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ARCHIVE: Our archived collections are a small selection of stories we have available. If you would like to see more stories, contact us. Anita Conti's World  In the 1950's, Anita Conti spent many fishing seasons aboard French Newfoundland bound trawlers over cod fisheries. She captured and described this floating world in amazing photographs. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Patterns of Life  An variety of patterns, shapes, and abstracts of everyday life that inspire us to look at the details and nuances closer then we normally would. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Featuring Kirk Mastin  The photography of Kirk Mastin spans over many subjects with a consistent style across the board. Working with moody lighting and not afraid of shooting in challenging locations, Kirk mixes it up to produce flavorful images that really grab the viewer. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on San Francisco Travel  Home of the spectacular Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco is for good reason one of the United States most popular travel destinations. Arts and culture go hand in had with this vibrant and alive city. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Maine Island Life  The popular perception is that life on an island off the coast of Maine is idyllic. David McLain's photography captures this notion. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Galapagos Under Siege  Ever since Charles Darwin first visited the Galapagos in 1835, the tiny archipelago 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador has captivated the world’s imagination. However, increased tourist traffic and population growth have put a huge stress on the islands’ ecological balance. Invasive non-native plants and animals are feeding on or forcing out rare native species and the heavy impact of the human footprint is often hidden out of view. Aurora photographer shows a place that is at once beautiful, magical and under siege. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Scarification In Benin  In Djougou, central Benin, scarifications pass from generation to generation, with a boy carrying the same marks as his father. The scarification ceremony itself is of great social importance, as it represents the passage into adulthood. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Tragedy at Virginia Tech  Virgina Tech University was devastated after a student went on a deadly shooting spree on Monday, April 16. Aurora photographer Jay L. Clendenin photographed the campus as students and faculty react, mourn and begin to cope with the tragic loss of life. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Harar Jugol  From hyena man, who feeds hyenas on the outskirts of the town every night, to its 82 mosques, three of which date from the 10th Century, its no wonder that the Ethiopian historic town, Harar Jugol, has been listed as a world heritage site by the United Nations. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Balog's Trees  Jame Balog spent six-year photographing America’s great trees, forcing us to reconsider how we perceive and photograph nature. There are 92 portraits of trees, all of them the largest, oldest, strongest individuals of their species in America. Many are globally superlative as well. Coupling rock climbing and caving techniques with digital cameras, Balog ventured to extremes, dangling 36 stories above the earth to produce unprecedented views of the natural world. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on India's Kumbh Mela  Men, women and children bathe in the waters of Sangam in India during a cycle of pilgrimage known as the Kumbh Mela when millions of Hindus visit four cities on a 12-yearly cycle to expunge their sins by bathing in especially holy stretches of the Ganges and its tributaries in the belief that a ritual dip would wash away all sins. The biggest days of the Kumbh Mela festival are January 19 (Mauni Amavasya), when about 20-25 million are expected to converge for this spectacle of spirituality, devotion and stoicism. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Faces of Colombia  When you mention Colombia these days, most people imagine a lawless country overrun with guerillas and narcotics traffickers: The land of Pablo Escobar, car bombs in the streets of Bogota, a place where you might get kidnapped at any moment. While Colombia still has serious problems, the reality of the place is a far cry from the dismal stereotypes, and public safety has increased greatly in recent years. In an effort to present a more complex view of a country he has grown to love, Aurora photographer Dennis Drenner spent three years working on a series of portraits shot all over the country. The series aims to reflect Colombia’s great ethnic diversity and social structure, the nightmares of its past and its hopes for the future. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Spa Craze  Yes, spa means more than just a massage now. The spa craze means that there are a lot of different treatments that will appeal to a lot of different people. Today, spas have become a more widely accepted recreation activity and very popular with both genders and with every age range of traveler. Check out the work of Aurora’s Matthew Wakem and his recent spa photography. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Netherlands, a.k.a. Holland  A densely populated and geographically low-lying country, about half of its surface area is less than 1 metre (3.3 ft) above sea level and much of it is actually below sea level, The Netherlands is popularly known for its windmills, cheese, wooden shoes, dikes, flowers, dunes, bicycles and social tolerance. Come explore a country most call Holland. