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Daro Sulakauri/@EverydayEasternEurope

11:27am Jun 14, 2020

World News World News Arts Health & Safety

GLOBAL PHOTOS: How Lockdown Has Changed My Life

by The Everyday Projects

We asked photographers to show us how their world has been altered by the pandemic. Their pictures show the many things that are lost for the moment — as well as new ways to find comfort and joy.
7:09am Jan 27, 2020

Arts Arts

Appalachian Photos of Cecil Sharp On Display In Yadkinville

by David Ford

The exhibit The Appalachian Photographs of Cecil Sharp 1916 to 1918 is on display at the

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8:20am Nov 11, 2019

Military Military

NC Vets Share Wartime Photos And The Memories They Brought Home

by David Ford

A new book brings a fresh look at the Vietnam War through powerful images — a collection of photographs taken by the American soldiers who fought there — unearthed and brought together in this comp

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Eslah Attar / NPR

4:56pm Jan 29, 2019

Music & Culture Music & Culture

Instant Photos Capture Tiny Desk Artists Offstage, 'Flaws, Dust Specks and All'

by Eslah Attar

See intimate moments with Thundercat, Jorja Smith, the late Mac Miller and other musicians from NPR's Tiny Desk concert series, captured just moments after they performed.
Photos by Greg Miller

11:29pm Feb 14, 2018

National National Religion

On Streets Of New York, The Penitent Pause For A Portrait

by Nicole Werbeck

Photographer Greg Miller has been documenting Ash Wednesday for two decades. Now those strangers he stopped on the street are part of his upcoming book, Unto Dust.
Anush Babajanyan

7:00am Nov 25, 2017

Health & Safety Health & Safety Religion

PHOTOS: People Think The Twins Of Abidjan Can Make A Wish Come True

by Maanvi Singh

Photographer Anush Babajanyan discovered an unusual belief about twins when she visited the Ivory Coast.
Mercy / Too Young To Wed/Samburu Girls Foundation

7:00am Oct 08, 2016

Health & Safety Health & Safety

A Photographer Gives Cameras To Child Brides. Their Images Are Amazing

by Kristin Adair

Stephanie Sinclair has been taking photos of child brides for nearly 15 years. Now, she's teaching girls rescued from early marriage how to photograph each other.
Alina Selyukh / NPR

2:07pm Sep 04, 2016

Arts Arts

These Apps' Creations Sure Look Like Masterworks, But Is It Art?

by Yvonne Muther

Prisma turns your photos into images that look like paintings and Artisto does the same for videos. Art experts say they are tools for artistic play, but the results aren't art in the purest sense.
Courtesy of Kagins.com

7:02am Oct 16, 2015

National National

$2 Photo Found At Junk Store Has Billy The Kid In It, Could Be Worth $5M

by Brakkton Booker

The 4-inch-by-5-inch tintype depicts Billy the Kid playing croquet in the summer of 1878. The only other known photo of the outlaw was taken in 1880 and sold for $2.3 million in 2010.
Allegra Boverman / NHPR

12:25pm Aug 22, 2015

National National Arts Politics & Government

Capturing Campaign History In The Granite State

by Brady Carlson

Associated Press photographer Jim Cole has covered every New Hampshire presidential primary since 1980. Now he's preparing for the 2016 primary.

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NASA & ESA

11:41am Feb 11, 2015

World News World News Science

From The Cold Depths Of Space, A Smile Emerges

by Bill Chappell

In the Hubble image of a galaxy cluster, two bright galaxies resemble eyes, NASA says, "and the misleading smile lines are actually arcs caused by an effect known as strong gravitational lensing."
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9:03pm Oct 04, 2014

National National

Photo Break: America Puts On Its Fall Colors

by Bill Chappell

October brings the peak of the autumn foliage season in many U.S. states. Thanks to the NPR community, we've collected some photos that are worth taking a break from the news to stare at.