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The most striking images of 2017

20 December 2017
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Japan's photo tomb that contained a historic legacy

The Japanese photographer who buried hundreds of photos and the journey to revive his legacy.

Time Frame
News image'Dali Atomicus' by Salvador Dali and Philippe Halsman

How the surreal 'Dali Atomicus' was captured

In 1948 a famous artist and an innovative portrait photographer attempted to create something unbelievable.

Time Frame
News image'Weed nuns' v narcos: Meet Mexico's Sisters of the Valley

'Weed nuns' v narcos: Meet Mexico's Sisters of the Valley

The Sisters of the Valley are a group of women defying narco traffickers and tradition at the same time.

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The naked portrait covered up for centuries

Artemisia Gentileschi: Revealing the true beauty of a censored painting.

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The surprising story of a 16th Century rhino called Ganda

Did a 16th Century rhino start the Portuguese pavement art tradition?

Myths and Legends
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Yushi Li's new take on erotic photography

Chinese-born, London-based photographer Yushi Li explores how the male body can be eroticised in pictures.

Photography
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The incredible afterlife of an abandoned luxury hotel

Amilton Neves Cuna documents the history of his country through the lens of an iconic Mozambiquan building.

Photography
News imageA Swedish photographer's radical take on nudity

The naked pictures that question how we look at the body

Photographer Mikael Schulz takes naked pictures that convey a radical message of self-acceptance and diversity.

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The iconic images capturing the magic of the 80s

In his images from the 80s, Jamel Shabazz captures the vibrancy of life underground in the New York City subway.

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Slate mines: Hidden world's beauty revealed by explorer

The hidden world of forgotten slate mines in north Wales has been revealed by a photographer.

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The forbidden erotica of ancient Pompeii

A unique collection of erotic art was found perfectly preserved in the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Photographer's images 'like ghosts coming out the mist'

Guy Bellingham is a wet plate photographer, using a technique that was first developed in 1851.

Photography
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The stunning photos of an island's shipwreck graveyard

A photographer is paying tribute to the lives lost to a small island known as a graveyard for shipwrecks.

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What if we reimagined the English Renaissance?

A photographic study of the slang term 'flexing'.

Photography
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The microcosm and the macrocosm of Frida and Diego

How an iconic artist couple maintained an open marriage and inspired each other.

Art
News imageThe world-famous couple that changed photography forever

The world-famous couple that changed photography forever

The most iconic couple in the history of war photography were not actually who they claimed to be.

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The dark history of photography lighting

Celebrity photographer Marc Baptiste reveals a lesser known but widespread bias in photography.

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The open-air lab testing the world's deadliest poisons

Dugway Proving Ground is one of the most secretive of American military zones.

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The black Britons who've 'broken the glass ceiling'

British photographer John Ferguson hopes to "inspire" young black Britons through his photos.

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Where the Amish go on holiday

Photographer Dina Litovsky has been photographing the Amish 'Las Vegas' since 2018.

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