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Chavez's Venezuela  There's a new kind of revolution emerging in Latin America, and its most successful manifestation has been Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and his Bolivarian movement. Chavez’s progressive policies are affecting political and economic thinking around the world and presenting the U.S. with a burgeoning foreign policy crisis. Aurora's Andrew Cutraro takes a closer look at how Chavez's policies have affected the political, economic and social situation on the ground in Venezuela, and brings a unique perspective of a country coming into its own on the world stage. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Winter Road to Zanskar  The old Buddhist kingdom of Zanskar quietly sits in a remote valley in the Indian Himalaya, near the border of Pakistan. Only during summer does a dirt road connect Zanskar to the rest of the world. The remainder of the year, the region remains cut-off, but for a couple of winter months when the temperature drops enough for the Zanskar River to freeze and “Chadhar” to come to life. Chadhar is this vital section of the River that flows from Zanskar into the Indus River and allows walkers to rejoin the highway connecting Leh, the capital of Ladakh to Kargil and the West. The week-long journey remains a traditional route used by all who must travel during the winter months. The Indian army’s Border Roads Organization (BRO) is building a road in the Zanskar river gorge, which will quickly and safely link Zanskar’s capital Padum to Leh. While everybody in Zanskar wants the road, they also know it will change their culture and traditions forever. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on St. Lucia  First visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 and colonized successfully by France St. Lucia is the sort of island that Caribbean travelers dream about, small, lush, tropical and relatively unknown. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Next Democratic Hopeful?  Barack Obama with his eloquent keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention confirmed his status as one of the Democratic party's freshest and most inspirational new leaders. Will he be the next Democratic hopeful? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Creepy Crawly Things  What insects do we find in art? What insects affect us psychologically? Can you think of any song, book or movie based on insects? Perhaps you've experienced entomophobia (fear of insects). You might have heard Flight of The Bumblebee, read 'Metamorphosis,' or seen 'The Fly.' The Egyptian's deified the scarab beetle and the ancient Greek cult of Artemis worshipped the bee. Some Scientist think that 10% of the animal biomass of the world is ants, another 10% is composed of Termites. That's an incredible 20% of the total animal biomass of the planet. Insects are everywhere and have become a part of almost every facet of the humanities. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on At the Lebanon Border  As the latest chapter of violence and crisis in the Middle East continues to escalate, Aurora Photographer David Blumenfeld has been at the Lebanese border in Northern Israel photographing the Israeli Defense Force military campaign and the towns where Hezbollah rockets and mortars have been exploding. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Chicago: On the Street  In 2000, Aurora photographer Kevin Horan took to the streets of Chicago with an 8x10-format Deardorf camera. In 10 locations across the city, he set up his camera and photographed willing pedestrians on a plain white backdrop, illuminated only by sunlight. What resulted is "Street Census," a project about people watching; each image, in the photographers words, depicting "the walking expression of [a person's] whole life story." View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Timor Unrest  East Timor's president threatened to resign Thursday after the country's beleaguered prime minister refused to step down, deepening a political crisis following weeks of bloody street battles. In addition, tens of thousands of people displaced by the recent unrest in Timor Leste, both in the countryside as well as thousands who stayed at home in the capital, Dili, are in urgent need of food aid, according to assessments by WFP and its partners. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on An Arbitrary Line between Mexico and the USA  Lo Scalzo examines the landscape of the U.S.–Mexico border, a boundary with the highest number of both legal and illegal crossings of any place on earth. Some 350 million people cross legally every year. The differences in living standards between these countries are the primary force behind the migratory flows. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Last Tonnara  In Sicily, the tonnare, an ancient mattanza rite and traditional tuna-fishing technique, still exists. Every year at the end of springtime, huge tuna migrate from the Atlantic ocean to the warmer Mediterranean waters. These fish, which can weigh more than 850 pounds, are captured and loaded on oared boats with only the strength of the fishermens’ arms. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Aurora Rocks  While not well known for our music personalities, Aurora does have some great work. Allow us to share some of these photgraphers with you. From Bowie to Eminem, the Stones to Bob Marley, there's more than you might think. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Introducing Bill Bachmann  Bill Bachmann has traveled the world bringing back classic images that depict the beauty and character of people and places that he photographs. Recognized as one of the top five stock photographers in the world, Bill has traveled to over 150 countries making remarkable images that are model and property released for commercial use. Aurora is pleased to offer a selection of some of Bill Bachmann's greatest images. