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The London Underground is the world’s oldest subway, most people know it colloquially as the Tube. An engineering marvel and just as almost as famous is the map. The Tube map is instantly recognisable all over the world. It is a simple and elegant diagram of the 400-kilometre subway network. It is considered by many as one of the great images of the 20th century.Read More →

Peter Mauney photographs capture light streaks that blaze across the night sky

Pete Mauney has been interested in observing the dizzying patterns of planes at night since high school. As a teenager the photographer would watch aeroplanes have they circled Manhattan, imagining their trajectories and how they might intersect.Read More →

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The World Press Photo Foundation is a non-profit organisation based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The organisation, which was founded in 1955, is well-known for hosting an annual press photography contest. Since 2011, World Press Photo has held a separate annual contest for journalistic multimedia productions, as well as the Tim Hetherington Grant, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch.Read More →