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My photographs are political in a way: They intend to comment on the human comedy, and if this is not politics, what is?
David Seymour
Thursday, May. 25, 2006
ARGENTINA REVOLUTION DAY
Wednesday, May. 24, 2006
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Tuesday, May. 23, 2006
KHATAMI
Monday, May. 22, 2006
YEMEN
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(c) Inge Morath / Magnum Photos
Tomorrow is the birthday of iconic Magnum photographer Inge Morath, who kept a vibrant photo journal of her many trips to the Soviet Union.

ST. PETERSBURG, USSR — A sleigh drawn by five horses, 1965.

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Requiem in Samba
by Alex Majoli

Living in the poor favelas of Brazil, photographer Alex Majoli encountered a beautiful but violent culture shaped by the constant specter of death. During his time there, he also discovered a different outlook on life captured in the sounds of samba.

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