Nov 16 War Photographer Tim Hetherington Captures Combat and Downtime in 'Infidel' By Molly Finnegan In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs… Continue reading
Nov 04 Questions of Photographic Propriety in 'Framing Innocence' In 1999, Cynthia Stewart, an amateur photographer and school bus driver in Oberlin, Ohio, was arrested on two felony charges for photographs she'd taken of her eight-year-old daughter, which she tried to have developed at a nearby drugstore. The charges… Continue reading
Nov 03 Andre Kertesz Captured the Art of Reading By Tom LeGro "On Reading," an exhibition on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, collects photos taken by Hungarian photographer Andre Kertesz over a decades' long career of people in private moments reading books, newspapers or magazines. Continue reading
Oct 29 Friday's Art Notes By Tom LeGro In today's arts and culture headlines, Hobbit legislation passes in New Zealand. Continue reading
Sep 21 Mongolia's Nomads Face Changing Culture By Talea Miller As more young Mongolians abandon the traditional nomadic lifestyle of their families, older generations worry the culture of Mongolian nomads could be threatened. Continue reading
Aug 25 Richard Misrach's Photographs Speak Volumes about Katrina's Devastation By Molly Finnegan "Destroy This Memory" is a narrative photo series by Richard Misrach comprised of 69 color prints that showcases the graffiti messages scrawled by Katrina victims and rescue workers. Continue reading
Aug 25 After Katrina, Richard Misrach Captured Writing on the Wall By Molly Finnegan Photographer Richard Misrach went to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina to capture images of the messages people had left on buildings and cars in graffiti when they didn't have any other way to express themselves. His… Continue reading
May 27 Ginsberg Saw the Best Minds of His Generation, and Captured Them on Film Though Allen Ginsberg will forever be remembered as an influential poet, he also documented his life through photos. The exhibit, "Beat Memories: The Photos of Allen Ginsberg," showcases more than 80 photos captured through his camera. Continue reading