Collection Spotlight: Underwood Archives

UIG contributing partner Underwood Archives offers researchers a vintage and historic glimpse into America’s past.  The collection includes thousands of images of politicians, entertainers, and other notables from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  The Underwood archive offers a peak at the daily lives of Americans in years gone by, humorous images from a simpler time, […]

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Creative Impressions: Godong

Our creative spotlight falls on UIG collection Godong as we highlight images that have that special creative cross-over quality – they could be used for book covers, in marketing and design pieces for clients to express an idea or concept. They inspire ideas and express emotions. UIG’s contributing partner the Godong collection features the work […]

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The Art of Cultural Travel Photography

By Francesca Lungarotti Cultural travel photography creates an intense feeling of being there or dreaming of being there and in that moment this feeling pervades and wins over the image itself.  This feeling is drawn from the memory of moments lived and not, trying to rediscover familiarity with eras that we or our loved ones have […]

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Time machine: 100 years ago to 1924 daily life in USA

Jump in to our time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1924. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in these images […]

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Time machine: 100 years ago to 1923 daily life in USA

Jump in to our time machine as we take you back 100 years to the United Sates in 1923. What was going on in the daily lives of people, what events were happening? Are there things we do now that were surprisingly similar all that time ago? When you do see something in these images […]

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Snow Time – a timeless magical show

By Francesca Lungarotti “To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” Aristotle There’s something magical about snow, it’s an unexpected natural spectacle, capable of instilling a sense of calm and anticipation.  Snow is a magical natural blanket, a mantle that adds elegance, magic and silence to any landscape, […]

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