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Mexican Carpoolers: A Photographer’s View Of Truck Bed Commuters

posted in Books, International, Photography on January 1, 2015 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Mexican Carpoolers: A Photographer’s View Of Truck Bed Commuters

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In the backs of pickup trucks, construction workers lie among tools and blankets, headed to the city for a day’s work. Alejandro Cartagena turned his camera on the carpoolers.

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Perfect Timing on the Right Side of the Tracks

posted in Books, Culture, New York, Photography on November 22, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Perfect Timing on the Right Side of the Tracks

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A photographer who went to document New York City’s bridges and elevated train tracks discovered worlds of activity underneath them.

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An ‘Orphaned’ Photo Of Kites And Love, Rescued From Oblivion

posted in Culture, Photography on November 1, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on An ‘Orphaned’ Photo Of Kites And Love, Rescued From Oblivion

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Magnum photographer Stuart Franklin finds two very different photographs from his archive.

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Bringing the Drone War to American Skies

posted in International, Photography on October 28, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Bringing the Drone War to American Skies

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Tomas van Houtryve wanted to show American viewers the kind of ambiguous situations where the military has used drones to strike at combatants and, at times, civilians.

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Same-Sex Couples, at Ease at Home

posted in Art, Books, Photography on October 16, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Same-Sex Couples, at Ease at Home

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It was only after photographer Sage Sohier had been photographing gay and lesbian couples in the mid-1980s that she realized she had a personal connection to the topic.

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Photographers Capture The Sorrow And Pain Of Global Girls

posted in International, Photography on October 11, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Photographers Capture The Sorrow And Pain Of Global Girls

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In honor of the U.N.’s International Day of the Girl Child I interviewed five photographers who devote much or all of their time to documenting the lives of global girls, who face terrible things from genital mutilation to child marriage.

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Selfies Against the Death Penalty

posted in News, Photography on October 6, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Selfies Against the Death Penalty

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In the tradition of photographers calling attention to societal ills, Marc Asnin has begun a campaign enlisting photographers to take selfies to campaign against capital punishment.

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Japanese Swordsman With a Camera

posted in Art, Culture, International, Photography on September 30, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Japanese Swordsman With a Camera

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Whether on Japan’s street or shores, Issei Suda takes pictures like a swordsman, with light swiftly slicing the scene.

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Untold Stories After the Arab Spring

posted in Books, International, Photography on September 5, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Untold Stories After the Arab Spring

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A new website and book feature the work of North African photographers whose projects show aspects of life overshadowed by the region’s tumult.

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His Camera Takes Us To The World ‘We Must Preserve’

posted in Art, Culture, Environment, International, Photography on September 4, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on His Camera Takes Us To The World ‘We Must Preserve’

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The photographer Sebastiao Salgado, in New York City on Thursday, says we are at a “special moment” — our world now needs to be protected from climate change and other forces.

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No Longer an Invisible Photographer

posted in Art, International, Photography on August 8, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on No Longer an Invisible Photographer

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Among the images in Vanessa Winship’s first retrospective are portraits taken with a view camera, which led her to slow down and engage her subjects rather than be fleetingly invisible.

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Windows Without Prison Bars

posted in Photography on July 24, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Windows Without Prison Bars

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A photographer has asked hundreds of prisoners a straightforward question – if your cell could look out on one scene, what would it be?

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Portraits on the Street, in the Moment

posted in International, Photography on July 4, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Portraits on the Street, in the Moment

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Jacques Sonck has spent almost 40 years in Belgium making portraits of people — with odd or singular looks — who capture his attention on the street.

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Marilyn Monroe’s Photo Caper in Poland

posted in Culture, International, News, Photography on June 24, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Marilyn Monroe’s Photo Caper in Poland

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A trove of Marilyn Monroe photos by Milton H. Greene is being auctioned in Poland this week. How the images got there – and how they will be sold – is worthy of a madcap caper.

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A River Changes Young Women’s Photography, and Their Lives

posted in Art, Culture, International, Photography on June 3, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on A River Changes Young Women’s Photography, and Their Lives

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More than half a century since Inge Morath photographed the Danube, nine young female photographers will follow her footsteps and add to her legacy.

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A Life Collecting Chinese Landscapes

posted in Art, Books, International, Photography on May 21, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on A Life Collecting Chinese Landscapes

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Lois Conner has devoted three decades to making landscapes of China layered with detail and history.

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Why Pickle Brine Is a Secret Weapon Against Ice

posted in Environment, Science, USA on May 20, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Why Pickle Brine Is a Secret Weapon Against Ice

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In the effort to melt ice and snow, salt and calcium chloride have strange—and eco-friendly—company.

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Italy’s Independence in Postwar Photography

posted in Culture, International, New York, Photography on May 7, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Italy’s Independence in Postwar Photography

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After the Second World War, Italian photographers found their voices and visions through streets, landscapes, and everyday realities.

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Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment

posted in My Books on May 2, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment


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I am pleased to announce the release of “Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment.” Click the book icon for more information.

Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Images

posted in Art, International, Photography on April 15, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Ordinary Life, Extraordinary Images

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On the Taiwanese photographer Chang Chao-Tang, his life, and his images.

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Group Show Review

posted in Photography on April 15, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Group Show Review

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A review of a group show at the B.S. Gallery in New York. 

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Remembering Bushwick Musician, Artist, and Bartender Christo Buffam

posted in Art, Culture, Music, New York, News on April 3, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on Remembering Bushwick Musician, Artist, and Bartender Christo Buffam

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Last night, friends and family members of Christo Buffam gathered at Cheap Storage to commemorate the life of the musician and artist who, last Wednesday, died in his apartment of unknown causes at the age of 31.

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What’s Behind the Spike in Gulf Coast Dolphin Attacks?

posted in News, Science, USA on March 29, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on What’s Behind the Spike in Gulf Coast Dolphin Attacks?

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When onsite necropsies reveal no signs of oil-related injury, bacterial infection, biotoxins, or disease in stranded dolphins along the Gulf Coast. 

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10 Picks From The European Fine Art Fair

posted in Art, International on March 14, 2014 by Rena Silverman Comments Off on 10 Picks From The European Fine Art Fair

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Every year, The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) takes over Maastricht in the Netherlands. See some of my “picks” from this year’s fair. 

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