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Kingdom of Mustang  Geographically and culturally more a part of Tibet than Nepal, Mustang contains a wild landscape of eroded cliffs and hidden caves. Little changed by twentieth century influences, the culture of the hardy Lobas people remains full of myth and legend. Mustang was founded in the 15th century by a Tibetan monarch who consolidated various small local chiefdoms into the Kingdom of Lo. Eventually Mustang was incorporated into Nepal but it has remained isolated, and rarely visited. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Introducing Christian Heeb  With more than 90 published travel books on subjects ranging from Southern Africa and Morocco to France and most parts of North America and the Caribbean, Aurora proudly introduces Christian Heeb's photography. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Banana Business  There is much to learn about the banana and plantain business in Central and South America. Join Peter as he documents the cultural, environmental and social impact of this industry. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Olympics 2004  Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Methamphetamine: The Number One Drug Problem in America  The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration has called methamphetamine the "number one drug problem in America." Snohomish County Washington, north of Seattle, is representative of the trend in rural and suburban ar View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Central Park Turns 150  In 1853 the middle of Manhattan became a great public park. This year Central Park turns 150 years old. But there's more... View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Guyana  Multi-nationals raping a once pristine jungle are now in conflict with the traditional way of life of the Guyana Amerindian population. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Isreal waits and sees  On the opening day of war in Iraq, in Israel all remains peaceful and life goes on. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Mogadishu, Somalia  The Somali peace talks currently underway in Kenya (March 2003) are in danger of collapsing. What is it like in Mogadishu today? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Sonoran Desert  Tour the great expanse of the Sonoran desert-- blanketing the earth from Southern Arizona to California, and deep into the Mexican states of Sonora and the peninula of Baja California. A dessicated land of muted View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Fulton Fish Market  A New York City establishment for 160 years soon to disappear - but for now still hustling and bustling with activity and tradition. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Exonerated  Portraits of death row prisoners subsequently found innocent and released. Read their stories. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on New Zealand  Birth place of the Bungee jump, land of mist and ice, from vineyards to caves and glaciers an adventurer's paradise. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Iceberg Alley  Iceberg Alley is the name given to the waters that run from Greenland to Newfoundland and Labrador. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Nuclear Waste  World Press Photo: 1st Prize Stories Science & Technology A wide and in depth look at the legacy of the United State's Atomic and Nuclear programs - Clean up, Disposal and Storage. More situations availab View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Marine Recruitment  At Parris Island, S.C. Marine recruitment takes on an interesting twist. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Endeavour  Follow the exciting and dangerous sport of America's Cup style racing aboard the Endeavour through the eyes of photographer/crew member Michael Eudenbach. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Symbols of Freedom  For Americans and visitors from other countries, these monuments embody the principles of freedom our founding fathers dreamed of and a nation has fought for. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Stories and Images from 9/11  In remembrance of last year's tragedy, Aurora would like to share with you Lynn Johnson's diary of her experience in her words and images. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Lewis and Clark Trail  Almost 200 years ago the land's of Native Americans, bison and wilderness began an epic of change. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on American Christmas  A drive across America reveals a Christmas landscape. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Cyber Sex - Big Business Online  You can make money on the Internet. Sex. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Drakensberg Mountain Range  Adrian Bailey and writer David Bristow attempt South Africa's largest range known as the Dragon's Mountain. Full Text Available For License. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Israeli Settlements  At the heart of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, these settlements stand at the edge between domestic calm and all out war. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Now and Then  In the summer of 2001 laif photographer T. A. Hoffman finished work on his large format New York calendar and noticed a predominance of World Trade Towers in the images. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Alzheimers  An intimate portrait of a devasting disease from the German Agency laif. Photographer Peter Granser has won an award. View details View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Rhythm of the Tides  Explore the Grand Manan Island fisheries in New Brunswick, Canada. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Hugh Brantner  Still lives in and out of the studio and stock in various styles. