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National Geographic Image Collection

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Carmine bee-eaters in breeding plumage
Carmine bee-eaters in breeding plumage

Photo by Frans Lanting

Sardine fleet at dawn, Maine, 1951

Sardine fleet at dawn, Maine, 1951

Photo by Luis Marden

Brand-new LED lightboxes around the exterior of the Museum showcase National Geographic’s extraordinary photography from an archive containing more than 11.5 million images. Alexander Graham Bell, National Geographic’s second president, declared the Society should cover “the world and all that is in it.” The Image Collection reflects that mandate, covering every corner of the globe, showcasing cultures and human exploration as well as the Earth’s diversity of wildlife and landscapes. The collection also offers a history of the evolution of photography, ranging from early black-and-white photographs and delicate color Autochromes to cutting-edge digital photography. While many of the images have been seen in National Geographic publications, an equal number are rarely seen or have never been published.

This exhibition is based on the book, National Geographic Image Collection and was produced with the generous support of Eastman Kodak Company and the photographic paper and light box images were created using Kodak materials.

See a video of the new book National Geographic Image Collection.

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