How Luck And Intuition Helped To Build Instagram
David Greene talks to Guy Raz — host of the new NPR podcast "How I Built This" — about how the founders of the photo-sharing app Instagram got their business off the ground.
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Life After Iconic Photo: Today's Parallels Of American Flag's Role In Racial Protest
A Pulitzer Prize-winning photo taken during the busing desegregation protests captured a nation. The photographer and subject of "The Soiling of Old Glory," talk about it's significance 40 years on.
After Facebook Censored Iconic Photo, Norwegian Newspaper Pushed Back
Facebook removed a photo of a girl fleeing napalm bombs — a world-famous image of the Vietnam War — citing the "display of nudity." After uproar, Facebook announced it will be reinstating the image.
These Apps' Creations Sure Look Like Masterworks, But Is It Art?
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.
In A Digital World, Ken Toda's Work Is A Snapshot Of The Past
Taking a picture these days is nothing like it used to be, with digital cameras and instant gratification. But one High Point man wants to slow things down and, in fact, is making a business out of it.
After Louisiana Floods, A Photographer Finds Resilience
Photographer Collin Richie and three colleagues have been shooting portraits of people who were impacted by the floods in Louisiana. The images focus on what people were able to save.
The Little Boy In Aleppo: Can One Photo End A War?
The photo of the rescued boy in Syria has inspired sympathy, outrage — and donations. But will it be forgotten tomorrow?
New Exhibit Celebrates The Work Of North Carolina Photographer, Hugh Morton
An exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of History opens this week that showcases the work of the ma
From Darkroom To Kitchen: A Time Capsule Of Recipes From Midcentury Photographers
Ansel Adams' poached eggs. William Eggleston's cheese grits casserole. Four decades after being hidden away in a museum, a collection of images and recipes from famed artists finally sees the light.
How An Olympics Photographer Captured Usain Bolt's 'Cheeky Grin'
"There's no greater athlete on the planet at the moment," says Cameron Spencer, who shot Sunday's definitive photo of Olympic gold medal sprinter Usain Bolt as he won the semifinals.