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The stories behind the image from subjects and photographers.

Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years

Muhammad Ali at the Astrodome

On his 70th birthday, TIME presents 70 iconic images (and one for good luck!) of the boxing legend and Civil Rights activist, as athletes, celebrities and photographers recall their favorite memories of The Greatest.

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The Aesthetics of a Dictatorship: North Korea’s Photoshopped Funeral

The authenticity of government-released photographs from North Korea has been questioned for years but not until this week, during the funeral of Kim Jong Il, was the issue as widely discussed and analyzed.

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Peter Hapak for TIME
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Model and Muse: Tilda Swinton on Being Photographed

“The position of artist’s model is one in which I feel quite comfortable,” writes the actress in this guest post for LightBox.

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Stephen Sammons
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John and Yoko, as Never Before Seen: New Photos from the Famous ‘Bed In’

On the anniversary of John Lennon’s death, TIME looks at previously unseen images of the musician and his wife, Yoko Ono, taken by photographer Stephen Sammons during their 1969 “Bed In” protest.

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Jamie Chung  for TIME
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Behind the Cover: Jamie Chung on Photographing the Hummingbird Drone

TIME’s new issue looks at the 50 best inventions of 2011.

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Photograph by Lynsey Addario—VII for TIME
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Lynsey Addario’s Return to the American Road

The photographer talks about her first assignment in America after covering the Afghanistan War for the last decade.

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James Nachtwey for TIME
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Afghanistan: The Photographs That Moved Them Most

On the tenth anniversary of the start of the war in Afghanistan, TIME asks 40 renowned photographers to reflect on their harrowing experiences covering the conflict—and to describe which of their own photographs moved them most.

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Diana Walker—Contour by Getty Images for TIME
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In a Private Light: Diana Walker’s Photos of Steve Jobs

A former TIME photographer recalls the first time she met the Apple visionary and what she’ll miss about him most.

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Photograph by Norman Seeff (Background digitally removed.)
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Behind the Cover: Steve Jobs

Photographer Norman Seeff reflects on his 1984 living room portrait session with Steve Jobs.

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Photograph by Platon for TIME
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Platon on Perry: Behind the Scenes of the Cover of TIME

There were to be no “gotcha” moments during Platon’s photo shoot with Rick Perry, the Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate, who appears on the cover of this week’s issue of TIME. Which is not to say the photographer didn’t strive for the revelatory.

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