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Why I Was Late to the Office
Photo postcards were the social media posts of the early 20th century
Getty Strengthens its Collection with New Acquisitions
Recent additions bolster Getty’s holdings of antiquities, drawings, sculptures, and photographs
When Seashells, Ferns, and Seaweed Went Viral
Why Victorian women like photographer Anna Atkins obsessed over natural collectibles
Fotógrafos latinoamericanos
De las calles de Ciudad de México a las pampas argentinas, estas fotografías detienen en el tiempo lugares, vidas, generaciones y oficios que no se pueden replicar
Latin-American Photographers
From the streets of Mexico City to the Argentine Pampas, these photographs capture moments in lives, generations, and professions that cannot be replicated
A Seat at the Table
In their photograph series Being There, artists Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop wanted to give viewers “moments to dream, to question, to project their own stories”
What Goes on Inside Getty’s Vaults?
How a graduate intern helps save art, archives, and energy
Daido Moriyama Captured the Soul of Postwar Japan in Gritty, Groundbreaking Photographs
New Getty anthology brings together four iconic early-career photobooks—previously available only in limited Japanese editions
Print Matters Reimagines the Illustrated Magazine as a Modernist Powerhouse
This new volume explores how illustrated magazines shaped 20th century visual culture through the interplay of photography, text, and design
The Woman Who Captured Nature in Blue: Anna Atkins and the Birth of Photographic Art
Using cyanotypes, Anna Atkins turned seaweed and sunlight into the world’s first photographically illustrated book