Tsuneko Sasamoto: the first Japanese Photojournalist who still works at 105 years
Tsuneko Sasamoto was born in Tokyo on September 1st 1914. Although photography had been invented the previous century, it was still a not very common practice, mostly a studio work. […]
The disturbing Victorian fashion of very long hair in 35 Photos
The Victorian era technically spanned from June 20, 1837, until Queen Victoria’s death on January 22, 1901. This was a rather peaceful time in the United Kingdom, a change from […]
25 best photos of working cats!
Although this might seems incredible, some cats don’t shy away from getting their paws dirty! And to prove that they got more important things to do than enchanting their human […]
Chernobyl Disaster in 33 rare photographs taken at the time
On 26 April 1986, a series of explosions destroyed reactor no. 4 of Chernobyl, and several hundred workers, firemen and army men faced a fire that burned for 10 days […]
Prisons in comparison: 35 images from cells throughout the world.
All over the world, more and more people are being sent behind bars. According to the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, over 10.35 million people are being held in penal […]
Inside Costa Concordia: the photographic book of an Italian drama.
These extraordinary images of the cruise ship was taken by Jonathan Danko Kielkowski and published in his book Concordia. The German photographer swam out to where the ship, which ran […]
The history of photography of a woman buried alive in a chest in the desert of Mongolia
Despite this photo, taken in July 1913, became popular under the name of Albert Khan and if you look for it on the Internet, the first results you find will […]
