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This is real.

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The great Sly Stone has died. He was 82. (Photo by Jim Marshall)

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Photographer Alex Harris and I traveled through New Mexico to learn about the future of the state’s oldest and newest crops: chile peppers and cannabis. Our story for @newmexicomag is here: www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/ne...

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When my old friend Jonathan Gluck was diagnosed with cancer, he was given 18 months to live. That was 20 years ago. His book, "An Exercise in Uncertainty," is wise, moving, thoughtful, & funny. It's about living with the unpredictable—something we all do. Order here: bookshop.org/p/books/an-e...

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60 years ago today—on May 25, 1965—Neil Leifer made what is widely considered to be among the greatest sports photos of all time. One notable person doesn't agree: Neil Leifer. I spoke with Neil for the @nytimes.com ; below, more of Leifer's photos from that classic night

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The celebrated Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has died at 81. A huge loss & incredibly sad news. I was recently in CDMX and stumbled into a massive exhibition of his work at the Museum of Anthropology. Hundreds of people were looking, pausing, breathing in Salgado’s remarkable pictures.

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Happy to announce that “Paris: A Love Story 1948-1952,” a photo book about the overlooked photographer Todd Webb, is available for pre-order. I edited the book, and poring over Webb’s stunning images was an honest joy. Here’s the link if you want to check it out: www.damianibooks.com/en/products/...

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Podcast Alert: What makes a great landscape photo? What doesn’t? @unofphoto.bsky.social & I discuss, with insights from @kityoung135.bsky.social (the gorgeous black-and-white), Alex Harris (red car), and Geraint Smith (Rio Grande Gorge). Listen here: unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/05/07/p...

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Saigon fell 50 years ago. These photos by the legendary Larry Burrows, who was killed in Laos while on assignment for LIFE.

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Can rolling papers survive a world trending toward edibles? How many joints does Seth Rogen roll in a week? What does the inside of the Zig-Zag factory look like? I reveal all, right here:

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A few sweeping, magical, big-sky photos from the hyper-creative Jim Krantz. More images (and backstory) on my IG feed: @billshapiro

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The great photographer Larry Fink has a new book out. “Hands On” is big & beautiful (424 pages) and filled with never-before-published photos. Published by @phbookstores.bsky.social. Use the code LarryFink, you’ll save 10 percent. More on my IG feed. powerhouse-books.square.site/product/larr...

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Podcast Alert for Photo Folks: The powers and perils of saying “no.” In which @unofphoto.bsky.social & and I discuss the ethical and practical concerns. Listen here: unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/04/02/p...

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Lora Webb Nichols made photos in a tiny, turn of the century Wyoming town. A new book called “Heap O’ Livin’” can be preordered now here: www.lorawebbnichols.org/lwn-shop/pre...

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What’s inside your rolling paper? To find out, I spoke to Seth Rogen, visited the original Zig-Zag factory in France, and met the man who knows more about rolling paper than anyone the planet. Story in Esquire: www.esquire.com/lifestyle/a6...

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The incredible photographs of Pavlos Kozalidis. More on my IG feed.

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Hauntingly beautiful photos by Anya Goodman. More on my IG feed: @billshapiro

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Herbie Greene, who died last week at the age of 82, made so many terrific pictures of the San Francisco music scene in the ‘60s. This is one of my favorites.

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Love this photo by Laura Kleinhenz (aka @docuvitae on IG)

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Podcast Alert: Photographers & Social Media… in which @unofphoto and I talk about the good, the bad, and the awful. (With insights from @fotoapp.co) Listen here: unitednationsofphotography.com/2025/03/05/p... Photo by Andreas Feininger

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Cool vintage cameras photographed by Victor Landweber now at the Joseph Bellows Gallery www.josephbellows.com/exhibitions/...

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Make America Sick Again

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Carol Guzy’s photos from Ukraine’s war of self-defense are incredible and incredibly intense. Find the four-time Pulitzer Prize-winner on IG—and do not turn away.

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That time Marilyn Monroe purred “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to JFK, 1962. Photo by the great Bill Ray.

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There’s a new book out about Sergio Larrain, the Chilean-born photographer whose early work was acquired by MoMA and who joined Magnum at the personal invitation of Henri Cartier-Bresson. The book, “Valparaiso,” is avail from @thamesandhudson.bsky.social and in French from Atelier exb

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Would @shopify.bsky.social allow a Klansman to sell a T-shirt with a noose?

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