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Further Warnings and Observations about Misleading Descriptions on "Photographs" for Sale

If the article above by Michael Diemar with an interview with photo dealer Terry Etherton makes you a bit more cautious when it comes to buying collectibles and photography, that…

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Laure Albin-Guillot: Pictorialism into Modernism

By Alex Novak

Laure Albin-Guillot was born in Paris on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1879. She went to school to study music and drawing. The latter skill she continued…

Collecting Resources

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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