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Apr 06, 2021
Polaroid Founder Edwin Land Foresaw the Smartphone Camera in 1970
Mar 27, 2021
How Black Americans Used Portraits and Family Photos to Defy Stereotypes
Mar 15, 2021
Judge Rules Images of Enslaved Are Property of Harvard, Not Descendant
Mar 01, 2021
The History of the Camera… According to North Korea
Mar 01, 2021
‘Deep Nostalgia’ Brings People in Old Photos Back to Life
Feb 27, 2021
How Black People in the 19th Century Used Photography as a Tool for Social Change
Feb 24, 2021
Who Should Own Photos of Enslaved People?
Feb 22, 2021
Take a Trip Back in Time Via Colorized Footage From a Day in 1920s Paris
Jan 06, 2021
Kodak: From A Near Monopoly on Nostalgia to Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
Jan 05, 2021
The Process of Colorizing and Animating an 80-Year-Old Photograph
Dec 31, 2020
How Bokeh Evolved and How Digital Photography Elevated it to Art
Dec 29, 2020
Why Mirrorless Wins: We’ve Come a Long Way and I’m Not Going Back
Dec 15, 2020
From Bombs to Bubbles: Repurposing a 610mm Spy Plane Lens for Macro Photos
Nov 17, 2020
This Camera Was Used for Aerial Photos During WWII
Nov 12, 2020
Kenneth McKenzie’s Lost Photos from World War II
Oct 30, 2020
This is How a Match-Needle Exposure Meter From a 1971 Canon Works
Oct 29, 2020
This Online Quiz Shows How Color Can Trick You when Guessing a Photo’s Age
Oct 28, 2020
Photographer Uses Her Dad’s Slides to Create a Touching Visual Tribute
Oct 27, 2020
Oddly Satisfying Recording of Classic Camera Shutter Sounds
Oct 21, 2020
This 140-Year-Old Metal Bird is the Origin of the Phrase ‘Watch the Birdie!’
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The History of Photoshop as Told by Its Founding Fathers
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Victorian Era Detective Cameras and the Birth of Privacy Concerns
Sep 13, 2013
Colorized Photos of Hong Kong Seek to Reintroduce You to the City’s Rich History
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Apr 18, 2015
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Actual Spy Cameras Used by the CIA
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