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Instagram Takeover: Loulou d'Aki in Iran

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Photojournalism of the Month: September 2014

Our Photojournalism of the Month gallery highlights moments of exceptional documentary photography, curated from the daily output of wire photographers from around the world. Want more photojournalism?...

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Instagram Takeover: Daro Sulakauri's Underage Marriage Project

The bride in the above photo is 17 years old. She is tearing up before departing for a wedding ceremony in the Kakheti region of Georgia. Her future husband was introduced to her on the day of their...

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Support Marc Asnin's "Final Words" Death Penalty Project on Indiegogo

In a stark departure from his classically-styled intimate documentary photography in the acclaimed book Uncle Charlie, photojournalist Marc Asnin embarked on a project that had little to do with...

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Eric Kruszewski: Behind the Ferris Wheel

My passion for photography and my fascination with carnivals evolved together. In 2011 I was living in Richland, Washington, and working full-time as a mechanical engineer. At the time, I was shooting...

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While You Were Out: Richard Ross’ Girls in Justice

Richard Ross has devoted the past five years to an exploration of the growing problem of imprisoned young people, creating portraits of them in detention facilities across the country. He presented...

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While You Were Out: Jaime Permuth’s El Sistema

“El Sistema” refers to the Sistema de Orquestas de Guatemala, a nonprofit group that aims to give hope and self-esteem to that Latin American 
nation’s disadvantaged young people by teaching them to...

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LaToya Ruby Frazier Pictures an American Steel Town Through a Family Album

Braddock, Pennsylvania is a small suburb southeast of Pittsburgh, home to Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill, which is now the last of it’s kind still functioning in the region. The town's population...

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Video: Kitra Cahana on Photographing her Father in the Aftermath of a Stroke

Three years ago Kitra Cahana’s father suffered a massive stroke in his brainstem that paralyzed him below the eyes.read moreVideo: Kitra Cahana on Photographing her Father in the Aftermath of a Stroke

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Guillermo Cervera: A 300 Mile Conversation About War

Restless by nature, Guillermo Cervera took to photography for its calming effect. “For me photography is like therapy,” he tells American Photo. “When I’m with a camera, I’m not thinking about anything...

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Watch: Reely and Truly, Tyrone Lebon’s Dreamlike Short Film on Photography

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Photojournalism of the Month: October 2014

Our Photojournalism of the Month gallery highlights moments of exceptional documentary photography, curated from the daily output of wire photographers from around the world. Want more photojournalism?...

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From the Archives: Magnum’s Square Print Sale

Most photographers can attest that the majority of their life’s work has never been seen by anyone. Jobs call for a tight edit, a single shot to tell an entire story, and once you have it, you move on,...

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Photojournalism of the Month: November 2014

Our Photojournalism of the Month gallery highlights moments of exceptional documentary photography, curated from the daily output of wire photographers from around the world. Want more photojournalism?...

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Interview: Mossless Magazine Goes Big with ‘The United States’

Mossless Magazine has come a long way since Romke Hoogwaerts started the project in 2009 as a Tumblr blog. Originally launched as a way to stay in touch with the photo community while living abroad,...

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The Influencers: Philip-Lorca diCorcia

We looked at nearly 1,000 pictures by hundreds of photographers for the 25th anniversary issue of American Photo. But when the dust settled, it was clear that five of these stars epitomized the...

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The Influencers: Andreas Gursky

We looked at nearly 1,000 pictures by hundreds of photographers for the 25th anniversary issue of American Photo. But when the dust settled, it was clear that five of these stars epitomized the...

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The Influencers: Ryan McGinley

We looked at nearly 1,000 pictures by hundreds of photographers for the 25th anniversary issue of American Photo. But when the dust settled, it was clear that five of these stars epitomized the...

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2014 and Beyond: Philip Montgomery

History predicts the future. Perhaps that’s why, when selecting which photographers we’ll consider seminal 25 years from now, we chose a group whose practices are grounded in the past. Who is the...

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Call for Entries: FotoEvidence Book Award

With the pace and volume of photographic production in the current digital age, many of the important stories of our time inevitably go overlooked. Photographers are reaching audiences faster than ever...

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