The Everyday Horror Of Diary Farming In Germany, And Other Best Photos Of The Week
Every week, we curate the best new photography and photojournalism on the web, so you can spend your weekend kicking back and enjoying some beautiful pictures. Here are this week's picks:
Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of NASA's Farthest-Ever Flyby Mission
On New Year's Eve, a spacecraft will make history four billion miles from home—and one lucky photographer has been following its 13-year journey.
[See the photos at The National Geographic]
The Heart-Wrenching Final Moments Of Pet Owners With Their Dying Pets
Taylor became interested in the topic when a good friend was going through the agony of deciding to euthanize her dog. "I was profoundly moved by witnessing her struggle and her love for her dog," he said.
[See the photos at The Washington Post]
The Gritty New York City Subway Of The Past
Over time, the name Jamel Shabazz has become synonymous with urban life in New York City. The Brooklyn-born photographer came of age documenting the streets of the city, capturing a critical moment in time when the crack crisis was overtaking New York in the 1980s.
[See the photos at My Modern Met]
Visions Of The Afterlife
For the mediums of the Lily Dale spiritualist community, the frontier between the living and the dead is easily entered. The only difference is how they open the door.
[See the photos at Topic]
The Everyday Horror Of Dairy Farming In Germany
Teryoshin got a crash course in the industry four years ago, when he ventured out—along with 150,000 others—to the EuroTier agricultural fair in Hanover. The crowds gawked at the latest in animal husbandry, including a Matrix-like robot that suckled a fake cow.
[See the photos at Wired]
Intimate Photos Of Community And Resilience In New York's Chinatown In The 1980s
Back then, Chinatown was a decidedly different neighborhood than it is today. Over the ensuing decades, it would transform from a tightknit and largely self-supporting community — home to a robust garment industry and fading bachelor society shaped by earlier immigration policies — into a bustling neighborhood centered on young people and families.
[See the photos at The New York Times]
These Haunting Photos Show The Pain Of Native Children Ripped From Their Parents
In 2015, photographer Daniella Zalcman had traveled to Canada to document a public health crisis among the country's Indigenous people, who had one of the world's fastest-growing rates of HIV infection. As she interviewed subjects in Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia, she discovered another terrible detail. Almost every person she spoke to told her that, as children, they had been sent to a residential school for Indigenous youth.
[See the photos at Mother Jones]
A Sexually Charged Look At Masculinity In Sport
Swiss photographer Karlheinz Weinberger examines the 'vibrant web of erotic connections' men in sport share with each other.
[See the photos at Huck Magazine]