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The 1937 Delahaye Roadster: A Rolling Sculpture of French Elegance
In the golden era of French coachbuilding, when cars were as much objets d’art as they were machines, one creation stood above the rest...
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Zorita: The Snake-Charming Star of American Burlesque
Zorita was more than a performer. She was an emblem of the rebellious, sensuous, and often subversive energy that defined American...
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Through Paul Strand’s Lens: Capturing the Soul of Mexico in 1932
In 1932, Paul Strand arrived in Mexico at a pivotal moment in the country’s modern history. He did not come as a casual tourist or...
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Alex Bartsch’s Vinyl Sleeve Photography Project Captures London’s Musical Past
This series reunites vintage album covers with the locations where their original photos were taken. Photographed by Alex Bartsch , the...
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The Rio Lens of José Medeiros: Capturing the Soul of Brazil
In the quiet, sun-drenched city of Teresina, in Brazil’s Nordeste region, José Medeiros was born in 1921. By the age of twelve, he was...
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Seeing the World Through Sebastião Salgado's Lens
Sebastião Salgado’s photography doesn’t just document—it compels you to stop and take in the weight of what you’re seeing. One of his...
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Stepping Inside the Storyville Club: Helmer Lund Hansen’s 1957 Photos of Copenhagen’s Jazz Heart
If you could step back in time and sip whisky to the beat of a double bass, Copenhagen’s Storyville Club in 1957 would be the place to...
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Studio Manassé: Olga Solarics, Adorján von Wlassics and Vienna’s Glamorous Photography Revolution
Imagine strolling into a Viennese salon in the 1920s and finding a world of velvet drapes, bearskin rugs, gilded mirrors and glamorous...
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Diane Arbus: The Photographer Who Found Beauty Everywhere
Diane Arbus had a way of seeing people that most others overlooked. Through her lens, the outsiders and the unusual figures of New York...
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Belles Lettres: The Naked Alphabet (1971) A Blend of Typography and Art
In the ever-evolving landscape of visual communication, few projects have captured the playful spirit of rebellion quite like Belles...
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The Obsession of Oskar Kokoschka: Alma Mahler, Love Letters, and the Life-Size Doll
When Oskar Kokoschka fell for Alma Mahler, he didn’t just fall, he practically unravelled. The young Viennese artist’s passion for the...
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A Supercut of Buster Keaton’s Daring DIY Stunts–and Keaton’s 5 Rules of Comic Storytelling
Long before CGI explosions and green screens, Buster Keaton was flinging himself off buildings, leaping onto moving trains, and surviving...
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Ten Million Years of Evolution Mapped in a Five-Foot Infographic from 1931
Imagine scrolling through a world without the internet, no Google search, no YouTube explainers, and certainly no AI assistants. In this...
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Destino: When Salvador Dalí Met Walt Disney and the World Got Weird (Eventually)
It sounds like the setup for a surrealist joke: Salvador Dalí walks into a party and meets Walt Disney. But what happened next wasn’t a...
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The Wild, Wandering Life of Peter Beard: Half Tiger, Half Byron
When Peter Beard went missing from his Montauk home in March 2020, the disappearance felt oddly poetic. A man who had survived being...
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Letizia Battaglia: Documenting the Sicilian Mafia Through the Lens of Daily Life
In the mid-1970s, a woman in her early forties began taking photographs for L’Ora , a small but politically active newspaper based in...
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1895: Photographers Marie Høeg and Bolette Berg Private Collection
History is full of unsung heroes who have challenged societal norms and paved the way for progress. Among them are Marie Høeg and Bolette...
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Illustrations from the Soviet Children’s Book 'Your Name? Robot', by Mikhail Romadin
The Soviet Union may be long gone but for those who spent their childhood in its orbit, certain memories remain unusually vivid. Among...
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Jacques Léonard and the Gitanos of Montjuïc: A Love Story Through the Lens
In 1952, Jacques Léonard—born in 1909 in Paris—left behind a life of artistic opportunity and familiarity to settle in Barcelona, Spain....
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The Bus That Captured Britain: Daniel Meadows’ 1973 Portrait Road Trip
Daniel and his bus In 1973, while David Bowie was busy reinventing glam rock and the three-day week loomed over British industry, a young...
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Capturing the Spirit of Post-War New York: With The Help of Todd Webb's Photography
In the bustling streets of post-war New York City, amidst a tide of returning soldiers, jazz clubs, and a booming urban life, Todd Webb...
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Larry Burrows Shows us the Vietnam War Through His Camera Lens
In the chaos of war, one man’s photographs spoke louder than words ever could. Larry Burrows, a name synonymous with iconic images from...
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The Death of Virginia Woolf: A Life of Words, Waves, and Inner Battles
“Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again…” These were among the final words Virginia Woolf ever committed to paper, penned in a...
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Pier Francesco Orsini and the Monsters of Bomarzo
Tucked away among the hills of Northern Lazio in Italy is a garden like no other. Imagine wandering through a lush landscape, turning a...
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