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Tatshenshini  Follow an expedition through the winding path of the Tatshenshini river in British Columbia. The river runs through cool green mountains and ice blue glaciers. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Oskalooska  In the wake of September 11 lives a small town in America; a place where there's prayer in school, football heroes are created, corn fields grow and people lead simple yet satisfying lives. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Women of Afghanistan  This is the story of Afghanistan as it was before the events of September 11th, at a time when the world's focus was not on this dry, Middle Eastern country and the Taliban reigned supreme. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Eyes Have It  Whether caught in fleeting glimpses or trapped in an unflinching stare, a certain power is revealed in the focus of a seeing eye. In this image collection the eyes have it; take a look and consider what it is to see or be seen. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Afghanistan, Stay or Go?  Chris Anderson visits a remote district in the Afghan mountains where the people are suffering from starvation, disease, extreme weather conditions, and the Taliban. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Formula 1 Grand Prix  Formula One would not be as widely known today were if not for one man, race circuit owner Bernie Ecclestone, his mind races faster and sleeker than the cars themselves. Formula One auto racing thrills its fans from View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Age of E-Mail  It's been 30 years since the first email made its way through a computer room in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Now, billions of emails crisscross cyberspace every day. There are email addicts, hackers, and kidnappers send View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Olympic Gold  How Federal Taxpayers Paid for the Salt Lake City Games. As reported in the December 10th issue of Sports Illustrated Photographed by Todd Bigelow/Aurora View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Evidence  New York City continues to recover from the devastating events of September 11th. The huge pile of rubble that resulted from the collapse of both World Trade Center buildings has mostly been cleared away from View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Cuban Cars  In Cuba politics and necessity have conspired to create a living snapshot of America's golden age of automobiles. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Crossing the Sahara  The Sahara's Ténéré is a chunk of the planet gone dead, 154,000 square miles [398,860 square kilometers] of nothing-except for faith, war, salt, beer, speed … and an urgent sense of what it is to be alive. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on African Buffalo  Formidable adversary of lion, vengeful beast of hunting folklore and neighborhood thug in the rural village, the African buffalo is one of the most feared animals on the continent. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Children of Chernobyl  Fifteen years since the disaster at Chernobyl, Cuba is still receiving and treating the radiation fallout victims. Over 19,000 children have been treated since the program started. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Khanty of Siberia  The Khanty people of northwestern Siberia have lived there for thousands of years as fishermen, hunters and Reindeer herders. Having survived decades of Soviet oppression, the Khanty now face a newer, more ominous View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on When Autumn Leaves Start to Fall  As the days grow shorter and Autumn hues descend, out of doors there is a newfound crispness, both on the ground and in the air. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Exit Huntsville  Every weekday afternoon in Hunstville, Texas, over 150 former inmates walk out from behind prison fences and into freedom, some are met outside while other wait to catch a Greyhound bus. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Winter Olympics  Get in the spirit of the Winter Olympics! Competition may be fierce but sportsmanship defines the Olympic Games, celebrating it's nineteenth occurance in Salt Lake City on February 8th, 2002. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Wild America  Step away from civilization and venture into the American Wilderness, regions where nature, wildlife, and the seasons define the landscape and demonstrate the beauty of untamed life. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Times Square  Explore the changing face of New York City's Times Square with a native New Yorker as your guide. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Seeds of Peace  The Seeds of Peace internationally recognized program aims at empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence. The model begins at the International Camp in Maine and continues through follow-up programming with international youth conferences, regional workshops, educational and professional opportunities, and an adult educator program. This comprehensive system allows participants to develop empathy, respect, and confidence as well as leadership, communication and negotiation skills — all critical components that will facilitate peaceful coexistence for the next generation. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Maya Quest  Travel through Belize, Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula, explore ancient ruins, attend a religious festival and meet many modern-day Maya. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Shark Hunt  Many people fear sharks. Some choose to chase them down, fish them in and kill 'em. Humans get the last laugh on a shark hunt off the coast of Montauk, Long Island. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on County Fairs  Take a stroll through an amalgam of prize vegetables, fried dough and carnival rides. