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<n>Nude under wet silk</n>, c. 1937, a gelatin silver print by photographer <n>Erwin Blumenfeld</n>.

<n>The Golden spiral</n> by <n>Hannsjörg Voth</n> in Morocco, 1994. Photo by <n>Ingrid Amslinger</n>.

Dancer <n>Allegra Kent</n> photographed by <n>Duane Michals</n>.

<n>Punctaria latifolia</n>, a <n>cyanotype</n> by <n>Anna Atkins</n>, 1846-1847.

An editorial photograph for the Japanese fashion label <n>Comme des Garçons</n>.

<n>Veiled Nudes</n>, a 1930s photograph by <n>Atelier Manassé</n>.

A snow-covered landscape in <n>Lapland</n>, photographed by <n>Niccolò Bonfadini</n>.

<n>Olivia Hussey</n> as <n>Juliet Capulet</n> in the 1968 film <n>Romeo and Juliet</n>.

A photograph of a plaster model of the moon by <n>James Nasmyth</n> and <n>James Carpenter</n> from 1874.

<n>Jovian Tempest</n>. Image data by <n>NASA</n>, processed by <n>Kevin M. Gill</n>.

An ocean sighting by photographer <n>Tiffany Hutter</n>.

<n>Hands of the Puppeteer</n>, 1929. Photo by <n>Tina Modotti</n>.

<n>Mother Joan of the Angels</n>, a 1961 film directed by <n>Jerzy Kawalerowicz</n>.

A photograph from the series <n>Pure of Sight</n> by <n>Huang Jing</n>.

A polar bear in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Photo by <n>Guo Aolin</n> for <n>Planet Research Institute</n>.

The <n>Great Sphinx of Giza</n> in Egypt. Photo by <n>Karim Amr</n>.

<n>Hand/Eye</n> by photographer <n>Bea Nettles</n>, c. 1980s.