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Human Rights Lawyer to Defend Artist Gao Zhen, as China Holds the Artist's 7-Year-Old American Son
The case of Gao Zhen, a prominent Chinese artist/photographer and U.S. permanent resident detained in China since August 26, 2024, for “defaming heroes and martyrs,” continues to draw international concern…
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Jan Saudek: Painterly Dream Worlds
Jan Saudek was born May 13, 1935 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He is both an art photographer and painter.
According to Saudeks's biography, he got his first camera, a Kodak Baby…
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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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