Don’t sit down

An anti-government protester pushes an armchair to set up a roadblock during clashes with riot police in the village of Sanabis west of Manama, Bahrain, March 21, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah

Silent tears within the brothel walls

News Photography: Winners of the “Pictures of the Year International” competition

First place, Spot Journalism [general division] - an anti-government protester throws a tire in Bangkok, by Athit Perawongmetha, Freelance

Japan earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster: Before and After

On the anniversary of the Japan earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disaster, we have a series of paired “then and now” pictures, with the first image taken recently paired with a picture from the same vantage point taken during or in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy [56 pictures]

Look into my eyes

Italy Sparkles in Dazzling Nighttime Photo From Space

Modernism & Advertising Photography

Parker Stephenson Photographs is pleased to present Modernism and Advertising Photography 1920s - 1930s, an exhibition of vintage photographs by recognized masters and lesser-known American and European photographers. Photography did not secure a place in printed page advertising until more than forty years after the invention of the halftone process which enabled a photograph to be printed alongside text.

Recoloured Photos from the Past

En utilisant les nouveaux services de retouches photographiques de Photoshop CS5, l’artiste suédoise Sanna Dullaway a choisi des clichés mondialement connus et a décidé de les coloriser. Un rendu intéressant, qui permet de redécouvrir des images qui ont fait le 20ème siècle.

2011: The Year in Pictures by The New York Times

In the photo a girl stands in front of a damaged home on the eastern outskirts of Tripoli on March 25. Click on Image to see them all.

(Fonte: The New York Times)