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Photographer Paul Dubotzki in Australia’s WWI Internment Camps

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Paul Dubotzki, German photographer
In the annals of history, amidst the tumult of World War I, one man's journey through the lens would not only document the human...

The Kiss in Times Square photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt

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Alfred Eisenstaedt's photo is called “V-J Day in Times Square” but is known to most people simply as “The Kiss.”
"The Kiss" photograph, captured by Alfred Eisenstaedt, is one of the most iconic images in the history of photography. Taken on August 14, 1945,...

Sarah Moon, French fashion photographer

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Sarah Moon, French fashion photographer
Sarah Moon, born Marielle Warin in 1941, is a renowned French photographer and filmmaker whose work has left an indelible mark on the world...

Heinrich Hoffman photographs Adolf Hitler public speaking

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Hitler, Heinrich Hoffman public speaking photo session
German photographer Heinrich Hoffman made a series of nine photographs of his friend, fledgling politician Adolf Hitler as he practiced his public speaking histrionics. The...

Andre Kertesz, a pioneer of street & fine art photography

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Andre Kertesz
André Kertész (1894–1985) was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his significant contributions to the field of photography, particularly in the areas of street photography...

Australia’s first professional photographer George B Goodman

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George B. Goodman, 'Caroline and Son Thomas James Lawson', May 1845. Bathurst, ninth-plate, uncased daguerreotype in pinchbeck frame. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, MIN 323.
Commercial photography officially began in Australia on 12 December, 1842, when George Baron Goodman opened his 'Daguerreotype Gallery' on the rooftop of Sydney's then...

Stanley Kubrick career as a still photographer

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Stanley Kubrick's Park Benches - Love is Everywhere [Couple flirting on a fire escape], 1946.
In the realm of cinema, Stanley Kubrick is a name etched in the annals of greatness. Revered for his groundbreaking films like "2001: A...

Sebastião Salgado lens on Humanity’s Struggle and Resilience

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Kuwait, 1991. © Sebastião Salgado via Sony media release
Photography has the power to transcend boundaries, evoke emotions, and tell stories that words alone cannot convey. In the realm of documentary photography, one...

Hays Code, “Thou Shalt Not” by Whitey Schafer

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"Thou Shalt Not" by Whitey Schafer
Schafer's 1940 photograph, "Thou Shalt Not," serves as a satirical commentary on the restrictive guidelines of the Hays Code. In this parody, Schafer ingeniously...

Gregory Halpern “between the documentary and fine art”

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Gregory Halpern, Harvard Works Because We Do
During the Magnum-Speos Documentary & Photojournalism class, 2021, students were asked to present their analysis of a Magnum photographer. Analysis by Mark Anning of Gregory Halpern, as much as possible in his own words ...