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Weegee, Lovers at the movies, New York, 1943. Courtesy of ICP_Getty Images

Regardless of your location or your level of interest in the history of photography, there is a good chance you have come across a Weegee photograph in your lifetime. Known for his sharp and unique black and white images of … Continued

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French photographer Fernand Fonssagrives (1910-2003) is one of those artists whose works we continue to look at today and wonder how it’s even possible that we don’t hear his name as much as that of Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, or … Continued

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Photographer Vincent Peters possesses a mesmerizing talent for crafting imagery that epitomizes sensuality and allure. His work has graced the covers and pages of magazines like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, and Glamour, which is a testament to his artistry. Peters … Continued

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Some artists create art as a way to capture something beautiful. Others make art just for the sake of making it. Banks Violette, on the other hand, is driven by something darker and more nihilistic. A prolific non-color artist, Violette … Continued

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The Heart Still Hums

The Heart Still Hums is a short black and white film from Park Pictures and directed by Savanah Leaf and Taylor Russell. It chronicles the lives of children and five young single mothers struggling with their circumstances. Most of the … Continued

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A project that was first realized 14 years ago is making its publication debut in the form of the photo book Twenty-eight Figure Studies by Diana Michener. A black and white exploration of human intimacy and the heightened cognitive euphoria … Continued

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Coralie, Fort Foucault, Niort, France, 2009 © Arno Rafael Minkkinen

Minkkinen, a photo book celebrating the vast oeuvre of Finnish-American photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen, is the essential culmination of patiently deliberate and astoundingly ingenious work. Spanning five decades, Minkkinen showcases the many iconic stages of the photographer’s work. From his … Continued

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The work of William Gedney is absolutely remarkable. He was not well known during his lifetime but recognized and admired by his circle of peers and certainly from an academic standpoint. Now his work is rightly revered. No wonder, he … Continued

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San Francisco, 1966-67 © William Gedney photographs and papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
vincent peters penelope cruz

“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” This is according … Continued

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