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My favorite things: July 21 edition

July 21, 2019

I’m resurrecting my “favorite things” series that I had started a couple of years ago. There’s just too much great …

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Are you a “Straddler”?

December 23, 2018

This is my dad. He’s probably 11 or 12, which would make it right around 1955. He’s having fun in …

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Images from the National Museum of Women in the Arts

September 19, 2018

When I was in Washington, D.C., in August for a conference, I took some time to visit the National Museum …

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Montefiore Jewish Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota

October 8, 2017

So many gravestone photos. You have to lift up a cover to see the picture on the left. A conference …

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A visit to Dachau

March 22, 2016

I’m still trying to process my visit to the Dachau concentration camp on February 28. I actually don’t want to …

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A book about corpses? Sure, why not?

January 26, 2016

So yeah, this is a book that excites me. #funerals #corpses #death #arentiafungirl A photo posted by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) …

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Review: Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s

December 29, 2015

I spent the day after Christmas with the photo book Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s. Photographer Mike Evangelist perfectly captured …

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Photojournalism by one of the best in the business

December 22, 2015

Some photographers are splashy and flashy. They may use a lot of effects and create magnificent works of art. But …

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I found the best epitaph ever in Grand Marais

November 6, 2015

I like to visit cemeteries when I travel — this is usually the first thing I do once I get …

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Sunday in Arlington, Minnesota

October 26, 2015

View this post on Instagram Arlington, #Minnesota. #fall #autumn #clouds #ruralamerica A post shared by Rachael Hanel (@rachael_hanel) on Oct …

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