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100 most important pictures in history

By Andrew Piper
June 17, 2020
56 Mins read

These historical photos reflect the most important moments of humanity. In 2016, Time magazine created a project aimed to gather 100 most…

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The brightest photos by W. Eugene Smith

By Andrew Piper
June 15, 2020
4 Mins read

William Eugene Smith dreamt of aviation, and perhaps he would have become a good pilot. But once, he took their family camera…

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A story of the ‘Migrant Mother’ photo by Dorothea Lange

By Andrew Piper
June 15, 2020
3 Mins read

‘Migrant Mother’ is an iconic photo by Dorothea Lange, made during the Great Depression in March 1936. This image is treated like…

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A story of ‘Country doctor’ photo by W. Eugene Smith

By Andrew Piper
June 14, 2020
4 Mins read

At first glance, it’s just a picture of a well-dressed man with a suitcase, somewhere in a rural America. Man looks exhausted,…

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Thomas Edison and his electric car

By Anna Ramirez
June 10, 2020
2 Mins read

All-new is well overlooked old. Nowadays, electric car hype is just a repeat of what happened at the beginning of the last…

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A bloody execution during the Iranian Revolution, 1979

By Andrew Piper
June 9, 2020
3 Mins read

The Iranian revolution was full of bloody execution and Jahangir Razmi was an Iranian photo reporter who was lucky enough to capture…

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Early fashion photos by Richard Avedon

By Anna Ramirez
June 8, 2020
5 Mins read

Richard Avedon’s name and his photos used to be a synonym to the glossy, fashion photography. Celebrities dreamt of appearing in the…

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Crimean war in 35 photos by Roger Fenton

By Andrew Piper
June 4, 2020
5 Mins read

We featured a picture of Roger Fenton, sitting on his Photo van during the Crimean War (1853-1856) in our Photo of a…

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Life story and the best photos of Alfred Stieglitz

By Andrew Piper
June 3, 2020
5 Mins read

Alfred Stieglitz was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the very first day of the year of 1864. His parents are a…

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How Robert Frank created the 'Americans'

By Andrew Piper
June 2, 2020
5 Mins read

Robert Frank is one of the most glorified photographers, Hasselblad Award Winner, the important person in the photo history of the 20th…

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