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Anika Burgess

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Left, the dead leaf mantis and right, true leaf insect or “walking leaf”.

insects

Can Evolution Be Photographed?

Here is a striking visual compendium of Darwin's scientific breakthrough.

By Anika Burgess
Yu's take on Hong Kong's high rises.

architecture

The Glorious Symmetry of Hong Kong’s Streetscapes

Finding unexpected angles in Hong Kong.

By Anika Burgess
Designed by architect Peter Bahouth.

architecture

Photos of the World's Most Interesting Cabins, Shacks and Hideaways

The classy way to go into hiding.

By Anika Burgess
Strangely Captivating Vintage Photos of People Knitting

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Strangely Captivating Vintage Photos of People Knitting

Gaze at one hundred years of people knitting.

By Anika Burgess
Mesmerizing Photos of Abandoned Structures in the High Arctic

ruins

Mesmerizing Photos of Abandoned Structures in the High Arctic

Old mining towns and research shacks lie in ruins in the Svalbard islands.

By Anika Burgess
Vice President Richard Nixon and Pat Nixon greeting crowd from car, including Harold Irwin, Centre Avenue, Hill District, October 1960.

politics

The Photographer Who Captured Black Voters for Decades in Pittsburgh

The archives of Charles "Teenie" Harris are a treasure trove of political history.

By Anika Burgess
Iwasaki Tsunemasa, Papaver somniferum, from his book Honzō Zufu, 1920–2.

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See Dazzling Botanical Imagery Through the Ages

A glorious visual compendium of plants and flowers that spans thousands of years.

By Anika Burgess
Photographing the 'Lost Utopias' of the Remaining World's Fairs

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Photographing the 'Lost Utopias' of the Remaining World's Fairs

A new book looks at the sites which once promised to be the future.

By Anika Burgess
How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects

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How Utopian Living Looked to Modernist Architects

Bold visions—from the past—of how we would live in the future.

By Anika Burgess
Picturing the Strange and Surreal World of Duos and Dopplegangers

Picturing the Strange and Surreal World of Duos and Dopplegangers

See double with this collection of unexpected pairings.

By Anika Burgess
Incredible Photos of the Hermit Crabs Who Live In Trash

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Incredible Photos of the Hermit Crabs Who Live In Trash

Instead of shells, these hermit crabs used plastic bottle caps and other trash.

By Anika Burgess
A Striking Visual Compendium of All of Berlin’s Subway Stations

subterranean

A Striking Visual Compendium of All of Berlin’s Subway Stations

This photographer took on Berlin's entire U-Bahn network, one station at a time.

By Anika Burgess
Sniffing Behind the Scenes of the Westminster Dog Show

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Sniffing Behind the Scenes of the Westminster Dog Show

Up close and personal with prize-winning dogs and their groomers.

By Anika Burgess
A Visual History of the Human Pyramid

olympics

A Visual History of the Human Pyramid

A balancing act through the ages.

By Anika Burgess
The Incredible Swimming Pools of Vintage Las Vegas

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The Incredible Swimming Pools of Vintage Las Vegas

What happens in Vegas quite often stays in the UNLV Archives.

By Anika Burgess
The Soviet Travel Brochures That Made Estonia Look Like a Fairytale

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The Soviet Travel Brochures That Made Estonia Look Like a Fairytale

Inside an archive of travel guides and postcards that sold tourists on Soviet-era Estonia.

By Anika Burgess
The Neon Glow of Bioluminescent Sea Creatures

bioluminescence

The Neon Glow of Bioluminescent Sea Creatures

Glow-in-the-dark marine life.

By Anika Burgess
Meet the Snake-Hatted Woman and Elastic Skin Man of the Harvard Theatre Collection

performances

Meet the Snake-Hatted Woman and Elastic Skin Man of the Harvard Theatre Collection

One of the largest performing arts collections in the world also has some of the most unusual visuals.

By Anika Burgess
New Jersey’s Deserted Mid-Century Motels, by Night

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New Jersey’s Deserted Mid-Century Motels, by Night

The kitschy motels of the Wildwoods, lit up in brightly colored neon.

By Anika Burgess
How Photographers Captured Electricity When It Was New

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How Photographers Captured Electricity When It Was New

Looking through a lens at the discovery that changed the world.

By Anika Burgess
See Retro Space Mission Patches Worn by Cosmonauts

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See Retro Space Mission Patches Worn by Cosmonauts

These rare Russian insignia are a colorful relic of Soviet space travel.

By Anika Burgess
See the Abandoned Ruins of a Catskills Zoo, in Photos

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See the Abandoned Ruins of a Catskills Zoo, in Photos

A once-sprawling farm with a sad ending and a hopeful future.

By Anika Burgess
Deinacrida heteracantha, type of cricket

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Enormous Bugs and Where to Avoid Them

Meet the giants of the insect world.

By Anika Burgess
Take a Virtual Vacation to the Beaches and Pools of New York City

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Take a Virtual Vacation to the Beaches and Pools of New York City

Where to cool down when it's hot in the city.

By Anika Burgess
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