Alissa Ambrose

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Salton Sea: An Italian Photographer Documents a Surreal American Oasis

Italian photographer Nicholas Albrecht only expected to visit the Salton Sea for a few days, instead he stayed 10-months. His photographs document his personal experience of this isolated region in the Southern California desert.

By Alissa Ambrose

The Bechers on Display at Paris Photo

Photographic duo Bernd and Hilla Becher created one of the most respected bodies of work in modern photography. An exhibition at Paris Photo this week highlights their career with photographs, books and printed ephemera.

By Alissa Ambrose

Last Days on the Road with Obama by Brooks Kraft

As the 2012 presidential race came to an end, veteran political photographer Brooks Kraft was there to document the Obama campaign's final road trip.

By Alissa Ambrose

Behind the Cover: Photographing Super Mario

Levon Biss photographed soccer star Mario Balotelli for this week's cover of TIME International.

By Alissa Ambrose

Violentology: Stephen Ferry Documents the Colombian Conflict

LightBox presents a guided video tour of Stephen Ferry's new book, 'Violentology: A Manual of the Colombian Conflict,' narrated by the photographer.

By Alissa Ambrose

Sailboats and Swans: The Prisons of Russia and Ukraine

Photographer Michal Chelbin spent three years photographing prisons in Russia and Ukraine. Her new book 'Sailboats and Swans' presents a striking collection of images that portray the strange and contradictory worlds of these institutions.

By Alissa Ambrose

History in Color: Rare Photographs of Czarist Russia

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii created thousands of color photographs of Czarist Russia. A new book from German publisher Gestalten features a selection of the Russian photographer's nearly 2,000 glass negatives.

By Alissa Ambrose

John Stezaker Awarded the 2012 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

British artist John Stezaker was awarded the 2012 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize on Monday for his collages of found images.

By Alissa Ambrose

The Gold Standard: James Nachtwey Photographs China's Female Weight Lifters

China has developed some of the toughest women weightlifters in the world. TIME contract photographer James Nachtwey documented China's team as they prepared for the 2012 Olympic games in London.

By Alissa Ambrose

Into Oblivion: Documenting the Memory Loss from Alzheimer's

Photographer Maja Daniels spent three years documenting the residents of an Alzheimer's ward in France, creating portraits that convey the frustrations and challenges of living with dementia.

By Alissa Ambrose

Rock 'n' Roll Legend: Jim Marshall's Musician Portraits

Jim Marshall photographed legends and his pictures have become iconic in American cultural history, but the vast majority of the music photographer’s work has never been seen. This month, a new book and two gallery shows will debut many never-before-published images from Marshall’s coverage of the Rolling Stones 1972 tour, as well as singular portraits of musicians including Johnny Cash, BB King and Joni Mitchell.

By Alissa Ambrose

Shooting (Color) Blind: Matthew Gamber's Still Lifes

When Matthew Gamber discovered that one of his photography students was colorblind, he began creating images that challenge ideas about color and time.

By Alissa Ambrose

Celebrating the Brotherhood's Victory: A New President is Elected in Egypt

On Sunday, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy was announced as the winner of Egypt's first democratic presidential election. Daniel Berehulak captured the tension and euphoria surrounding the announcement in Cairo.

By Alissa Ambrose
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