This mind-bending World War II photograph with "floating trees" may look like it is an optical illusion or cloned on Photoshop -- but it is actually a real image. [Read More]
The Leica Freedom Train was not a physical coal or steam engine, but the monumental effort of the Leitz family. This is how they and the Leica camera company saved hundreds of Jews from persecution at the hands of the Nazis.
After swiftly retaking Afghanistan this month, the Taliban has just released a photo that appears to mock the United States — it’s a recreation of the iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
Arizona-based journalist and photographer Jim Headley recently set out on a “mission” to shoot an ultra-rare Japanese twin lens reflex camera called the Taroflex. Only 10 of these cameras are thought to still exist, and Headley is the proud owner of a fully-functioning copy in “excellent condition.” Headley got in touch with us in early […]
Digital cameras can see in color in near darkness these days, but decades ago, there were very different solutions for capturing usable photos at night. One example is the photoflash bomb, a special type of bomb that was designed specifically to explode in midair and illuminate the world below for aerial photos. The photoflash bomb […]
I want to give you a brief overview of an investigation that began almost five years ago, led by me but involving the efforts of photojournalist J. Ross Baughman, photo historian Rob McElroy, and ex-infantryman and amateur military historian Charles Herrick.
Taken in September of 1942, this captivating collection of black and white photographs show the New York Times in production during the height of World War II. The photographs were created as part of the U.
The trailer for a documentary about the photographer Roman Vishinac -- who is best known for documenting Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the years prior to World War II -- has been released. [Read More]
The Oakland Museum of California has created an online archive showcasing the work of pioneering documentary photographer Dorothea Lange. If you’ve never explored Lange’s work, there may be no better way to dive in.
Navy photographer Mickey Strand, who served for 24 years before retiring in 2009, has captured portraits of more than 115 World War II veterans since 2017. Of those, only 10 to 15 are still with us today, which shows the urgency of moving forward before it's too late. [Read More]
I’m urban exploration photographer Dave of Freaktography.com, and this is the story of how I found two sets of forgotten war medals in an abandoned house (and what I decided to do with them). Some time ago I was sent a new abandoned location to check out by a person on Instagram. The photos she […]