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Photograph by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz On view from June 20-23 at...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:19:02 -0400

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...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:48:54 -0400

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...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:17 -0400

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...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:42 -0400

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...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:01:04 -0400

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.

ryanpfluger: neil gaiman for TIME, 2013 - issue out now.

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:01:53 -0400

ryanpfluger:

neil gaiman for TIME, 2013 - issue out now.

life: LIFE.com celebrates Father’s Day with a special gallery...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:01:46 -0400

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...

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:01:03 -0400

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...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:01:04 -0400

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...

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:24:03 -0400

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.

life: Really fascinating: Today we look back at Margaret...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:00:51 -0400

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Really fascinating: Today we look back at Margaret Bourke-White’s damaged negatives from her first cover story for the debut issue of LIFE in 1936.

(Margaret Bourke-White—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Photograph by Susan Meiselas—Magnum/Courtesy LOOK3 Heading to...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:17:24 -0400

Photograph by Susan Meiselas—Magnum/Courtesy LOOK3

Heading to LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph this weekend in Charlottesville, VA? Check out our preview, featuring work by Gregory Crewdson, Susan Meiselas, Richard Misrach, Michael Nichols, Josef Koudelka, Carrie Mae Weems and many others!

Photograph by Lejaren à Hiller / © Visual Studies Workshop...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:01:48 -0400

Photograph by Lejaren à Hiller / © Visual Studies Workshop Exhibition

Opening June 15: The Gender Show at the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York.

In common use, the word gender may refer to biological sex, self-identity, perceived identity or imposed identity. Gender can be both fluid and ambiguous. Many of the ways we express and identify gender are based on visual clues. George Eastman House is proud to present The Gender Show, an exhibition that explores ways gender has been presented in photographs, ranging from archetypal to non-traditional to subversive representations, with a special emphasis on the performances that photography can encourage or capture.

For more information on the show, click here. For more photography events in June, visit The Guide.

Photograph by Lars Tunbjörk—Agence Vu for TIME For our feature...

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:33:23 -0400

Photograph by Lars Tunbjörk—Agence Vu for TIME

For our feature on the increasing popularity of cremation around the country, TIME sent photographer Lars Tunbjörk deep into the American heartland to chronicle the goings-on at three separate crematories.

life: On the 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers’ murder, we share...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:00:59 -0400

life:

On the 50th anniversary of Medgar Evers’ murder, we share the story behind one of the most stirring pictures of the Civil Rights era.

(John Loengard—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Photograph by Pete Pin for TIME Yolanda Cuomo is the curatorial...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:26:12 -0400

Photograph by Pete Pin for TIME

Yolanda Cuomo is the curatorial voice behind some of the 20th century’s greatest photographic books. This year, alongside Melissa Harris, Cuomo is co-curating this year’s LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Va. Read about her life and career here on LightBox.

“Many art directors have big egos and really want to impose their hand, their vision of a thing. But some art directors, like Yo, want to look at the world and are really not trying to interject themselves too much. Very often, a book is like a baby, you just have to try not to choke it. So Yolanda is wonderful to work with because she goes with you. She went with me and just let the book, the baby, breathe. And this is really what I appreciate about Yolanda: her great kindness and this great gentleness in approaching the process. She is putting the work, which is the book, ahead of her own ego.” —Gilles Peress

Photograph by Ed Kashi—VIIToo SweetA fundraising event for La...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:01:17 -0400

Photograph by Ed Kashi—VII

Too Sweet
A fundraising event for La Isla Foundation, a public health and policy NGO addressing a fatal epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease among sugarcane workers in Nicaragua, featuring an exhibit of Ed Kashi’s photographs.

Friday, June 21, 2013
7 - 9 p.m.

Cafe Integral at American Two Shot
135 Grand St.
New York, NY 10013

More information on La Isla Foundation here.

Photograph by Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World On view at Drik...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:01:46 -0400

Photograph by Shahidul Alam/Drik/Majority World

On view at Drik Gallery in Bangladesh: Searching for Kalpana Chakma

Kalpana Chakma had the audacity to speak out against military occupation by her own army. In the early hours of the morning of the 12th June 1996, she had been abducted at gunpoint. The principal accused, Lieutenant Ferdous has never been questioned by the police. The military, it conveniently appears has no record of him. He too has ‘disappeared’.

Using extensive research and photographic and forensic techniques, Shahidul Alam and Saydia Gulrukh have tried to produce tangible visuals of a scene that has been made invisible through the passage of time and to break a silence successive Bangladeshi governments have carefully nurtured for seventeen long years.

Photograph by Reed Young Chamizal is a small neighborhood in El...

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:20:33 -0400

Photograph by Reed Young

Chamizal is a small neighborhood in El Paso that sits right on the border. Photographer Reed Young was drawn to the area, a sort of “ground zero” for the national debate on immigration. See the work on LightBox here.

Photograph by Cody Pickens for TIME to illustrate the story,...

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:01:03 -0400

Photograph by Cody Pickens for TIME to illustrate the story, Hacking Politics.