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The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.
By E. Tammy Kim
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Living in the Shadow of an American Election
A photographer took a road trip across the country during the Presidential race. What did he see?
By Naomi FryPhotography by Sinna Nasseri
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The Photographer of the Black Is Beautiful Movement
Kwame Brathwaite’s landmark work, beginning with a show in 1962, had a titanic impact on fashion and identity.
By Susan Orlean
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A Parisian Wanderer with a Humanist Lens
Pierre Verger traced and retraced paths through the U.S. and elsewhere while staying alert to beauty in all its forms.
By Vince Aletti
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The Not-Paparazzo That Celebrities Actually Enjoy Seeing
Kevin Mazur, who was the first photographer to shoot Prince inside Paisley Park and the last to shoot Michael Jackson alive, has become the guy Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Elton John call over when they want some candids.
By Michael Schulman
Richard Brody
Errol Morris’s “The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography”: An Artist’s Soul, Unleashed by a Polaroid Camera
By Richard Brody