Culture

The Explorer’s Heart – Vanity Fair, 2002

In 2002, Jonas Karlsson traveled 28,000 miles over eight months to put together a profile of ten great explorers, as…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Defiling the Children, 1993

In June 21, 1993 issue of Time, the magazine published a cover story on the rise of prostitution around the…

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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…

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