http://click.si.edu/ A conversation about how photography shapes our culture and our lives hosted by the Smithsonian Photography Initiative. en-us Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:05:43 -0400 spi-webmaster@si.edu (SPI Webmaster) http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=787 Paco Underhill, expert on shopping behavior and global consumer trends, suggests some reasons for photography’s extraordinary impact on visual merchandizing and the shopping experience. Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:05:43 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=787 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=771 Shannon Thomas Perich, associate curator in the Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), shows how a unique Civil War era college yearbook poignantly reveals the complexity of history. Wed, 12 May 2010 15:30:36 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=771 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=769 Jeremy Wolfe, whose research focuses on visual search and visual attention, describes how, when we even just glance at a photograph, our brains create remarkably specific memories. Tue, 04 May 2010 11:44:23 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=769 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=765 Doug Ubelaker, curator and senior scientist at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, explains how photography has transformed forensics. Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:53:06 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=765 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=762 Carol Squiers, writer, editor, and curator, explores how a quest for “perfection” reveals some of the ways photography has been used to support and popularize eugenics. Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:23:33 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=762 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=756 Candice Bergen, award-winning television and film actor, talks about the time in her life when she also worked as a photographer. Tue, 06 Apr 2010 10:59:03 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=756 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=750 Anthony Bannon, director of the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York, describes how tourists bought early daguerreotypes of their visit to Niagara Falls to commemorate their encounters with the sublime. Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:07:00 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=750 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=743 Allan Shulman, architect and assistant professor, University of Miami School of Architecture, focuses on the ways photography impacts the development, history, and marketing of modern cities. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:00:21 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=743 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=736 Bruce Hoffman, internationally recognized expert on terrorism, reflects on what images captured by security cameras reveal about the changing face and practice of terrorism. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:15 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=736 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=732 Terry Mann, President of the Astronomical League and astrophotographer, recounts capturing the aurora. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:19:29 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=732 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=712 Dorothy Moss, lecturer in American Studies for Smith College’s “Smith at the Smithsonian,” describes how the spread of photographic reproductions of art works changed the field of art history, and public access to art, in the late 19th century. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:22:10 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=712 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=708 Lois W. Banner, professor of history and gender studies at the University of Southern California, describes the making and impact of Sam Shaw’s classic photograph of Marilyn Monroe. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:04:05 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=708 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=700 Barbara Buhler Lynes, curator of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, relates how Georgia O’Keeffe benefited from, and then worked against the photographic images that first defined her as a public figure. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:32:27 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=700 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=690 John Waters, filmmaker, writer, and visual artist who is known for challenging cultural norms, good taste, and poking holes in propriety, muses on the joys and curse of voyeurism. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:47:41 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=690 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=686 Luc Sante, writer and cultural critic, suggests that the real-photo postcard craze in the early 20th century marked a significant shift in the way news could be noted and spread. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:29:19 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=686 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=675 Tien Nguyen, from Lincoln, Nebraska, participated in an 8th grade Language Arts writing project that explored how photographs can illustrate a true experience or event and also reveal an unspoken reality behind the image. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:12:28 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=675 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=674 Taylor B. Lothson, from Lincoln, Nebraska, participated in an 8th grade Language Arts writing project that explored how photographs can illustrate a true experience or event and also reveal an unspoken reality behind the image. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:06:11 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=674 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=673 Sam Costello, from Lincoln, Nebraska, participated in an 8th grade Language Arts writing project that explored how photographs can illustrate a true experience or event and also reveal an unspoken reality behind the image. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:01:37 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=673 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=672 Tatianna Hill, from Lincoln, Nebraska, participated in an 8th grade Language Arts writing project that explored how photographs can illustrate a true experience or event and also reveal an unspoken reality behind the image. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:52:20 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=672 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=665 John Baldessari, celebrated artist and educator, describes how photography transformed his options and work. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:54:43 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=665 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=654 Brian O'Connor and Irene Klaver, academics working on new media and relations to the environment, write about how photography and increased visibility can bridge the gap between the natural world and human interaction. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:06:34 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=654 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=653 Robin Bachtler Cushman, horticultural and fine art photographer, shares how unexpected life pursuits and passions can originate from a single detailed photograph. