An exquisite show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art recalls travel before digital maps, when photography was the hottest of new media.
Tag: Photography
At War: The Relics of War Left Behind in an Afghan Clinic
In this week’s newsletter: A look at Ross McDonnell’s photographs of homemade prosthetics, on display in I.C.R.C.’s orthopedic clinic in eastern Afghanistan.
Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon: Photos From Around the World
Photographers captured scenes in the skies as the Earth’s shadow covered the moon.
Give the Wombats Some Space, Australia Tells Selfie-Loving Tourists
Visitors to a Tasmanian island snuggle, chase and even pick up the fuzzy creatures for photos. Officials are asking them to pledge to respect the wildlife.
Bulletin Board: Why The Times Published a Disturbing Photo of Dead Bodies After an Attack in Nairobi
Including a graphic photo, particularly of a dead body, is never an easy decision. Our director of photography and our National editor give insight into how and when we make these tough calls.
Letter 88: Reportage That Rises Into Art
A retrospective of Davd Goldblatt’s photographs from South Africa and Australia shows how art, like good journalism, connects one country to many others.
A Photographer’s Quest to Reverse China’s Historical Amnesia
The Chinese photographer Li Zhensheng has been on a decades-long mission to make his country remember the Cultural Revolution.
Lens: An American Photographer’s Pilgrimage to the Italian Village of Luzzara
More than 60 years after Paul Strand’s seminal photos of Luzzara, photographer David Maialetti documented the Italian village and its residents.
Times Insider: How Times Reporters Froze a Fatal Moment on a Protest Field in Gaza
A volunteer medic was killed by Israeli gunfire on June 1. Times reporters combined a forensic visual investigation with on-the-ground reporting to reconstruct what happened and tell her story.
Out There: Apollo 8’s Earthrise: The Shot Seen Round the World
Half a century ago today, a photograph from the moon helped humans rediscover Earth.