Stalin's Rope Roads
Stalin's Rope Roads Alan Taylor August 20, 2013 20 Photos In Focus The mining town of Chiatura, Georgia, surrounded by steep cliffs, is criss-crossed by a network of aging Soviet-era aerial tramways that are still in use today. In the early 20th century, after the U.S.S.R. annexed Georgia, Soviet authorities were intent on extracting the vast manganese deposits beneath Chiatura. In the 1950s, plan
The Ends of the Road
The Ends of the Road Alan Taylor June 14, 2013 26 Photos In Focus Inspired in part by the great geography game GeoGuessr, I spent some time recently in Google Maps, finding the edges of their Street View image coverage. I've always been drawn to the end of the road, to the edges of where one might be allowed to travel, whether blocked by geographic features, international borders, or simply the la
Is This North Korean Hovercraft-Landing Photo Faked?
Is This North Korean Hovercraft-Landing Photo Faked? Alan Taylor March 26, 2013 5 Photos In Focus While researching a photo entry about North Korea's recent threats of war, I discovered an image released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) that appears to have been digitally manipulated -- at least two, possibly three hovercraft appear to have been pasted into the scene of
When We Tested Nuclear Bombs
When We Tested Nuclear Bombs Alan Taylor May 6, 2011 36 Photos In Focus Since the time of Trinity -- the first nuclear explosion in 1945 -- nearly 2,000 nuclear tests have been performed. Most of these occurred during the 1960s and 1970s. When the technology was new, tests were frequent and often spectacular, and they led to the development of newer, more deadly weapons. Since the 1990s, there hav
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