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The Other Photography Fair Launched at Nearby Hilton London Olympia

In March this year, Austin Farahar, Head of Photographica at Chiswick Auctions, London, announced that he was going ahead with an idea he had had for some time, a tabletop…

Featured Exhibit

Bridges and Photography

By Matt Damsker

The symbolism of the bridge as a link between here and there, past and present, love and loss, life and death has been one of art's enduring tropes,…

Collecting Resources

Basic Core Photography Collecting Books and Other Media by Category

The following group of classic books and resources is what I consider the basic necessities for a photography collector’s library. There are many other fine examples, but this is…

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