Saturday, April 15, 2017

In Sight: See what 20 years did to the impoverished residents of Pigeon Hill

This floating medical clinic offers a lifeline for the indigenous poor of the Amazon; This is winter life on a cold Canadian island; ‘Where you go to fill up your tank and shut off your brain’: America as seen at the Pump; In case you missed it: ‘I buried my negatives in the ground in order that there should be some record of our tragedy.’ The photographs of Henryk Ross.; ‘Everybody was a dandy then.’ These portraits of celebrities in 1920s Paris launched Berenice Abbott's career.;
 
In Sight
A curated view of your world in photographs
 
 
See what 20 years did to the impoverished residents of Pigeon Hill
Photographer Jeffrey Wolin captured the stories of the people of Pigeon Hill.
This floating medical clinic offers a lifeline for the indigenous poor of the Amazon
The Igaraçu is part of a project of the Brazilian government's "Basic River Health Unit" system, which provides primary care to the country's indigenous tribes.
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This is winter life on a cold Canadian island
The ups, downs and icy in-betweens of the life and character of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
 
‘Where you go to fill up your tank and shut off your brain’: America as seen at the Pump
David Freund examines American culture by photographing thousands of gas stations in 47 states across America from 1978 to 1981.
 
In Case You Missed It
‘I buried my negatives in the ground in order that there should be some record of our tragedy.’ The photographs of Henryk Ross.
At great personal danger, Ross documented the cruel truth of life under Nazi rule.
 
‘Everybody was a dandy then.’ These portraits of celebrities in 1920s Paris launched Berenice Abbott's career.
A new book features a rare collection of Berenice Abbott's earliest work while offering a glimpse into 1920s Paris.
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