Brian Brake’s photoessay Monsoon had rare honor of appearing in four major news weeklies (LIFE, Paris-Match, Epoca, Queen) over a month.
Category: Culture
The Trappists by Andre Kertesz, 1929
Such a look into the lives of the monks who took a vow of silence were rarely allowed, but Andre Kertesz was commissioned for a peek inside ‘the House of Silence’ of the Cistercians in Soligny-la-Trappe in Brittany.
Marilyn’s Last Sitting, 1962
In July 1962, 2571 photographs were taken across three sessions by Bert Stern for Vogue. These are last studio photos of Marilyn Monroe.
Coronation of George V, 1911
George V’s coronation in 1911 had several ‘firsts’: the first to use the newly developed processional route through the Mall and Whitehall; the first to be followed by a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral; the first with the iconic balcony appearance by the king — and most importantly, the first to be photographed from inside the abbey.
Pedro Luis Raota
When he died early at the age of 52 in 1986, Pedro Luis Raota was already […]
Nelly | Greece
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The Flood | Giorgio Lotti
In November 1966, when the River Arno broke and flooded Florence, it was undeniably one […]
Monument Valley, Josef Muench
Largely forgotten now, there was a time when the name Josef Muench was as much […]
Fairchildern
Most people would not recognize anyone in the photo above. They have no reasons to. […]
Salt Lake City Drive-In Theater by J R Eyerman, 1956
Charlton Heston as Moses in Ten Commandments, towering over a neat assemblage of cars. Taken by J.R. Eyerman at a drive-in theatre in Utah, this photo was published in Life magazine’s special issue on U.S. Entertainment.