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Mar 9, 2015

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by Chris Steele-Perkins

Chris Steele-Perkins - Talks about his book, A Place in the Country

Join us in the Saloon at Holkham Hall for a talk and presentation by Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins. Chris will be describing how over a period of twelve months he worked to capture in the unique, behind-the-scenes, photographic style he is renowned for, the full range of life on Holkham Estate, a great English country estate in North Norfolk. This is the subject of his tenth book, launched... More...

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Mar 5, 2015

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by Abbas

The Last Jews of Ethiopia

A small but vibrant community of Jews lives in Gondar, Ethiopia. They worship daily at their synagogue, run by the Hatikva Beta Israel Religious Organisation. The synagogue, made of corrugated iron, houses the shabbat services as well as classes in Hebrew for children and the rehearsals of a folk group. They observe a strict kosher diet, not eating meat because the community does not have a butcher... More...

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Mar 3, 2015

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by Gueorgui Pinkhassov

A Fresh Look at Urban Mobility - Un nouveau regard sur la mobilité urbaine

A Fresh Look at Urban Mobility - Un nouveau regard sur la mobilité urbaine

"Transport is my element. As far back as I can remember, and even before that perhaps, I seemed to hear the sound of wheels.
For me transport is a symbol of freedom and change, and it's impossible to imagine my job without it.
Every station, every stop, every second sees the banal and the exceptional come together.
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Feb 23, 2015

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by Raymond Depardon

Adieu Saigon

"At the age of twenty-two I was sent to Saigon to cover the war as a photojournalist. I was too late for Indochina, and too early for Vietnam. Muggers robbed me on my arrival, and I lived in a small hotel by the river. I drove towards the front in an old Citroën. I think I was happy. I returned some years later. It was for another war, and the famous reporters had left. The streets were full of GIs... More...

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Feb 23, 2015

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Clark Terry (1920 – 2015)

American swing and bebop trumpeter Clark Terry passed away today. (21 February, 2015.) Born on 14 December 1920, he played with Count Basie (1948–1951), Duke Ellington (1951–1959) and Quincy Jones (1960). He is among the most recorded of jazz musicians.

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Feb 20, 2015

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by Magnum Photographers

Malcolm X Assassinated 50 Years Ago

February 21st marks 50 years since Malcolm X was gunned down in New York.

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