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May 30, 2013
by Leonard Freed
In "Police Work", Leonard Freed worked alongside the policemen of New York in order to see what life 'on the beat' was really like. What he documented here is an elegant yet grittily realistic portrait of ordinary people doing a "sometimes boring, sometimes corrupting, sometimes dangerous and ugly and unhealthy job." Freed shows the isolation, the complexity, the harshness and the comaraderie of... More...
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May 22, 2013
by Wayne Miller
Wayne Miller's photographs chronicle a black Chicago of fifty years ago: the South Side community that burgeoned as thousands of African Americans, almost exclusively from the South, settled in the city during the Great Migration of the World War II years. The black-and-white images provide a visual history of Chicago at the height of its industrial order when the stockyards, steel mills, and... More...
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May 17, 2013
by Magnum Photographers
Renowned English footballer David Beckham has announced his retirement after 20 years of play. More...
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May 17, 2013
by Magnum Photographers
Former military leader of Argentina, Jorge Rafael Videla has died from natural causes. Videla was serving a life term in prison for crimes against humanity committed during his 1976-1981 dictatorship.
As many as 30,000 people were killed and many others imprisoned and tortured by the ruling Argentine regime between 1976 and 1983. More...
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May 13, 2013
by Magnum Photographers
Once day after voting began, former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced that had began planning for the formation of a new government. Partial results would lead many to believe that Mr. Nawaz's party has a commanding lead but supporters of his primary opponent, Imran Khan, have pointed out massive irregularities and voiced accusations of ballot rigging.
Mr. Sharif was Prime Minister... More...
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May 2, 2013
by Magnum Photographers
"We were already almost out of America and yet definitely in it and in the middle of where it's maddest. Hotrods blew by. San Antonio, ah-haa!"
-"On The Road" by Jack Kerouac
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Apr 22, 2013
by Elliott Landy
Brooklyn-born folk singer Richie Havens has passed away at the age of 72. He's well known for his intense 3-hour performance at Woodstock. More...
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