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History of Photography

Marilyn Monroe’s Final Photo Session by Bert Stern for Vogue

The Last Sitting: Marilyn Monroe’s Final Photo Session In June 1962, just six weeks before her death, Marilyn Monroe checked into Suite 261 and Bungalow...

Landscape photography in colonial Australia and New Zealand

Colonial history overflows with commodities. From the early 1800s, wool generated extraordinary wealth for squatters and pastoralists and substantial investment in the Australian colonies. In...

When Pigeon Photographers Flew in War

Silent Wings: The Pigeon Photographers of the Great War During World War I, pigeons were more than messengers—they were airborne photographers. From the early experiments...

The Charge of the Light Brigade poems by Tennyson & Kipling

The Charge of the Light Brigade - How one blunder birthed two immortal poems On 25 October 1854, under a bleak Crimean sky, the British...

Magnum Photos Bruce Davidson in UK

Bruce Davidson in the UK: London Alleys and Welsh Valleys In 1960, after an intense year documenting the Brooklyn gang known as the Jokers, Bruce...

Bruce Davidson’s First Magnum Photo-Essay – Brooklyn Gang 1959

Bruce Davidson's photo essay: Brooklyn Gang (1959) In 1959, Bruce Davidson embedded himself with a group of Brooklyn teenagers known as the Jokers, producing his...

Bruce Davidson’s Circus Photos: Early Career Breakthrough

Bruce Davidson: His Early Years and The Circus (1958) Bruce Davidson’s journey into photography began long before his Magnum years, rooted in childhood curiosity and...

Vivian Maier’s Personal Photobook Library Shows Her Influences

Vivian Maier’s Private Library: A Collector’s Glimpse Into the Photographer’s Mind When the name Vivian Maier first surfaced in the early 2000s, the art world...

Into the Antarctic: The Mad Saga of the SY Aurora

The Strange Career of the SY Aurora If ever there was a ship born to trouble, it was the Aurora. She came into the world...

The Most Beautiful Camera Ever Made: Kodak Bantam Special

The Kodak Bantam Special: The Most Beautiful Camera Ever Made In a world of gleaming chrome and black leatherette, one camera emerged in the late...
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