LightBox on Tumblr is a window into the lens of LightBox, a blog by TIME’s photo department that explores how photography, video and the culture of images define today’s world.
Photograph by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz
On view from June 20-23 at 25CPW Gallery:
On June 20 at 6 p.m., the “Eyes on the World” exhibition hosted by The Alexia Foundation opens at 25CPW Gallery in New York. On display will be some of the the most moving, provocative, and inspiring photographs from the Alexia archives.
We will also be sharing the work of our 2011 Alexia Foundation grant winner Amanda Berg, whose stark look at binge drinking among college-aged women, “Keg Stand Queens” has raised awareness of this phenomenon amongst millions. Amanda will be speaking about “Keg Stand Queens” on Saturday, June 22 at 4 p.m at the gallery.
For more information, click here.
See more work by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz here on LightBox.
Photograph by David Walter Banks
Florida isn’t like other places. In fact, in some ways, Florida isn’t even like Florida. Photographer David Walter Banks’ new project ‘Eden Isle’ explores the mystery of the Sunshine State. See the work on LightBox here.
Photograph by Elaine Mayes
Elaine Mayes might well be the most accomplished photographer and photography educator that many passionate photography aficionados have never heard of — check out her project on the American road.
Pictured: Utah, 1971
Photograph by Zhang Yaxin—Courtesy See+ Gallery, Beijing, and Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto
In 1967, Zhang Yaxin was 34 and working as a photojournalist at China’s state-controlled Xinhua News Agency when he was assigned to a top-secret government project: to be the official photographer of a new arts program led by Chairman Mao and his wife.
See the work on LightBox here.
Photograph by Rena Effendi / INSTITUTE for National Geographic
Photojournalism Links: Curated by Mikko Takkunen, a collection of the best photojournalism around the web from the past two weeks.
neil gaiman for TIME, 2013 - issue out now.
life:
LIFE.com celebrates Father’s Day with a special gallery featuring classic portraits of famous dads and their daughters.
Pictured: John F. Kennedy with daughter Caroline, 1958.
(Ed Clark—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Photograph by Matt Cardy—Getty Images
June 11, 2013. Cosmo Sarson’s mural of Jesus break-dancing, painted on the wall beside The Canteen in Stokes Croft, is reflected in a window in Bristol, England.
From ceremonies marking the six-month anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre and continued unrest in Turkey to the recovery of a rare World War II German bomber from the sea and the newly renovated Nelson Mandela Center in South Africa, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
Photograph by Vincent Fournier
On view at The Ravestijn Gallery in Amsterdam: Post Natural History, photographs by Vincent Fournier.
See more of Fournier’s work on LightBox here.
Photograph by Kerim Okten—EPA
June 11, 2013. A protestor hit by pressurized water sprayed from a riot police water cannon during clashes in Taksim Square in Istanbul.
From ceremonies marking the six-month anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre and continued unrest in Turkey to the recovery of a rare World War II German bomber from the sea and the newly renovated Nelson Mandela Center in South Africa, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.
Loading posts...