May 12 Watch 4:59 Photographer Alec Soth looks for where Americans find community By PBS News Hour What does community look like in America today? Photographer Alec Soth spent two years crisscrossing the country, capturing images of Americans finding connection. Jeffrey Brown talks to the Minnesota photographer about his new book, titled “Songbook,” plus going back to… Continue watching
May 08 'Just me and Allah': Photographer seeks to capture diversity of Islam By Elisabeth Ponsot Photographer and editor Samra Habib's work is chronicled on the Tumblr, "Just me and Allah" and is being showcased at an exhibit this weekend at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center in New York City. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:06 Photographer connects Armenians displaced around the world By PBS News Hour One hundred years ago this week, thousands of Armenians were rounded up in modern-day Turkey and deported or executed -- just the beginning of a mass elimination of Armenian Christians. Margaret Warner sits down with Armenian-American photographer Scout Tufankjian, who… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 4:28 Photographer Gordon Parks' hunt for childhood friends reveals 1940s black life under segregation By PBS News Hour One of the most celebrated African-American artists of his time, Gordon Parks, is the subject of a photography exhibition at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts that focuses on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s. WGBH's Jared… Continue watching
Mar 27 Photos: Exhibit allows a glimpse at Cuba, forbidden to Americans for so long By Victoria Fleischer New York's Robert Mann gallery opened “The Light in Cuban Eyes,” a two-month long exhibit of 24 Cuban photographers. The exhibit is an offshoot of a book by the same name, which showcases 50 artists and was published earlier this… Continue reading
Mar 07 50 years after 'Bloody Sunday,' see photos of Selma then and now By News Desk In Selma today, the town of about 20,000 people is roughly 80 percent black and more than 40 percent of residents live in poverty. Continue reading
Mar 03 Your selfie stick is no longer welcome at the Smithsonian By Justin Scuiletti Hoping to take a selfie with the Hope Diamond or a recreation of a NASA space module on a visit to a Smithsonian museum? Go right ahead. However, you'll have to do it the old-fashioned way. Continue reading
Feb 24 Time-lapse artist shows us his vivid California dreams By KVIE Sacramento photographer Justin Majeczky has a knack for capturing beautiful scenes in and around his city. Continue reading
Feb 20 Urban explorer reveals an abandoned world, frozen in time By Victoria Fleischer Urban explorer Andre Govia is "addicted to decay." He visited 900 locations in 22 countries. While confronting the hazards of trespassing in derelict buildings, he photographed abandoned hospitals, hotels, theme parks and mansions. Continue reading
Feb 12 From glamorous to ordinary, Vivian Maier's street photography captured America's mid-century urban life By David Coles In a matter of a few short years, Vivian Maier went from a reclusive and mysterious, largely unknown woman to widely recognized as one of the greatest street photographers of the 20th century. Continue reading