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DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

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DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

In the 1950s, photography was hardly considered art. If you wanted to be taken seriously as a photographer, you snapped mountains and models -- not your neighbors. It also helped to be white. But Roy DeCarava, who died this week at the age of 89, turned all of that on its head.

DeCarava's Photos Improvised The Music Of Life

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Obituaries

Remembering Roy DeCarava's 60 Years Of Photos

The photographer, who died Oct. 27 at age 89, dedicated his decades-long career to capturing images of African Americans. Roy DeCarava's subjects ranged from daily life in his hometown of Harlem to the Civil Rights movement.

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Must-See Science: Videos From Science Friday

Seeing Through The Eyes Of An Armadillo

Sam Easterson has refined the art of the critter cam. He is the curator of the Museum of Animal Perspectives — an online repository of "remotely sensed wildlife imagery." All the footage comes from cameras implanted in the landscape or strapped to the backs of animals.

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Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

Arts & Life

Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

In Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi's new documentary, 12 Iraqi women gather in Syria with a goal: They intend to learn photography, decide what stories to tell, then return to Iraq and tell those stories.

Iraqi Women Capture Their Lives On Film

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'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

Computer science professor Marc Levoy of Stanford shows off his prototype "Frankencamera." It allows programs to be downloaded, much like the iPhone does, and might just change the future of photography. Linda A. Cicero/Stanford News Service hide caption

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'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

Computer scientists at Stanford have developed a prototype they call the "Frankencamera" that may change the future of photography. It works a bit like an iPhone, in that it runs on an open source operating system, allowing photographers to change the electronic guts of the camera by downloading applications.

'Frankencamera': A Giant Leap For Digital Photos?

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Obituaries

Photographer Irving Penn Remembered

Fashion and celebrity photographer Irving Penn died Wednesday at age 92. William Stapp, the founding curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, remembers Penn.

Photographer Irving Penn Remembered

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Technology

Photographer's Life Changed By Nobel-Winning Work

National Geographic's Annie Griffiths Belt has been personally affected by the breakthroughs in fiber optics and digital data transmission made by this year's winners of the Nobel Prize in physics. Griffiths Belt says the change wasn't easy, but it was extraordinary.

Photographer's Life Changed By Nobel-Winning Work

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Art & Design

Contemporary Iranian Art Takes Off In L.A.

Shervin Shahbazi is an L.A.-based art curator who has two exhibits featuring contemporary Iranian artists. "From the Streets of Iran" showcases the work of graffiti artists in Tehran, and "Traces of Being" features the work of Iranian artists living in the U.S. The art in both exhibits responds to the current political climate in the country.

Contemporary Iranian Art Takes Off In L.A.

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Nation's Parks Star In Ken Burns' New Documentary

Television

Nation's Parks Star In Ken Burns' New Documentary

Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of the country's most awe-inspiring locales, The National Parks: America's Best Idea is a six-part, 12-hour film by Ken Burns on the history of America's national parks that premiers on PBS this Sunday.

Nation's Parks Star In Ken Burns' New Documentary

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Robert Frank's Elevator Girl Sees Herself Years Later

"I stood in front of this particular photograph for probably a full five minutes, not knowing why I was staring at it," she says. "And then it really dawned on me that the girl in the picture was me."

Robert Frank's Elevator Girl Sees Herself Years Later

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Your Health

On The Road Again: Specialists Help Aging Drivers

As we age, vision, physical strength and memory may decline, making the act of driving challenging, and potentially dangerous. For some seniors and people with disabilities, special training with a driver rehabilitation specialist offers a way to learn to drive safely, and regain their independence.

On The Road Again: Specialists Help Aging Drivers

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National

American Sikhs Run Billion-Dollar Security Firm

Members of a community of American Sikhs in Espanola, N.M., live quiet lives of meditation, yoga and vegetarianism. They also run a big business. Akal Security guards protect federal courthouses, military installations and embassies from Ecuador to Iraq.

American Sikhs Run Billion-Dollar Security Firm

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National

For Some, L.A.'s Skid Row Is For Beginnings

Skid Row, the area on the fringe of downtown Los Angeles, has always catered to the down and out. Today, the homeless, the business community and a growing population of permanent residents are learning to coexist.

For Some, L.A.'s Skid Row Is For Beginnings

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