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Photographer Captures Heaven on Earth at Devil’s Pool
Photography

Photographer Captures Heaven on Earth at Devil’s Pool

In her new book, Sarah Kaufman distills an endless summer in the Wissahickon

Between Us and Catastrophe: People on the Front Lines of COVID-19
Photography

Between Us and Catastrophe: People on the Front Lines of COVID-19

In this photo essay Kyle Cassidy introduces us to the people who are standing between their neighbors and the global pandemic, using their bodies, minds, and labor as shields  

From Click To Clink: A History Of Mug Shots In The Quaker City
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From Click To Clink: A History Of Mug Shots In The Quaker City

Harry K. gives us the backstory of Philadelphia’s Rogues’ Gallery, which has been tracking criminals in photographic form since the 1860s

Harvey Finkle: Photographer Seeks Justice For The Other
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Harvey Finkle: Photographer Seeks Justice For The Other

New photography exhibition explores South Philly’s Jewish communities and the city’s transitioning immigrant populations. Joe Brin has the story

Ours To Lose Captures West Philly Landmarks In Decline
Photography

Ours To Lose Captures West Philly Landmarks In Decline

Photographer Vincent Feldman delivers a eulogy for neglected neighborhood anchors in his new exhibition. Michael Bixler has this interview

Wish You Were Here: Postcards From The Past Recall “Real Philadelphia”
Photography

Wish You Were Here: Postcards From The Past Recall “Real Philadelphia”

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia’s new exhibition, “Real Philadelphia: Selections from the Robert M. Skaler Postcard Collection,” puts elusive images of working class city life in the limelight. Contributor Karen Chernick has the review

I’m Still Here: Saving The Work Of Robert Cornelius
Photography

I’m Still Here: Saving The Work Of Robert Cornelius

In 1839, amateur chemist Robert Cornelius was experimenting with a new photographic process at his family’s store in Center City. That fateful year, in an alley off of Chestnut Street, he would give birth to the world’s first “selfie.” Meet the conservator who is working to preserve the elusive portfolio of one of history’s most influential photographers. Joe Brin has the story

Hidden Lens: Fading Industry On The Delaware River
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Hidden Lens: Fading Industry On The Delaware River

In this next installment of Hidden Lens, a new series showcasing the captures of local photographers, we feature the work of Betsy Manning and the final days of the Port Richmond Grain Elevator


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