Photography

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Greenville, NC Daily Reflector: 1948 to 1967

One of the best ways to investigate the life and times of a region is to look at the local photo files from the daily newspaper.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950

Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Not Afraid of Noise: Mexico City Stories

A photographic tour of Mexico City, house by house, wall by wall.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Dreamland Motel

A reivew of the vanishing signage of our American landscape.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Face Time

This week, John Foster looks at the endless fascination we have with the human face and the myriad ways it can be transformed.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

The Private World of Martina Kubelk

A photo album containing 99 pages and over 380 photographs; self-portraits of a man in women’s clothes.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Imperfect Beauty

A collection of 26 photographic images with either deliberate or accidental flaws.

Observed|Books

These Collages Blur the Lines of Reality

Daniel Gordon is an artist and author living and working in Brooklyn. His work is the subject of three booksand a profile this week on Wired.

Rob Walker|Essays

Mona Lisa Selfies

Inevitably, the famous Mona Lisa has crossed paths with the selfie — and the results are charming.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Garry Winogrand Retrospective At National Gallery

Accidental Mysteries for December 15, 2013 fouses on street photographer Garry Winogrand.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Messenger Boys, Call Girls and a Photographer

Accidental Mysteries for December 1, 2013 focuses on the photography of Lewis Wickes Hine, whose photographs were instrumental in changing the child labor laws in the United States.

John Foster|Accidental Mysteries

Graphics of Authority

A look at the police cars that may or may not want to be seen.