photography

The Ruins of Palmyra, Captured in Vintage Photographs

A glimpse at Syria and Lebanon in the mid-1800s.

Annelisa Stephan | October 1, 2015

The visual metaphor of the “sliver” informs an unusual book design.

Catherine Lorenz | September 2, 2015

Putting photos on a wall—it’s harder than it looks.

70 years later, the Hiroshima bombing gives rise to hopeful art.

Amanda Maddox | August 6, 2015

Hollywood as it was in the ’70s.

Becca MacLaren | July 17, 2015

For 19th-century photographers, the negative was the true work of art.

The slowly vanishing murals of Manuel Cruz.

Animals as photographic subject.

Arpad Kovacs | June 4, 2015

High school students explore cameraless photography with artist Christine Nguyen.

An old fishing boat inspires a fantastic tale of heroism and disaster.

Photographic portraits of some of the 20th century’s most notable artists.

A video inspired by photographic history and 20th-century art.

Sarah Cooper | April 24, 2015