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Masters of Olympic Photography: Heinz Kluetmeier

Photo by © Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports IllustratedThe Olympic Games aren’t just the ultimate sporting contest—they’re the ultimate proving ground for sports photography. Nowhere are there more elite...

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Simon Bruty

Photo by © Simon Bruty/Sports IllustratedSometimes the skill you need to get great Olympic photos is understanding the sport. Of this agonizing steeplechase moment captured in 2008 at the water jump,...

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Ron Wyatt

Photo by © Ron WyattIn this shot from the 2004 Games in Athens, Ron Wyatt offers a lesson in the power of patience. “A lot of people want to shoot the actual stab, which gives the winning point,” he...

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Rich Clarkson

The Olympic Games aren’t just the ultimate sporting contest—they’re the ultimate proving ground for sports photography. Nowhere are there more elite athletes in one place, nowhere are your odds better...

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Neil Leifer

Photo by © Neil Leifer/Sports IllustratedThe Olympic Games aren’t just the ultimate sporting contest—they’re the ultimate proving ground for sports photography. Nowhere are there more elite athletes in...

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Masters of Olympic Photography: Mike Powell

Photo by © Mike PowellThe Olympic Games aren’t just the ultimate sporting contest—they’re the ultimate proving ground for sports photography. Nowhere are there more elite athletes in one place, nowhere...

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Peeling Back the Hidden Pages of History With Hyperspectral Photography

Photo by © Abby Brack LewisFor historians, paper is a cruel mistress. Though dried tree pulp has done more to advance record keeping (and consequently our understanding of history) than perhaps any...

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Neil Armstrong's Photo Duds

Photo by NASA, Neil ArmstrongNeil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took 122 70mm color photographs from the surface of the moon. Being the mission commander and the first down the ladder, Armstrong has the...

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Eisenstaedt's Famous V-J Day Photo, Questionably Recreated (With Nazis)

Alfred Eisenstaedt's "V-J Day in Time Square" is one of the most iconic images of all time. Shot on August 14, 1945, it was published in Life Magazine and has stood as one of the most enduring images...

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Waiting for History, In Front of the Screen

Photo by © Barry W HughesIf you were to conjure up an image of an “internet-age photographer,” I think the chances are good that the names of certain technologies (Photoshop, Instagram, Google Street...

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