Anthropography

via yingce: Uzbek woman (1880). Higher resolution here.

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:54:37 +0200

via yingce: Uzbek woman (1880). Higher resolution here.

endilletante: THE DAWN OF THE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH : ALBERT...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:58:00 +0200

endilletante: THE DAWN OF THE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH : ALBERT KAHN’S ARCHIVES OF THE PLANET BY Okuefuna, David, 2008. Higher resolution here.

Diana Ross: 1982. Harry Langdon, Getty Images. Higher resolution...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:42:00 +0200

Diana Ross: 1982. Harry Langdon, Getty Images. Higher resolution here.

Portrait of Haitian Girl (by United Nations Photo). Higher...

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:25:00 +0300

Portrait of Haitian Girl (by United Nations Photo). Higher resolution here.

Albanian woman Ellis Island, 1905 (by Lewis Hine). Higher...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:48:00 +0300

Albanian woman Ellis Island, 1905 (by Lewis Hine). Higher resolution here.

Uitgelaten jongens hangen na de bevrijding aan de deur van een...

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0300

Uitgelaten jongens hangen na de bevrijding aan de deur van een rijdende trein, 1945 (Children hanging on a full train after the liberation), by Menno Huizinga (from Nederlands Fotomuseum). Higher resolution here.

Detroit Lost And Found: Vintage Photos Speak Volumes. In 2009,...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:41:00 +0300

Detroit Lost And Found: Vintage Photos Speak Volumes.

In 2009, Italian photographers Arianna Arcara and Luca Santesewere on assignment in Detroit to document the U.S. economic crisis. While wandering around the city, they kept coming across old photos. They gathered about 1,500 over the course of two trips and, writes Arcara via email, “we fell in love.”

“We thought we could do a better job working on this material that was actually taken from the people that lived in that town … instead of taking pictures of the aftermath of the crisis.”

And so they compiled about 200 of those photos in a book,Found Photos in Detroit. “Most of the photos are probably from a police station,” Arcara explains, “but the book is not about an archive of the Detroit Police Department.”

With little-to-no context, there’s not much you can do but wonder: about the little boy with the marks on his body, the threatening notes, the water-damage, the little bits of evidence left behind to tell the story of a city and of those who live there.

In Arcara’s words, the photos “speak for themselves, without the need to fill them with other meaning.”

Hat tip to KPCC

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via lynxolita: Ava Gardner. Higher resolution here.

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:59:23 +0300

via lynxolita: Ava Gardner. Higher resolution here.

Turkish Farmer series (from Markus Schwarze’s flickr...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:48:00 +0300

Turkish Farmer series (from Markus Schwarze’s flickr photostream). Higher resolution here.

Untitled. Mobile, 1956 (by Gordon Parks, held by the Gordon...

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:40:00 +0300

Untitled. Mobile, 1956 (by Gordon Parks, held by the Gordon Parks Foundation). Higher resolution here.

via iwanttheairwaves: “In order to build a great socialist...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:45:18 +0300

via iwanttheairwaves:

“In order to build a great socialist society it is of the utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of women to join in productive activity. Men and women must receive equal pay for equal work in production. Genuine equality between the sexes can only be realized in the process of the socialist transformation of society as a whole.”

- Mao Tse-Tung

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USA (from Steve McCurry’s official website). Higher...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:37:00 +0300

USA (from Steve McCurry’s official website). Higher resolution here.

via vintagegal: cute Bettie Page. Higher resolution here.

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:55:00 +0300

via vintagegal: cute Bettie Page. Higher resolution here.

King Kalakaua of Hawaii, 1882 (from the Hawaii State Archives...

Sun, 08 Jul 2012 22:30:00 +0300

King Kalakaua of Hawaii, 1882 (from the Hawaii State Archives Digital Collections, call number PPWD-15-4-018). Higher resolution here.

Scenes from 21st-Century China (via The Atlantic In...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 05:18:00 +0300

Scenes from 21st-Century China (via The Atlantic In Focus).

China, the most populous country and the second-largest economy in the world, is a vast, dynamic nation that continues to grow and evolve in the 21st century. In this, the latest entry in a semi-regular series on China, we find images of tremendous variety, including astronauts, nomadic herders, replica European villages, pole dancers, RV enthusiasts, traditional farmers, and inventors. This collection is only a small view of the people and places in China over the past several weeks. [47 photos]

Ethnic minority students study in class as they sit in front of a blackboard at a preschool in Aksu, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, on June 7, 2012. An emblem of the Chinese Communist Party and part of a slogan which reads: “Great earth is the flowers’ cradle, great motherland is our cradle” are visible on the blackboard.(Reuters/Stringer) #

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Rio+20 (via The Atlantic In Focus). The United Nations...

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:57:00 +0300

Rio+20 (via The Atlantic In Focus).

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, begins today in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An outgrowth of the Earth Summit held in Rio in 1992, the conference is designed to bring together 50,000 delegates from state governments, institutions, and non-governmental organizations to create measures to reduce poverty while promoting clean energy, decent jobs, and sustainable use of resources. The conference has attracted many protests and parallel events, as diverse groups struggle to share the world stage and make their voices heard. Collected here are just a few of the scenes from Rio+20. [37 photos]

An indigenous child from Kayapo tribe attends first indigenous assembly for the Rio+20 Conference at Kari-Oca village in Rio de Janeiro, on June 14, 2012. Indigenous people from around the world are visiting the village for the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. (Reuters/Ricardo Moraes)

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Olympic Portraits Part II: Londoners (via The Atlantic In...

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 23:41:00 +0300

Olympic Portraits Part II: Londoners (via The Atlantic In Focus).

Today’s entry comes in the form of two separate portrait series relating to the upcoming London 2012 Summer Olympics. In Part II, below, I’ve collected photographs of locals in the host country. The Londoners pictured here were stopped in the streets and asked how they felt about having their city host the Olympics. Be sure to also see Part I: American Athletes, a look at members of the U.S. Olympic team. [23 photos]

Tony Kerr, a 45 year-old underwriter who has lived all his life in London, in the City of London, on May 23, 2012. When asked about London hosting the Olympics, Kerr said: “I think it’s great for people outside London and for the UK in general. For those in London it’s probably going to be a bit of a hassle. It’s going to be an interruption to business generally.” (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth) #

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Z (from Krzysztof Frankiewicz’s flickr photostream)....

Thu, 31 May 2012 00:15:00 +0300

Z (from Krzysztof Frankiewicz’s flickr photostream). Higher resolution here.

BRISTOL: sunday best (from Jonathan Taphouse’s flickr...

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:07:00 +0300

BRISTOL: sunday best (from Jonathan Taphouse’s flickr photostream). Higher resolution here.

via somethingturkish: “Bir Şehrin Şahlanışı” başlıklı sergi,...

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:28 +0300

via somethingturkish:

“Bir Şehrin Şahlanışı” başlıklı sergi, Ara Güler, Sabit Kalfagil, Kamil Fırat, Tahsin Aydoğmuş, Erdal Yazıcı, Ercan Aydeniz ve Mustafa Bilge Satkı’nın objektifinden İstanbul’u keşfe davet edecek. From Milliyet.com.tr.

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