In 2002, Jonas Karlsson traveled 28,000 miles over eight months to put together a profile of ten great explorers, as “the modern age of exploration is coming to a clamorous close.”
Category: Culture
The Way-Out Way of Life, 1962
In fall 1962, California surpassed New York in population to become the most populous state in the United States. The Look magazine commemorated this in the special issue focused on the state.
The New China by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1959
In 1958, LIFE asked Henri Cartier-Bresson to return to China, a country he last covered in at the outbreak of the Communist takeover in 1949. Cartier-Bresson was largely sympathetic to the Communist cause and was mostly embedded on a guided tour. While his photographs do not present a critique of Communism, he nonetheless witnessed the beginnings of the disastrous Great Leap Forward.
Uncanny China by Rolf Gilhausen, 1958-59
Starting in December 27, 1958, Stern magazine in Germany started publishing a series of articles and photos on China that would eventually cover nearly 70 pages of the magazine.
Is There a British Colour Bar? by Bert Hardy, 1949
Across the British society, from pubs all the way to the palace, a de facto color bar existed. In pubs, workplaces, shops and other commercial premises, non-white customers were banned from using certain rooms and facilities.
Harlem by Bruce Davidson, 1968
When Bruce Davidson arrived to East 100th Street Harlem with his camera in 1966 and said that he wanted to record life on the block, the local citizens’ committee was apprehensive.
Bangladesh: A Brutal Birth by Kishor Parekh, 1971
Kishor Parekh was one of the first Indian photographers to be educated abroad, and worked on various important stories for Hindustan Times
The Block by Herb Goro, 1970
In 1968/9, Herb Goro, a social worker and photojournalist, lived in a decaying neighborhood in the East Bronx for over a year to record stories of desperation of its residents.
Defiling the Children, 1993
In June 21, 1993 issue of Time, the magazine published a cover story on the rise of prostitution around the world. Questions were being asked about the authenticity of some photographs in Moscow.
A Portfolio of Distinguished Britons by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1952
In winter of 1951, LIFE Magazine sent the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt to Britain to take photos of the eminent men here. Eisenstaedt spent 10 days in Britain, making house calls to 18 great men of the day.