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Brassaï and Paris by Night: The Photographer Who Captured the Hidden City
Brassaï wandered Paris after dark, capturing lovers, fog-filled streets, and the city’s hidden nightlife. His 1933 book Paris by Night reshaped photography, while Secret Paris revealed a world unseen for decades. A quiet, intimate portrait of a different Paris.


A 1926 Road Trip Through Death Valley Captured in 76 Remarkable Photographs
A rare 1926 photograph album documents a road trip from Los Angeles to Death Valley. The 76 images and diary entries capture automobiles, abandoned mines, homesteads and desert landscapes. Preserved in the University of California archives.


The Making of Once Upon a Time in the West
Before making Once Upon a Time in the West, Sergio Leone spent months watching classic Westerns and rebuilding the genre from memory. The result was a slow, mythic film about the end of the frontier. Here is the remarkable story behind its making.
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