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The Catch, The Spill, and The Camera
Two of the greatest baseball photos in history are forever-linked by a camera. Behold, the Hulcher.
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The Photographers in Hitler's Bathtub
Often minimized as a model or muse — Lee Miller was one of the most important, singular, photographers of World War II. Unfortunately, the photo most…
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The New Yorkers on 9/11
I've spent over twenty years trying to find the people in this photo. I'm still looking.
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The Known, Unknown Nazi
In 1974, a young photographer came face to face with the man who would try to assassinate the President. Or did he?
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The Most Famous Mug Shot in History
A former President sits for a deceptively simple, yet profound, portrait. Like many before.
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The Bombing of Nagasaki, Part Two
A Japanese military photographer documented the immediate aftermath of an atomic bomb, capturing a "monochromatic, soundless, hell."
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The Bombing of Nagasaki, Part One
On August 9, 1945, Charles Levy captured an iconic photo with his own camera because the official cameraman forgot his parachute.
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The Bombing of Hiroshima, Part 2
Photographing the incomprehensible, from the ground.
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The Bombing of Hiroshima, Part 1
Photographing the incomprehensible, from the sky.
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The Beginning of the End of the World
An American physicist had the unsettling task of documenting the first nuclear explosion July 16, 1945, an event "brighter than a thousand suns."
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The Only Color Photo of the First Nuclear Explosion
Jack Aeby, an amateur photographer with only four frames left in his camera, captured the dawn of the atomic age July 16, 1945.
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浅沼稲次郎の暗殺
長尾 靖 は、未撮の1 フレームのみを残したスピード グラフィック（報道用写真機）で、暗殺者が襲いかかる衝撃的な瞬間を捉えた。
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The Burning Monk, Unveiled
Malcolm Browne's riveting account of his iconic photo, which led to a newly-discovered angle.
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The Greatest Protest Photos of All Time
On June 5, 1989, six photographers captured a lone protester facing down a column of Chinese tanks near Tiananmen Square. 'Tank Man' was born.
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