Portraits of the world’s most powerful leaders by iconic photographer Platon.

Artist Lauren Redniss tells the remarkable story of Marie Curie using an early-20th-century cameraless photographic technique and vintage typography from the NYPL archive.

Photographer Jason Eskenazi sets out to explore the age-old East/West divide in a fascinating series.

Remarkable, rare vintage lantern slides of life in Egypt in the turn of the 20th century.

Remarkable hand-colored images of Japanese life and landscape from the early 20th century.

The work of French scientist and chronophotography pioneer Etienne-Jules Marey, which shaped the course of modern visual literacy.