history

With the development of photography, people started taking photos of their beloved ones. Among them were dead people. It was known as post-mortem photography or memento mori photographic portraiture. In the mid-19th century, photography…

This photo conceals a clue to a brutal story of vengeance. Correction: Many of you pointed out that we erroneously used “Russia” and “Russian” interchangeably with “Soviet Union” and “Soviet” in this video. The Soviet Union was a…

this is a slideshow,with great photographs of the greatest photographers in history.. Sample work from Bill Brandt,Ansel Adams,Julia Margaret Cameron,Paul Strand,Andre Kertesz,Henri Cartier-Bresson,Brassai,Joseph Sudek,Joseph…

Like some of you, I’m also a rabid history buff, specializing in collecting the most interesting rare historic photos. I only curate the rare ones that have a significant impact on the history of the world. Find out below some of the…

List of 60 senior Ethiopian government officials, civil servants, and military officers who were summarily executed by the Derg firing squad on November 24, 1974. 1. Lij Tsehafi Ti-izaz Aklilou HabteWold 2. Leoul Ras Asrate Kassa 3.…

Inspired by Salvador Dalí's painting, this photograph by Philippe Halsman has changed portrait photography. In a world before Photoshop, it took the ingenuity of Salvador Dali and photographer Philippe Halsman—plus some deft…

Human history is truly a swinging pendulum of ups and downs. The centuries have been sprinkled with both terrible, bleak events, and beautiful hopeful moments. Since the invention of the photograph, those events and moments have been…

Overview of the historically important Melikian Photo Studio in Worcester Mass. in 2006 before it closed in 2011. The collection of photos of the Old Kharpert area, and the immigrant experience both before and after the Armenian Genocide…

A collection of the world's oldest and first of their kind photographs, charting the evolution of photography from inception to modern day.

Former Daily News photographer Dan Farrell talks about his photograph of John F. Kennedy Jr. saluting his father's casket after the funeral.