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[Electronic manipulation of pictures] undermines the thing that photography is about, which is about observation and not about manipulation of images.
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BOSTON—A summer event for senior citizens at Jamaica Pond, 1974.
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GuantanamoBlood, Nails and Prayers
Guantanamo
by Paolo Pellegrin

The U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay has become a controversial flashpoint of America’s “war on terror.” Magnum Photographer Paolo Pellegrin photographed the camp and its prisoners extensively in 2006. He also documented former detainees in London, Kuwait, Bahrain and Afghanistan.

Blood, Nails and Prayers
by Philip Jones Griffiths

The Philippines is the largest Christian country in Asia—where devotees take their religion very seriously. The wilder excesses of the faith are best seen during Easter festivities, when depictions of Christ's last days and re-enactments of obscure biblical stories culminate with human blood flying off the backs of self-flagellants and real crucifixions performed using six inch nails.

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<i>The Bostonians</i>
The Bostonians
by Constantine Manos
The Bostonians, published in 1975, is one of the most varied and intimate portraits of the people of Boston. Manos depicts people from all walks of life, living at the crossroads of the Old World and the New.
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Celebrate the Earth
Celebrate the Earth
by Magnum Photographers
This weekend is Earth Day, first established in 1970. Magnum and Slate present a glimpse of our planet’s vast beauty and the challenges the environmental movement faces.

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