Saturday, April 30, 2016

In Sight: A photographer went on an imaginary search for a girlfriend. Here's what happened.

Inside a gold mining crackdown operation in the Amazon; The Islamic State and Islamic fundamentalism on the rise in Bangladesh; The ‘Photo Ark,’ stunning images of some of Earth's most endangered species; If you live in Romania, your laundry may be airing on Instagram; In case you missed it: What Russia looked like before 1917 … in color; The incredible tale of seven kids who grew up locked in a Manhattan apartment; How one photographer was affected by a four-year journey through the Arab Spring; The next ‘Blackfish’ controversy may be at Thailand’s Tiger Temple; Once lost to obscurity, this photographer is now a legend;
 
In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs
 
 
A photographer went on an imaginary search for a girlfriend. Here’s what happened.
Photographer Romain Mader puts himself in front of the camera as he searches for a girlfriend.
Inside a gold mining crackdown operation in the Amazon
It took a 35-person team and three helicopters five days to destroy illegal gold mining operations in the depths of the Amazon.
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The Islamic State and Islamic fundamentalism on the rise in Bangladesh
ISIS's presence is on the rise in Bangladesh. Photographer Allison Joyce felt compelled to travel there to see what has been happening. She spoke to In Sight about her experience there.
 
The ‘Photo Ark,’ stunning images of some of Earth's most endangered species
A photographer's mission to document Earth's disappearing species.
 
If you live in Romania, your laundry may be airing on Instagram
Catalina Hirean is sharing her culture through laundry lines.
 
In Case You Missed It
What Russia looked like before 1917 … in color
Photographer and chemist Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii documented the Russian empire in full color images years before the 1917 revolution.
 
The incredible tale of seven kids who grew up locked in a Manhattan apartment
Inside the world of the Angulo boys, better known as the "wolfpack." A photography book by Dan Martensen shows the world of the boys who were secluded in a Manhattan apartment growing up, only allowed to leave their apartment between one and nine times a year.
 
How one photographer was affected by a four-year journey through the Arab Spring
Magnum photographer Moises Saman's personal journey through the Arab Spring.
 
The next ‘Blackfish’ controversy may be at Thailand’s Tiger Temple
Tiger Temple has been accused of "speed breeding" to inflate the number of cubs for tourists to play with, abusing the animals and of shady dealings on the black market.
 
Once lost to obscurity, this photographer is now a legend
The brilliant photographs of Saul Leiter.
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