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The First Photograph (1826)

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s “View from the Window at Le Gras” is recognized as the first permanent photograph, marking the beginning of photography as an art…
Continue Reading....Lunch atop a Skyscraper (1932)

This famous image shows construction workers eating lunch while sitting on a beam high above New York City. It captures the daring nature of early…
Continue Reading....The Burning Monk (1963)

Malcolm Browne’s haunting image of Thich Quang Duc self-immolating in protest against the South Vietnamese government brought international attention to the plight of Buddhists in…
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