Olympic Silhouettes
Today we’re revisiting a story shot four years ago as athletes were gearing up for the Beijing games. Photographer Paolo Pellegrin’s silhouettes celebrated the pure strength and grace of Olympic athletes. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Divers David Boudia and Thomas Finchum, 2008.
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Book of the Week RFK Funeral Train by Paul Fusco Thirty-nine years ago this week in Los Angeles, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated. A funeral train carried his body from New York City to Washington, D.C. In RFK Funeral Train, Paul Fusco documents the funeral train procession. Despite the hot weather, hundreds of thousands of people stood along the train tracks waiting to pay their respects. | Join the Fray © Marilyn Silverstone / Magnum Photos What do you think of these photos? Join the Fray, our reader discussion forum. I devote myself to the joyous priesthood of photography. Abbas |