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Be-hold to Exhibit Vintage Photographs by Italian Master Paolo Gioli, Opening on Sept. 23rd in Yonkers, NY
Be-hold, in Yonkers NY, is presenting an exhibit of unique vintage photographs by the Italian photographer Paolo Gioli, opening on September 23.
Gioli's innovative photographic work, that parallels his films, is…
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Salt Print Masterworks: 1840s-1850s
By Matt Damsker
The salt print was photography's earliest negative and positive print technique, and occupies an exalted place in photography's history, having been developed by William Henry Fox Talbot in…
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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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