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:56:34 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=653 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=646 Michelle Anne Delaney, curator of the Photographic History Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, investigates some controversial examples of early color photography. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:46:49 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=646 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=644 Linda Purdy, resident of Tustin, California, site of some early well-known photos purportedly documenting "UFOs," writes about how photography has been used to authenticate paranormal activity. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:08:59 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=644 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=616 Sam Yanes, communications consultant, describes the novelty and impact of “instant photography.” Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:52:46 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=616 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=615 Jeff Sandoz, psychologist, describes how a doctor, self-diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, devised a clever photographic system to help him in his daily life. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:50:03 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=615 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=614 Laurie Lambrecht, photographer, describes how weddings are both conceived of and experienced as a series of photo ops. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:49:04 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=614 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=613 Steve Hoffenberg, director of consumer imaging research for Lyra Research Inc., tracks the startling growth in the number of images and image makers, worldwide. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:48:18 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=613 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=612 David Haberstich, associate curator of photography in the National Museum of American History’s Archives Center, writes about how early stereo photographic “tours” turned viewers into virtual travelers and observers. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:30:34 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=612 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=606 Sandy Puc’, professional photographer and co-founder of The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation, relates how portrait photographs help bereaved families cope with the loss of young children. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:10:56 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=606 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=604 Robert Pollack, director of the Center for the Study of Science and Religion at the Earth Institute at Columbia University, considers how images that stop the flow of time reflect aspects of both scientific prediction and religious revelation. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:35:52 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=604 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=597 Aimee Fitzgerald, art student and photographer, finds a damaged photograph that triggers surprising insights. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:54:34 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=597 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=595 Kiku Adatto, author of <i>Picture Perfect: Life in the Age of the Photo Op</i>, tracks how and why politicians carefully stage photographic images. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:45:35 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=595 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=590 Giovanni G. Fazio, senior physicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, explains how infrared photography enables us to see aspects of the past, present, and future of the universe. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:49:06 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=590 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=581 Preminda Jacob, associate professor of art history and theory at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, looks at how monumental, hand-painted billboards in India represent a historic intersection of photography, painting, and the movies. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:35:52 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=581 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=578 Phil Patton, design and cultural historian, is surprised by what he sees when he travels to an often photographed but seldom visited architectural masterpiece. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:24:47 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=578 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=563 Elizabeth Rose, second year photography student, explains how a single image could motivate us to change our actions, as well as our whole outlook. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:51:39 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=563 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=554 Dwight Pinkley, U.S. Foreign Service Officer on assignment in Switzerland, writes about how photography encourages a heightened sense of awareness. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:54:11 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=554 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=543 Fred Ritchin, an author, media producer, and educator, reports on how digital photography and “citizen journalism” is changing the field of photojournalism. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:51:15 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=543 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=530 Haidy Geismar, assistant professor of anthropology and museum studies at New York University, reminds us that in some cultures being pictured creates problems. Mon, 11 May 2009 17:10:13 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=530 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=523 Edwin Schupman, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and an educator at the National Museum of the American Indian, looks at how historical photographs can reflect cultural stereotypes rather than complex truths. Mon, 11 May 2009 14:09:03 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=523 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=513 Sandra S. Phillips, senior curator of photography at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, revisits how reconnaissance photographs triggered The Cuban Missile crisis of 1962. Mon, 11 May 2009 09:41:16 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=513 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=485 Lisa Savage, local coordinator for CODEPINK Maine, writes about how her weekly vigil, dressed in pink on a bridge, is a protest for peace that she hopes is noticed by local news media. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 23:30:51 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=485 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=472 P. Bryn Benson, a lover of words and music from Highland Park, Illinois, recalls how the experience of looking at a wedding photograph, found at an estate sale, revives a stranger’s life story in the context of her own. Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:11:36 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=472 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=468 Lyric R. Cabral, photojournalist and educator, describes how taking a high school class in photography changed the course of her life. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:20:16 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=468 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=465 Jos Stam, computer scientist and 3-D graphics specialist, wonders whether photography is, in fact, the best way to depict reality. