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Photo Collector and Historian Jack Wilgus Passes away after a Fall
Long-time photography collector and photo historian Jack Wilgus passed away on June 12th after a fall at home and being admitted to the hospital in Dallas. He and his wife…
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Salon International du Portrait Photographique: A Portrait Study of One Woman
The first and only "Salon International du Portrait Photographique" was held April 28-May 24, 1961 at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.
For this major event, 30 well-known photographers were invited to…
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Contemporary Photography: Truth and the Burden of Reality
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the popular press lately about photography's relationship with reality. The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer with more than a decade…
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