Circulating on reddit right now are images of an ancient Japanese practice called Daisugi. Daisugi is similar to other coppicing or pollarding practices that were used to create a continuous harves…

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"These birds exist to haunt me and this knowledge is a burden."

These 40 photographs all tell stories about the historical figures or events that they represent. Once taken simply to document their present, they now help us witness the past. From historical landmarks and famous people to the basic daily routines of the past, these pictures portray the past in a way that we can empathize with and understand more intimately.

1. Elevator Girls, by Miwa Yanagi, 1994–8 For Japanese artist Miwa Yanagi, “elevator girls” (the hostesses employed to greet shoppers in department stores) have proved a potent means of exploring the role of women in Japanese society. Her first solo show featured various uniformed models stan