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Photos from Syria, South Korea, North Korea and Vatican City.
We're asking for high school students to help create a 21st century portrait of America — turning their cameras on their neighborhoods, families, friends and schools.
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Lens is the photography blog of The New York Times, presenting the finest and most interesting visual and multimedia reporting — photographs, videos and slide shows. A showcase for Times photographers, it also seeks to highlight the best work of other newspapers, magazines and news and picture agencies; in print, in books, in galleries, in museums and on the Web. Here are some suggestions for getting the most out of Lens. You can also send us an e-mail message.
March 01
Thomas Sauvin’s photo collection consists of scratched, faded or otherwise discarded snapshots. They present a surprising and intimate window into daily Chinese life.
February 28
Photos from Syria, South Korea, North Korea and Vatican City.
February 28
Paolo Pellegrin, Paul Hansen, Liz O. Baylen and Ezra Shaw took top honors in the Pictures of the Year International contest.
February 27
Photos from Bangladesh, Mali, Syria and the Vatican.
February 27
A farmer without land is not a farmer, one landless peasant told Gustav Arvidsson, who has been documenting the plight of Colombians forced off their land through bureaucracy, chicanery and force.