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Italy Reduces VAT on Art and Photography Sales to 5%
Italy will reduce value-added tax (VAT) on art and photography sales from 22% to 5%, following approval of the change in a cabinet meeting on June 20th. The amended VAT…
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Early Scientific and Medical Images
By Matt Damsker
The wonders of the invisible world were ideal fodder for the early days of photography, which made it possible--at last--to document the visual reality of the cosmic and…
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The Insider's Guide to Buying Photographs
Besides historical and aesthetic considerations, most photography collectors ultimately will face the real economic issue of both buying and selling images.
Few of us merely inherit a collection and then pass…
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