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:54:50 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=465 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=463 Elizabeth Edwards, visual anthropologist and historian, shows how the meaning and authority of photographs change, depending on how they are used and who they are seen by. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:15:12 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=463 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=460 Zac Henderson, a photography student at Savannah College of Art and Design, explains how his camera clicks attracted the dolphins at a water park. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:27:51 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=460 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=451 Carla Williams, the keeper of her family's photographs in San Francisco, California, reflects on how a photograph of her parent's party triggers both pleasant memories and introspection. Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:32:25 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=451 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=450 Jacquelyn Serwer, chief curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), looks at an early example of photographic self-promotion. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:36:32 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=450 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=445 Reya Mellicker, a photographer and body worker, reflects on how photography opens our eyes and minds to new possibilities. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:09:25 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=445 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=441 Bob Rogers, a photographer and writer, reflects on how his father used photography to create a fictional version of family history. Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:01:29 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=441 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=436 Bonnie Yochelson, art historian and curator, describes how Jacob Riis’ photographs of the poor in New York City at the turn of the 20th century made public what most audiences preferred not to see. Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:59:03 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=436 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=418 Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette, historian, explores how photography helped to create, and now allows us to reexamine one of the most famous trials of the 20th-century. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:21:03 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=418 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=396 Kenneth G. Libbrecht, professor of physics and physics department chair at the California Institute of Technology, describes how “Snowflake” Bentley’s photographs transformed public perception and then became cultural icons. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:38:11 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=396 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=387 Ellen E. Hyatt, an English teacher at Charleston Southern University and fellow of the National Writing Project, explains how photography can inspire creative writing. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:22:50 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=387 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=386 Cayetana Maristela, an English Language Learners (ELL) teacher at Indian Creek Elementary in south Kansas City and member of the National Writing Project, recalls how photography influences our family memories. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:15:05 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=386 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=385 Greg Graham, a First-Year Writing Composition teacher at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a member of the National Writing Project, explains how family photos influence self-understanding. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:54:59 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=385 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=343 David H. DeVorkin, Smithsonian curator of the history of astronomy, revisits Dr. Richard Tousey’s historic 1946 attempt to retrieve scientific data from space. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:53:17 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=343 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=342 Andy Grundberg, writer and curator, notes how photography itself has become one of the medium’s consistent and interesting subjects. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:52:39 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=342 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=340 Jim Moore, poet, contemplates what it feels like and what he’s learned from being photographed repeatedly. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:43:53 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=340 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=334 Sharon J. Washington, executive director of the National Writing Project, explains how a single photograph can be interpreted in multiple ways based on our individual perceptions and perspectives. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:57:25 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=334 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=297 Frank H. Goodyear, III, assistant curator of photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, suggests how mass produced and widely distributed images helped the abolitionist movement. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:49:39 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=297 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=296 Leo Braudy, author of <i>The Frenzy of Renown</i>, explores how Walt Whitman exploited photographic images as a way to create and spread public intimacy. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:46:44 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=296 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=295 Subhankar Banerjee, photographer, educator, and activist, uses photography to raise awareness about human rights and land conservation issues in the Arctic. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:44:46 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=295 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=290 Irene Jeruss, garden photographer, explains how photographs can capture evanescent beauty and create desire. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:08:35 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=290 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=289 Steven Heller, author and/or editor of over 120 books on design and popular culture, looks back at how photography changed the both the look and content of magazines. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:06:04 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=289 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=275 Robert Adams, photographer, writes about some of the best photographs can be ambiguous yet uplifting, at once. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:45:57 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=275 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=274 Nancy Smith Weber, author of numerous field guides, explains how photography came to play a central role in the field of mycology and mushroom hunting. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:30:19 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=274 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=273 Blake Stimson, professor of art history at the University of California, Davis, discusses how photographic images, as much as or more than language, shape and define a sense of nation. