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ICP Honors Susan Meiselas with Its Infinity Lifetime Achievement Award
This year, Susan Meiselas will be presented with the ICP Infinity Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding lifelong achievements in photography and photojournalism.
The International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity…
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Charles-François Bossu, dit Charles Marville: Documenting Paris--Parks, Architecture and Sculpture
By Alex Novak
Born on July 17, 1813 in Paris, Charles François Bossu later took the name Charles Marville as his pseudonym to avoid the teasing of his classmates over Bossu,…
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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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