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As time passes by and you look at portraits, the people come back to you like a silent echo. A photograph is a vestige of a face, a face in transit. Photography has something to do with death. It's a trace.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006
Alaska and Its Wilds
Monday, Jan. 2, 2006
In With the New
Friday, Dec. 30, 2005
And a Happy New Year, Part 2
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And a Happy New Year, Part 1
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JIAMUSI, China — A midwinter swim in the Songhua Jiang River, 1981. Between November and April, about 10 swimmers dive into the river during their lunch hours.
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CrossingsBolivian Elections
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Crossings
by Alex Webb

A long-term look at life on the US - Mexico Border from 1975-2001.

Bolivian Elections
by Christopher Anderson

A commented diary about the rise of the left in Latin America.

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<i>After the War Was Over</i>
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After the War Was Over
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On Dec. 31, 1946, U.S. President Harry S. Truman formally declared the end of World War II. The photographs in this book survey the era during and following the war — the people and places affected by this extraordinary event.
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2005: The Year in Review
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2005: The Year in Review
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Slate and Magnum look back on 2005 with some of the year's most arresting images.
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