Photography
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Sebastião Salgado *II 8 1944 — The Life You Give
Born in Aimorés, Brazil, Sebastião Salgado trained as an economist before becoming a photographer in the early 1970s. He earned an MA in economics from São Paulo University in 1968 and a PhD in economics from the University of Paris in 1971. His work at the International Coffee Organization in London required him to make…
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Croissant — thank Vienna, not France / National Croissant Day 202
Across various accounts of croissant history, most sources agree that it originates from Austria as the Kipferl. Made from a yeasted wheat dough, the kipferl is a baked bread roll common in Central Europe. Records state that the kipferl has been around as early as the 13th century, but many believe it may be even…
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