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• Subconscious Inspiration From A 20-Year-Old LC-A Lomograph

  
  Found from the archives, this meaningfully minimalist photo by one of the founders of the Lomographic Society International really stuck into my head. Shot with an LC-A way back in 1994, it inspired me to take a similar photo last year and, now that you I've seen them side by side, it creepily/coincidentally makes sense.
  June 13, 2013 5 likes

• New York State of Mind: Forever Young in Coney Island, New York

  
  If you want to escape from the crowds and the giant buildings of Manhattan without leaving New York, jump in the subway and go to Coney Island !
  May 21, 2013 3 comments 7 likes

• Past American Presidents in Color

  
  "Full victory—nothing else," echoed Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1944, but what really makes a good leader? On Presidents' Day 2013, TIME.com recognizes the service, sacrifice and success of former US heads of state by giving readers a brief history lesson illustrated by colorized versions of iconic presidential portraits.
  February 18, 2013 5 likes

• Summer at the Mall in the 1990's

  
  Lomography is travelling through time this week so we thought we'd share some more vintage treasures from the timewarp! Here are some rad photos of a summer day at an American shopping mall in the 90's that feature enough denim apparel and mullet haircuts to last you a lifetime. (Plus, the Fresh Prince of Belair!)
  October 19, 2012 2 comments 3 likes

• Today in History: Columbus reaches the New World (1492)

  
  On this day, 522 years ago, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reaches an island in the Bahamas after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean. This week has been full of travel tales and wanderlust, so why don't we cap it off with one of the iconic travels ever recorded in history?
  October 12, 2012 1 comment 2 likes

• Break the Lock Challenge: Know Your Gallery Stores in the Americas!

  
  A continent that is full of hopes, dreams, and well, fun analogue photographs! Say hello to the Americas!
  October 04, 2012 1 comment

• László Moholy-Nagy and The New Bauhaus

  
  After the shutdown of the Bauhaus art school in Berlin, László Moholy-Nagy a Bauhaus teacher (1923–1928) founded the New Bauhaus across the sea in Chicago, U.S.A. And the Bauhaus concept lives on!
  July 25, 2012 3 likes

• ★ US CitySlicker Nicolas: Hercules the Dynamic City by the Bay

  
  Being a part of the Lomography San Francisco team, I’m in the city almost all the time. I love going around places like the Embarcadero and the Mission for photo walks, but this time around, I wanted to show my fellow Lomographers what I call home in the town of Hercules, California.
  July 16, 2012 1 comment 5 likes

• ★ Ryan McGinley: Whistle for the Wind

  
  These dynamic photographs by Ryan McGinley are as spectacular as 4th of July fireworks. Not because they literally feature pyrotechnics, but because his road trip images of naked friends running through highways and jumping off cliffs epitomizes what it means to be young in the land of the free.
  July 04, 2012 5 comments 20 likes

• The Power of Multiple-Exposures: Two Countries, One Roll of Film

  
  After shooting almost an entire roll of film on a La Sardina in Sydney, Australia in 2011, I took the same camera overseas to the US five months later where it turns out I accidentally exposed the same roll again. The results urged me to take advantage of multiple-exposure techniques that I often previously forgot about.
  July 04, 2012 2 comments 11 likes

• ★ May I Take Your Order?

  
  When Swiss photographer Stephen Shaher went on a road trip across North America in 2004, it was only natural for him to make pit stops at diners and cafés to refuel. Take a look at his snaps of the cheap food he consumed--and the proud waitresses who served them--here.
  July 03, 2012 4 comments 33 likes

• The Love Story That Changed History

  
  Just 45 years ago, marriage between two people of different races was illegal in America, this exhibition in New York, documents the marriage between two people, Richard and Mildred Loving, who helped change this law and America for good.
  February 22, 2012 1 comment 15 likes

• Travel Memories of 2011

  
  I know I've kind of missed the boat on posts wrapping up the year that has past in photos or memories but I still wanted to have the opportunity to go through and pick some of my faves that you may or may not have seen over the past year from my Lomography film cameras. When I saw the requested post tagline of Most Memorable Travel Escapades in 2011, I thought that it all fit in nicely together too.
  January 13, 2012 3 likes

• Like a Movie Set: Milwaukee

  
  A curious town that at the time of my exploration, felt like a movie set with barely any hustle and bustle. I felt like I was the star of the show just waiting for the extras to come out any minute. Hmmm… is this the Truman Show?
  December 12, 2011 1 comment 1 like

• Niagara Falls

  
  Niagara Falls is shared by both Canada and America, it surpasses the sums four of the Great Lakes through Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. These were taken in October 2011.
  November 17, 2011 4 likes

• The 'Big' Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

  
  In 2010, my parents fulfilled their dream and visited New York during Christmastime. I was so excited for them that I insisted that they borrow my Fuji Instax Mini to take with them. Here are the results that my dad got from one of his favourite locations in the world.
  September 17, 2011 6 likes

• HENRY WESSEL: The Real America

  
  Henry Wessel has been photographing the American West, particularly California, since the 1960s. Read on to find out about his unique take on things and how he managed to really captivate the essence of the US of A.
  September 01, 2011 4 likes

• Philippe Halsman: JUMP!

  
  Philippe Halsman, the photographer who asked his sitters to jump!
  July 21, 2011 2 comments 16 likes

• The Making of a Global Icon: Statue of Liberty Construction

  
  The colossal Statue of Liberty, which towers over the New York Harbor as a symbol of American liberty, is one of the most recognizable and scenic sights in the world. Take a look at some construction photographs that tell the story behind one of the world's most iconic landmarks!
  June 29, 2011 8 likes

• Urban Adventure: Washington Square Park, NYC

  
  I’ve been lucky enough to visit the Big Apple around three or four times. On one of those trips I stumbled into a park that made me re-visit it almost every single day that was left of my vacation. Read on to find out why.
  June 28, 2011 1 comment 3 likes