The photographic archive of the war is one of astounding substance and meaning but also astounding absence.
Kimberly Juanita Brown | Jun 19
Soviet-era domestic photo collections are extraordinarily layered objects, testifying to familial struggles and collective rituals and connecting individuals to the imagined community of “Soviet people” at large.
Oksana Sarkisova & Olga Shevchenko | Dec 21, 2023
Photography is not only an artistic medium but also a way of knowing.
Jerry L. Thompson | Aug 10, 2023
An excerpt from the celebrated 19th-century photographer's memoir "When I Was a Photographer."
Félix Nadar | Feb 6, 2023
An essay from renowned photography historian Clément Chéroux’s book “Since 1839... Eleven Essays on Photography."
Clément Chéroux, Translated by Shane B. Lillis | Mar 29, 2022
Heba Y. Amin & Anthony Downey in conversation.
Anthony Downey | Jan 6, 2021
If evolution is seen as the study of unseen development, the camera provided the illusion of quantifiable benchmarks, an irresistible proposition for the advocates of eugenics.
Jessica Helfand | Aug 3, 2020
