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Can a Great Museum City Survive the Censorious Right?

Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

by Michael Agresta

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Two Years Later, I’ll Never Stop Fighting for Lexi

by Kimberly Mata-Rubio and Tamir Kalifa

A Bittersweet Portrait of a Photographer, Obsessed

by Gus Bova

Border Angels and Magic Moments

by Sergio Chapa

Jul 12, 2019

Eye on Texas: Spike Johnston

by Spike Johnston

Jun 17, 2019

Eye on Texas: Loren Elliott

by Loren Elliott

prince v thomas Apr 08, 2019

At Home in the World

Houston artist Prince Varughese Thomas blurs boundaries of politics, medium and identity.

by Michael Agresta

Nov 21, 2018

Eye on Texas: Ghosts of the City

by Sandy Carson

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Houston Photo Exhibit Documents First Markers of Modern U.S.-Mexico Border

How strange, David Taylor’s camera seems to say, that this haphazard line has survived nearly 170 years as an international border, when so much else around it has changed.

by Michael Agresta

Jul 12, 2017

Photo Exhibit in Houston Changes the Narrative on Refugees

"There is no room for dignified depiction of refugees, and they’re not shown as human beings with hopes and plans to go back to normal life."

by Rose Cahalan

August 2016 culture houston photos historical Aug 25, 2016

In ‘Houston on the Move,’ the Bayou City Wakes Up

A pictorial history of Houston as it transformed, over and over again, between the 1930s and the 1990s.

by Nancy Nusser

August 2016 eye on texas photography Aug 18, 2016

Eye on Texas: San Antonio Charro Ranch

by Darren Abate

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Eye on Texas: TX Open Swim

by Jenny Sathngam

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