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:28:51 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=273 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=271 Harvey Flad, emeritus professor of geography at Vassar College, describes how landscape photographs enable viewers to re-imagine space as place. Fri, 30 May 2008 13:26:54 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=271 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=268 Alvin Hall, president of Cooperhall Press, considers how symbolic photographic images are used to express or calm financial anxiety. Fri, 30 May 2008 12:26:41 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=268 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=253 Jennifer Sharpe, writer and contributor to National Public Radio, explains what happened when she posted some mysterious headshots on the Internet. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:37:32 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=253 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=242 Wendy Ewald, conceptual artist, describes how photography helps refugee children take possession of their temporary homes and dream about the future. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:59:24 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=242 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=240 Daile Kaplan, vice president and director of photographs at Swann Galleries, Inc., explains how photography converged with popular culture, and the marriage of fine art with common objects. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:51:45 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=240 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=237 Jane Walsh, Smithsonian anthropologist, describes the important role photographic images play in determining the authenticity of Pre-Columbian artifacts. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:26:12 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=237 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=226 Maureen Taylor, expert on the intersection of history, genealogy, and photography, explains how family photographs are more than images of loved ones, but are also reflections of history. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:54:45 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=226 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=178 Hany Farid, professor of computer science at Dartmouth College, investigates the history of image tampering and the power photographs have to manipulate truth and trust. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:14:29 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=178 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=161 Lauren Shakely, a cookbook publisher, describes how food styling and evocative photography attract attention and stimulate the senses. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:14:03 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=161 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=159 Philippe Kahn, inventor of the first camera phone solution, describes how photography linked to wireless technology changes the way we share images and ideas. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:09:29 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=159 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=158 John Rutherford, archaeologist with the Fairfax County Park Authority, explains the importance of historical aerial photographs in understanding park lands, cultural, and natural resources. Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:06:38 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=158 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=143 Hugh Hefner, founder, editor-in-chief, and chief creative officer of <i>Playboy</i>, writes about photography’s role in the success and impact of his magazine. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:26:47 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=143 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=131 Diane Granito, co-founder of the Heart Gallery America and adoption outreach specialist, describes how photographs play an important role in the adoption process. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:57:46 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=131 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=114 Mindy Stricke, portrait photographer, explains how portraiture determines the success of online dating. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:53:05 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=114 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=104 Jeff Williams, collections manager in the Smithsonian Division of Fishes, explains how digital photography facilitates the identification of new species of fish and increases understanding of biodiversity. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:40:15 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=104 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=101 Steve Turner, Smithsonian curator of physical sciences, reflects on the ways the earliest attempts to photograph light itself and the use of photographic images in scientific discourse. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:38:24 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=101 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=100 Marvin Heiferman, guest curator of <i>click! photography changes everything</i>, reflects on the ways snapshots shape personal history and memory. Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:21:49 -0400 Who We Are http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=100 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=42 Michael Kelly, ophthalmic photographer, explains how detailed photographs of the eye transformed the field and practice of ophthalmology. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:29:20 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=42 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=41 Amy Henderson, Smithsonian cultural historian, writes about how photographic images are central to the creation of Hollywood celebrity, advertising, and desire. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:23:07 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=41 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=36 Von Hardesty, Smithsonian curator of aeronautical history, views reconnaissance images of Normandy Beach to describe the impact aerial photography on World War II military planning. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:01:28 -0400 Where We Go http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=36 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=32 David Friend, <i>Vanity Fair</i>'s editor of creative development, looks at photography’s central role in communicating and remembering the events of 9/11. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:40:53 -0400 What We Remember http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=32 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=31 Stewart Brand, founder, editor, and publisher of the <i>Whole Earth Catalog</i>, recounts how the first photograph of the earth, taken from space, sparked environmental awareness and ultimately activism. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:34:08 -0400 What We See http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=31 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=29 Maurice Berger, cultural historian and curator, describes how the power of photographic images was used to shape, and then forward, the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:13:13 -0400 What We Want http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=29 http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=27 Merry Foresta, director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative, describes the role photography plays at the Smithsonian Institution as a medium of record and interpretation. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:53:49 -0400 What We Do http://click.si.edu/Story.aspx?story=27