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Okay, so what is Photography anyway?

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What is ‘Photography’? I think it’s more than appropriate to discuss the title theme of our art-form, namely ‘Photography’. It’s a word we all use, so what is Photography anyway? This is something I’d inquire of students, in a live class, to ask for shout-outs. Yes, you in the corner? Ask the internet you say?…

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Enigmatic Macro Photography

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Stunning and enigmatic macro photography using homemade dark field illumination techniques mixed with trans-illumination by Master Photographer and photographic artist, Ken Storch. “Objects and Illumination” represents a small series of artful photo images using these lighting techniques. Multiple close-up images are combined into fully detailed macro photos with full depth of field. Storch uses Focus…

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Yet Another High Dollar Sale of Ansel Adams Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico

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Ansel Adams - Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico 1941 - Swann Auction Galleries
Ansel Adams - Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico 1941 - Swann Auction Galleries

I have to wonder if this Ansel Adams image has become the Mona Lisa of the ‘Photography World’?

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Rock & Roll Photographers Well Hung in Tribute at Brooklyn Museum

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Henry Diltz (American, b. 1938). Tina Turner, Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles (detail), October 1985. Chromogenic print © Henry Diltz
Henry Diltz, Tina Turner, Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles (detail), October 1985. Chromogenic print © Henry Diltz

Last Updated: 3 November, 2009

The Brooklyn Museum is exhibiting works by photographers of Rock & Roll with an emphasis on the photographers

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Art, Black & White Photography, Famous Photographers, Film Photography