Aug. 19 is World Photography Day

Aug. 19 is World Photography Day

A photograph of a woman lying in the grass.

Shutterbugs rejoice! World Photography Day celebrates the science, history art and craft of photography. Explore a sampling of works from our impressive collection of prints, which also includes works by Diane Arbus, Gordon Parks, Robert Mapplethorpe and Andy Warhol, among others.

Musician Elvis Presley sits on a motorcycle.
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Alfred Wertheimer

"No Gas in the Tank," 1956 Printed: 2010

A photograph of passersby on the street from a high vantage
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Ken Ratner

"Shadows on Broadway," 2013

A photograph of a mountain range and rivers in Alaska.
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Sebastiao Salgado

"The Brooks Range, Alaska," 2009

A photograph of factory workers entering a job site.
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Lewis Wickes Hine

"Opelika, Alabama, October," 1914

A photograph of a woman lying in the grass.
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Mark Steinmetz

"Carey, Farmington, Georgia," 1996

A photograph of couples enjoying a picnic.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson

"Sunday on the Banks of the River Marne," 1938

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