Peter Leibing. Leap Into Freedom, Berlin, 1961
Photo Credit: Bored Panda

In a single frame that depict the struggle between suppression and the human spirit, photographer Peter Leibing captured “Leap Into Freedom.” This remarkable image, taken in 1961, shows a young East German soldier, Hans Conrad Schumann, mid-leap over barbed wire in a…Read More

Margaret Bourke-White. “There’s No Way Like the American Way,” Louisville, Kentucky, 1937
Photo Credit: LIFE Magazine

In the compelling 1937 photograph “There’s No Way Like the American Way,” captured by Margaret Bourke-White, a glaring societal contrast is depicted on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky. The image, which appeared in LIFE…Read More

Chien-Chi Chang. A newly arrived immigrant eats noodles on a fire escape, New York City, 1998
Photo Credit: Magnum Photos

In this thought-provoking image by Chien-Chi Chang, an immigrant finds a moment of quiet sustenance on a fire escape amidst the energetic pulse of New York City.

Captured in 1998, the photograph is part of Chang’s e…Read More