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'Looking at Pictures' explores the origins, designs and themes of over one hundred pictures in order to artfully expand our appreciation. Read an exclusive extract below.

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Celebrating the second golden age of record cover design: the secrets behind some of the most iconic covers of the past 20 years.

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The Allure of Retro Cameras

23 Mar, 2018

To celebrate the release of 'Retro Cameras', photographer Bill Knight delights in the inestimable charms of Leicas, Rolleiflexes, and the Nikon F1.

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Chineasy Does It

08 Mar, 2018

With her newest title in the 'Chineasy' series, YouTube sensation Shaolan introduces a pocket-sized guide to characters, words, phrases, culture and traditions for travellers of all types.

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What does it take to snap skateboarders in motion? We asked a photographer who knows all the moves.

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The V&A's exhibition 'Ocean Liners: Speed and Style' took us back to an era of giant, floating works of art.

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Decoding the Pyramids

14 Nov, 2017

What can Giza’s treasures tell us about Ancient Egyptian civilization?

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Science into Art

02 Nov, 2017

The history of 'Joseph Banks’ Florilegium' encompasses Captain Cook’s 'first voyage', and the revelatory scientific discoveries that came out of it.

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The Time of the Androgyne

12 Oct, 2017

Fashion and pop culture are rife with androgynous imagery but, look carefully, and it was there all along…

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Stalls and carts - whether the vendors lining the ancient Silk Road trading route, the oyster stalls of Roman London, or the Aztec food markets encountered by the Spanish conquistadores - selling indigenous, ready-to-eat snacks have been a feature of city life for millennia. What’s changed is the seriousness with which street cuisine is made, and served.

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