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Book Review: Documenting Fashion by Rebecca Arnold

I'm no doubt paraphrasing, but Jean Cocteau once stated, "One must forgive fashion its sins and trespasses for it dies so very young." Fashion, and by extension, fashion photography has…

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Eugene Atget and Haunted Paris: Trees, Parks and Architecture

By Maria DiElsi

Atget made 10,000 photographs between 1897 and 1926, most prior to 1914, so that at the end of his career he was able to write in a letter,…

Collecting Resources

The Care and Handling of Fine Art Photographs

Because photographs can easily be damaged, taking precautionary measures is the best defense in protecting their value. This article is designed to help you understand the basic care and…

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