites.

Do Parents Invade Children's Privacy When They Post Photos Online?

10:34am October 28, 2016

by Tara Haelle

The kids look so darned cute in that photo, it's hard not to post it online for all to see. But there are privacy risks to sharing children's images, and children often don't want the exposure.

These photographs were produced by Paula Sprenger and Carter McCormick during their month-long artist residency at Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida.

Making Art Off The Grid: A Month-Long Residency At A Remote National Park

5:12pm October 26, 2016

by Melissa Block

Filmmakers Carter McCormick and Paula Sprenger recently wrapped up a month as artists-in-residence at Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. No phone, TV, Internet or other people.