The Inauguration of President Barack Obama - The Big Picture - Boston.com
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html

Worldwide shots capture reaction to the inauguration of Barack Obama

amazing. can't believe i was there.

Give to 7th grade SS teachers for Islam unit

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims cast stones at a pillar, symbolising stoning Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last and most dangerous rite of the annual hajj, near the Saudi holy city of Mina on December 8, 2008. To complete the ritual, a pilgrim must throw 21 pebbles at each of three 25-meter (82-foot) pillars and this year the faithful are being given pebbles in pre-packed bags to spare them the effort of searching for the stones.

Photographs of George W. Bush and what their meaning to Errol Morris and other photojournalists.

photos of George Bush

Iconic pictures of Bush from various photographers framed differently

natural portraits a true individual destined for greatness....really nice to see these...

Obama : The College Years - nice hat

(These are absolutely wonderful!)

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Bilješka dajte stavite to ko viejst

Un superbe reportage sur les conditions de travail de près de 6,3 Millions d'enfants de moins de 14 ans au Bangladesh.

New York Times Photography, Video and Visual Journalism Blog

Lens is the photojournalism 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.

Photography magazine

Deep Sleep is a quarterly online photography magazine founded by and featuring work from a small group of contributors who share the same office space in Shoreditch, London.

Not sure exactly what lesson tie-in I can use this for in a unit, but saving it anyway.

As the tanks neared the Beijing Hotel, the lone young man walked toward the middle of the avenue waving his jacket and shopping bag to stop the tanks. I kept shooting in anticipation of what I felt was his certain doom. But to my amazement, the lead tank stopped, then tried to move around him. But the young man cut it off again. Finally, the PSB (Public Security Bureau) grabbed him and ran away with him. Stuart and I looked at each other somewhat in disbelief at what we had just seen and photographed. I think his action captured peoples’ hearts everywhere, and when the moment came, his character defined the moment, rather than the moment defining him. He made the image. I was just one of the photographers. And I felt honored to be there.

World Press Photo: Winners gallery 2009

"Winners gallery 2009 - World Press Photo" http://bit.ly/1MxnNi

The winners for each category.

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Fotos ganadoras del año 2008.

Archivo de los Premios World Press Photo desde 1955 a hoy.

For over fifty years the World Press Photo contest has captured images of our times. Our archive of winning photos is not only a record of more than half a century of human history, but a showcase of successive styles in photography and reportage. The archive gallery comprises some 10,000 images. It includes photos that have become icons, by some of the leading names in the profession. World Press Photo has put them online with the aim of sharing our knowledge, resources and experience with the widest possible network. This site was made possible with the support of the Mondriaan Foundation and VSB Foundation.

October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (卢广) from

"Shanxi Province is the most polluted areas of China. It is also the province with the highest rate of birth defects. This loving farmer couple adopted 17 disabled children. April 15, 2009 “In Some areas of China people’s lives were threatened because of the environmental pollution. Residents suffering from all kinds of obscured diseases, the cancer villages, increase of deformed babies, these were the results of sacrificing environment and blindly seeking economical gain.”"

Amazing Pictures, Pollution in China

Winter was on the way and the need for shelter was urgent. We express sincere appreciation of the hard work of all photojournalists who are working for humanity,...

Principais imagens de 2009

2009 in photos - The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please watch for part 2 and part 3 tomorrow and the next day.

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2009. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please watch for part 2 and part 3 tomorrow and the next day. (40 photos total) http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/2009_1_12_14/903_20535991.jpg

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

Wow, some of these images conjure up memories that seem like ancient history now. A walk down memory lane with these 50 photographs on boston.com

Boston.com

"Looking back on the past ten years through news photographs, it becomes clear that it was a dramatic, often brutal decade. Natural disasters, terrorist attacks and wars were by far the most dominant theme. Ten years ago, Bill Clinton was ending his final term in office, very few had ever heard of Osama bin Laden, the Taliban ruled Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein still ruled Iraq -- all that and much more has changed in the intervening time."

Call it what you will, "the noughties", "the two-thousands" or something else, the first decade of the 21st century (2000-2009) is now over. Looking back on the past ten years through news photographs, it becomes clear that it was a dramatic, often brutal decade. Natural disasters, terrorist attacks and wars were by far the most dominant theme.

California wildfires (yet again)

Some really awesome photos of the not so awesome wildfires here in California.

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A collection of photos of people who left. Wonderful, astonishing, inspiring.

odlična prezentacija, solidne fotografije. Biografije malo nerviraju (ovo bi mnogo bolje bilo kao anonimni projekat...)

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

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In the ten days since Iran's disputed presidential election, street demonstrations have taken place every day. Many of the photographs here were taken and transmitted at great risk in the past week, in the hopes that others would be able to see and bear witness. [...]

Fotografias de temas da actualidade

Iran pictures on The Big Picture.

Four versions of the iconic photo, with recollections by the photographers.

Few images are more recognizable or more evocative. Known simply as “tank man,” it is one of the most famous photographs in recent history.

tank man of Tiananmen square

Cenas do Paquistão

Some good advice on taking good pictures in a poor country