Saturday, September 10, 2016

In Sight: Never-before-seen photos of the smoldering Pentagon on 9/11

A photographer’s incredible journey in 1960 to capture jazz in America; Inside the seldom seen world of the Amish; These vintage photos of legendary pinup girl Bettie Page were nearly destroyed; Looking for Alice, and finding love in an extraordinary place; In case you missed it: Heartbreaking photos show what it’s like living in a walled city of a brothel; The brilliant photos of the first American female war photographer killed in action;
 
In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs
 
 
Never-before-seen photos of the smoldering Pentagon on 9/11
Erica Lusk, a photography student at the time, happened to have a camera in hand on Sept. 11, 2001.
A photographer’s incredible journey in 1960 to capture jazz in America
William Claxton's photography is an invaluable window into early 1960s jazz in America.
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Inside the seldom seen world of the Amish
Michael Hanson photographed Amish communities in Ohio and Maine.
 
These vintage photos of legendary pinup girl Bettie Page were nearly destroyed
In 1952, the now iconic Bettie Page met one of America's first 'fetish' photographers, Irving Klaw, who began hiring Bettie to pose for him. The book Bettie! gives a peek into Klaw's archive.
 
Looking for Alice, and finding love in an extraordinary place
Seven years ago, Sian Davey was a psychotherapist living in London when the sculptor Louise Bourgeois revealed a path for her. As Davey walked through the Bourgeois retrospective at the Tate Modern, upset by a recent miscarriage, she realized she had to create something in order to let go of her grief. Davey chose a …
 
In Case You Missed It
Heartbreaking photos show what it’s like living in a walled city of a brothel
Photographer Sandra Hoyn visits the 200-year-old Kandapara brothel in Bangladesh.
 
The brilliant photos of the first American female war photographer killed in action
Dickey Chapelle, one of the first female war photographers, risked her life to capture history on world stages from Iwo Jima to the Vietnam War. 
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