Warren Bernard, five years old, approaches his father as he is in line with other soldiers before boarding the train that will take them to World War II.
Photo by Claude P. Dettloff, New Westminster, British Columbia, Oct. 1, 1940.
Hotel Belvédère, Furka Pass, Switzerland, by Johannes Hulsch
Located on a sharp bend in the road, this is one of the most photogenic hotels in the world. But it’s been closed since 2015. The Rhône Glacier it was built to overlook has pulled back, and the visitors stopped coming with it.
While other photographers where looking to postcard historic places, or to photograph stereotypical views of Latin America, Marcelo Montecino was exploring the margins of Quito and capturing the raw textures and moments from the streets.
Ecuador, 1970-80s
Futuristic plastic visors inspired by the sci-fi look of the time, and massive D-cell boomboxes: a snapshot of 1980s street style in New York.
Photo by Morris Engel, 1983.
The missing piece, Zeytinburnu, Turkey.
Caner Başer’s striking minimalist capture of a worker setting up the final table for a massive Ramadan iftar preparation.
Ed van der Elsken was a Dutch photographer famous for his intimate images. He started his career as a darkroom printer, and I like to think this is a quiet homage to those years, made long after he'd already established himself as a photographer.