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Artist Dan Marcolina’s "Diffused Reality" Is on Exhibition

Contemporary Works/Vintage Works would like to share a rare opportunity to experience the full creative arc of designer and image-maker Dan Marcolina, whose work has continuously evolved across 45 years…

Featured Exhibit

Lisa Holden: New Work--Constructed Landscapes and Haunted Portraits

One of the main themes in Lisa Holden's digital photoworks is identity. Growing up in the North of England as an adopted child, (her birth parents are South African and…

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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