See Captivating Images From This Year’s Sony World Photography Awards

Good morning. 🌤 Today, the archetypes of The Real Housewives, US Capitol curators have revealed the p

Mar 11, 2021 • View in browser

Good morning. 🌤 Today, the archetypes of The Real Housewives, US Capitol curators have revealed the pro-Trump riot caused some damage to the art, and what Black feminist archival care looks like.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Brais Lorenzo Couto, "Birthday" (2021) (image courtesy the Sony World Photography Awards 2021)

The shortlisted and finalist photographers of this year’s Sony World Photography Awards have been revealed, view their outstanding images capturing life under lockdown and the resilience of people worldwide.

In Other NewsUS Capitol curators have requested $25,000 in emergency conservation funding to repair art damaged by pro-Trump rioters storming the government building on January 6.

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