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Photographer shares the story behind the iconic Columbia Pictures logo

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The Columbia Pictures logo is one of those images we’ve all seen hundreds of times. You may know that it was based on a photo – the photograph and the painting side-by-side image has been circling the Internet ever since I can remember. But few people know the story behind the reference image and the photo shoot when it was taken.

Photographer Kathy Anderson recently revealed what it was like to take the photo that became the iconic logo we’re all familiar with. Not only she shared the pretty DIY setup, but also some more personal and interesting situations that occurred during the shoot.

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NASA’s “Man on the Moon” is the most famous photo of all time

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Have you ever wondered what the most famous photo of all time was? Is there a better day to ask that question than 19 August, World Photography Day? Well, of course not! Inkifi analyzed the most famous photos based on the number of reverse image search queries. According to their research, NASA’s “Man on a moon” photo takes the first place.

To make everything extra interesting, Inkifi also presents us with the runner-ups in this competition. There are also the most liked Instagram posts of all time, the oldest most famous photo ever, and more. Can you already guess what these are? No? Then keep reading, you’ve come to the right place.

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Dorothea Lange’s iconic “Migrant Mother” is up for auction, expected to fetch $70,000

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Dorothea Lange’s photo Migrant Mother is one of the most famous photos of the 20th century. If you’ve always wanted to have a print of it, now you can as there’s one on an auction. And it’s not just any print – it was originally part of Dorothea Lange’s family collection. Not surprisingly, it’s expected to sell for up to $70,000.

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Iconic Magnum prints on sale next week for only $100

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If you’ve always wanted to own one of the iconic Magnum Photos prints, here’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss. Starting next week and for six days only, over 100 archival-quality prints will be available for just $100. All of them are signed by the photographers or estate-stamped by the estates and made by photographers such as Robert Capa, Elliot Erwitt, René Burri, and Werner Bischof, to name just a few.

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The shocking secret behind Henri Cartier-Bresson’s iconic photo

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Most iconic photos have a story behind them. Some of them have secrets that come to the light of day years after they were taken. Marc Silber of Advancing Your Photography teamed up with Dotan Saguy to bring you this interesting story about one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century. It’s Henri Cartier-Bresson’s Behind Gare Saint Lazare, and Dotan reveals its secret that many of us didn’t know.

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Thanks to the lockdown, the iconic zebra crossing from “Abbey Road” finally gets a fresh coat of paint

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Even if you’re not a fan of The Beatles, I doubt that you don’t know the image from the cover of their album Abbey Road. Both the album and its cover image are iconic, so the crosswalk has been attracting thousands of tourists. Due to the current lockdown, there are almost no people in the streets, so the famous zebra crossing is finally getting a fresh coat of paint.

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This is the disturbing story behind the iconic “Afghan Girl” photo

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Although it sparked some controversy, Steve McCurry’s “Afghan Girl” is an iconic image that has influenced and inspired many people. Tony Northup wanted to talk about how this image inspired him, but then he learned the story behind it – and it wasn’t pretty. The truth behind how this legendary photo was taken is sad and disturbing, and Tony shares it in this video.

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George Mendonsa, the “kissing sailor” from iconic photo, dies at 95

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George Mendonsa, the “kissing sailor” from Alfred Eisenstaedt’s famous photo, died on Sunday at the age of 95. Mendonsa was photographed kissing a nurse on 14 August 1945 during the celebration of the end of the Second World War. The photo was published in Life magazine and it became one of the most influential images of all time.

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The iconic photo “Migrant Mother” was “Photoshopped”

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There is hardly anyone who doesn’t know about “Migrant Mother,” an iconic photo by Dorothea Lange. The 1936 portrait depicts Florence Owens Thompson and her children, and there are many true and untrue facts we’ve heard about it. But did you know it was altered? Or “photoshopped,” as we tend to say nowadays? Thanks to a new book from the Museum of Modern Art, this interesting fact has recently seen the light of day.

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Photographer recreates the famous “Dali Atomicus” photo with modern tools

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Whether or not you like Salvador Dali’s work, it’s hardly possible you haven’t seen one of the most famous photos of him: Dali Atomicus. It’s on the TIME’s list of 100 most influential photos of all time. It was a result of collaboration between Salvador Dali and photographer Philippe Halsman and it was captured in 1948.

In 2017, almost 70 years later, photographer Karl Taylor has recreated this iconic image with modern tools and gear. Still, he remained faithful to the original and didn’t use Photoshop make the objects float. Just like in the 1948 photo – all the objects are suspended with wires. He shares the story of recreating this famous photo, and it was such a big project that even BBC documented it.

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