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Silverman
rsilverman @ Independent based in New York
I am a cultural reporter based in New York. I write about all sorts of subjects, but tend to focus on photography. I contribute to The New York Times Lens Blog , NPR , National Geographic, and more. I am the...
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A Teenage Photographer Witnessing Syria’s War
By Rena Silverman
— Furkan Temir was only 19 when he left home to photograph the northern Syrian border town of Kobani,..
Apr 27, 2016
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In Spas and Bathhouses, Epic Nudes
By Rena Silverman
— Ruth Kaplan spent a dozen years visiting bathhouses making pictures of “epic nudes” that plumb how people..
Apr 26, 2016
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Putting a Humane, Dignified Face on Refugees
By Rena Silverman
— A new exhibit on refugees features several photographers from different genres whose compelling images..
Apr 26, 2016
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Photographing Ikea, Some Assembly Required
By Rena Silverman
— Margeaux Walker re-enacts the performance of consumers as they lose their identities blending into Ikea..
Mar 30, 2016
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Leonard Freed’s Photos of Postwar Jewish Life in Amsterdam
By Rena Silverman
— By Rena Silverman. A new book revisits and expands upon Leonard Freed’s early documentation of Amsterdam’s..
Mar 29, 2016
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Women Balancing Work and Family
By Rena Silverman
— After Alice Proujansky’s first child was born, she set out to photograph women who — like her — were..
Mar 23, 2016
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Hopping Freight Trains With the Dirty Kids
By Rena Silverman
— A loose-knit band of young vagabonds seeks peace, love and community going state to state hitchhiking and..
Mar 10, 2016
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Nowhere to Go Amid Alaska’s Melting Ice
By Rena Silverman
— With tides rising from climate change and with money tight, villagers on an Alaskan barrier island are..
Mar 10, 2016
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Once Upon a Greek Island, Migrants and Tourists
By Rena Silverman
— Lesbos is a popular vacation destination, but when migrants began streaming there, Marieke van der Velden..
Mar 10, 2016
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Moving Freely, and Photographing, in Marseille -LENS blog
By Rena Silverman
— My article for The New York Times Lens Blog on Joan Liftin, photographer, former head of ICP, and also..
Feb 3, 2016
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Beyond Stereotypes in California and Kentucky
By Rena Silverman
— My New York Times Lens Blog article on William Gedney, who once said he was not “a social problem..
Feb 3, 2016
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Alone, in a Crowd, With Gregory Crewdson
By Rena Silverman
— My latest article for The New York Times Lens Blog on playing a role in one of Gregory Crewdson's..
Jan 28, 2016
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Chinese Adoptees at Home in America
By Rena Silverman
— My article for the New York Times Lens Blog about Men Hang's photo project on Chinese adoptees in America:..
Dec 16, 2015
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An Expat’s Eye on Greece
By Rena Silverman
— Dimitri Mellos ’s guide to his native land aims to take viewers past the pretty postcard images of..
Nov 30, 2015
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Syrian Refugees Biking to Safety
By Rena Silverman
— My latest story for The New York Times Lens Blog about Syrian refugees who have taken to the Arctic Circle,..
Nov 23, 2015
Awards
Remnants of a Failed Utopia
By Rena Silverman
— My article for National Geographic magazine on the photographer Danila Tkachenko and his Remnants of a..
Nov 14, 2015
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Halsman, Jump on it.
By Rena Silverman
— A reissue of Philippe Halsman’s “Jump Book” displays his famed method for getting his subjects to let..
Nov 2, 2015
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Nigeria’s Literature of Love
By Rena Silverman
— Some Muslim women in northern Nigeria have found opportunity — and popularity — writing romance novels that..
Oct 19, 2015
Awards
W. Eugene Smith Grants Honor Humanistic Photography
By Rena Silverman
— Matt Black has been awarded this year’s W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography. Mary F. Calvert and..
Oct 14, 2015
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Wrestling With Bulls and Animal Rights in India
By Rena Silverman
— An ancient harvest festival in India in which men wrestle bulls for prizes has brought bans, as well as..
Oct 13, 2015
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Keeping Photography Modern at MoMA
By Rena Silverman
— When the Museum of Modern Art published a three volume history of its photography collection, it purposely..
Oct 13, 2015
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Book: Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers on Assignment
By Rena Silverman
— Recently, I was commissioned by National Geographic to write “ Women of Vision: National..
Oct 13, 2015
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