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Speed Week  Experience land racing at its best on the pure white crystalline salt plains during Bonneville's "Speed Week". View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Stranger than Fiction  We are still piecing it together, but there is something quite odd about this collection of images. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Rattlesnake Roundup  Join Aurora photographer Chris Hamilton as he documents the annual Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas - the largest Rattlesnake Roundup in the world. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Oklahoma National Memorial  Where the Murrah Federal building once stood, a National Memorial has been erected to honor the memories of men, women and children killed in the bombing of April 19, 1995. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Sign Language  Dominating the landscape in the name of explanation, attention, or direction, signs communicate ideas and demand that on-lookers take notice. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Mustang  Venture into a remote corner of Nepal where centuries-old Buddhist traditions lie preserved in the isolated mountain villages of a region called Mustang. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Cuba  Buscas algo un poco diferente? Visite una isla carribeana lleno de historia, musica y corazon. Journey to Cuba! View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Liver Transplant  Aurora photographer Chris Anderson documents a liver transplant at the N.Y.U. Medical Center. More than 17,000 people are on the waiting list for liver transplants in the United States. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Polar Bear Hunt  Join an Aurora photographer as he explores Greenland with Inuit hunters. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Police Brutality  Meet the families of the victims of police brutality and bear witness to how they have been affected by this social menace. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Nature's Medicine  When illness strikes, millions of us turn to nature's medicine cabinet for relief. Join Lynn Johnson as she explores how healing plants, human touch, meditation and a holistic approach to health can maintain the body, View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Death Row in Texas  Texas has the highest execution rate in the United States. Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has performed a total of 241 executions by lethal injection. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Pan American Highway  Hit the road with Melissa as she travels through Mexico, Peru and Chile along the Pan American Highway. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Throwing Stones  Palestinian youths and Israeli troops clash daily in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian boys throw stones and Molotov cocktails. The highly trained Israeli troops retaliate with tear gas and gunfire. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Habitat for Humanity  Habitat for Humanity helps low-income families, "achieve a simple, decent place to live through no-interest mortgages and sweat equity hours." View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Silent Company  Aurora photographer Randy Olson has documented the life of the Whitmans, a family in which four members all tested positive for HIV. This is their story, and albeit an undeniably tragic one, on a deeper level it is te View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Dancing on Air  Come one come all. For a one time performance the Bandaloop Troupe dances on air 2,500 vertical feet up a cliffside in Yosemite National Park. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Robert Taylor Projects  These are the Robert Taylor Homes on Chicago's south side. Opened in 1962 to great fanfare - the Taylor homes were considered a utopian vision of urban housing - and ended up a symbol of racism and urban degradation. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Exploring Inner Maine  Inner Maine, when explored, reveals a patchwork quilt of beauty, ruggedness, and stalwart independence. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Finding Balance: Parks & People  Millions of Americans visit our national parks annually. Most are unaware that with each visit they affect the balance between the preservation and the destruction of the very land, water, and hist View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Meat Packing District  In Manhattan's Meat Packing District, the theme changes every night but generally a mix of fetish, drag queens, and goth rockers take the streets and clubs. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Conservatory Garden  A botantical oasis in the middle of Manhattan View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Congo Adventure  The first Westerners in years venture down the Chinko River. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Perfume  Ever wonder where all those exotic smells and fragrances come from? Click and find out View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Jack's Life: A World in Two Blocks  Jack is over 60, and living in Gilbert, Arkansas (pop. 43) with Down's syndrome. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Feeding the Planet  Will we continue to produce enough food to feed thebillions living on this planet? View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on The Basket Maker  Steve Zeh backs his hand crafted baskets with years oftraining and tradition View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on Brethren Family  The Protiva family escaped urban angst by moving to Peace Valley, Missouri and adopting a conservative Christian lifestyle. View as Slide Show | | View Images | read on   back to top