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Book Review: PAPER PRINTERS PRINTING – Photographs from the Collection of Barry Singer
The conversations I have had with dealers in vintage photography over the years have at some point inevitably led me to ask the question, "So what do you collect yourself?".…
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19th-Century Erotic Photographs
By Matt Damsker
There is very little that is new under the sun, so it stands to reason that erotic photography flourished in the 19th century as an early passion of…
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A Certificate of Insurance and Why You Need to Get One When You Loan Out Work
There are many misconceptions regarding Certificates of Insurance. The following information may help to provide a greater understanding of their proper and intended use.
It is common practice in the…
Read More“I Photo Central has been a great resource for me since I first began collecting. Not only have I found interesting images to buy, but I often just browse through it to sharpen my eye and fill in my knowledge of photo history.”
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I Photo Central provides thousands of web pages for the photography collector, curator and historian. This site includes articles on collecting issues (such as connoisseurship and print values; insurance and risk management; appraisals; buying and selling images; developing a photography collecting library; framing/matting and preserving your collection; conservation, etc.). The largest for-sale fine art photography gallery on the web is databased here and is easily accessed through an extensive on-site search engine.
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