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The Lovers, a painting of 1928 by René Magritte inspired this post as you can see from the featured image.  This was an incredibly fun post to work on.  I am sorry all the artist credits are missing (for now!).  They were included but disappeared during a migration of this blog to another platform.  

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This really bothers me!  How does this work?  How is it that our eyes, like photography, “develop” a positive image […]

What I should have done was to put these photographs in chronological order, for then we would see the development […]

see more posts Blog The purpose of this blog My website says I’ve been a photographer since I was seven […]

In 2005, Pep Bonet won the W. Eugene Smith Humanistic Grant in Photography.  He has won numerous other awards, too, and is a […]

Last night I gave my son my first Nikon for his photography class.  Ahh, to hold a film camera again.  […]

With the recent release of “The Lost Photographs of Captain Scott” (Robert Falcon Scott’s Lost Photographs — click here to […]

While this is not related to photography, it is related to art and the subject of copyright.  To familiarize yourself […]

What I would call, “provocative”. Photo: Albert Watson What I would call, “theatrical”. Photo: Adolph de Meyer What I would […]

Sometimes, if an image is successful, it needs no words, but also, no analytics or criticism. For the REALLY successful […]

Here are two photographs featuring children from current shows: Children playing on Omaha beach, Normandy, France, 1947 Photo: Chim (David […]

I have to think I may eventually be doing a “Hats Off, Part II” since researching hats and all things […]

Andres de Dienes, while best known for his glamour portraits of Hollywood legends and in particular, his photographs of Marilyn […]

A friend told me about the photographer, Bruce Monk. This image is called, “Swans” which I have to assume is […]

Kertész’s photography at first glance is understated, sometimes playful, sometimes ordinary, but upon further inspection, it is as if it […]

A Life Magazine photographer from 1965-1972, Lennart Nilsson was recognized for his microscopic photography of the human body and in […]

Believe it or not, this photograph was taken at the London Zoo in 1946. (Photographer unknown.) Turtle Wax, Inc., was […]

For fine art enthusiasts and animal aficionados alike, Tim Flach‘s work appeals on many levels — from the purely aesthetic […]

“The Stranger in the Glass Box” is a series of photographs that Quentin Shih created for Christian Dior. Our Latest […]

Rong Rong is a Beijing based photographer who was born impoverished and worked in his father’s grocery store in a […]

“Homage to love” evokes a powerful sentiment that can be beautifully expressed through various artistic mediums, including photography.  This is […]

“Genius” was the word that came to mind when looking through Jill Freedman‘s series entitled, “Jill’s Dogs”. I will include […]

My first introduction to Guy Bourdin and probably a notable reference for many photographers is that of his Charles Jourdan […]

Even if you don’t celebrate Easter, I hope you enjoy the photographs if for only that you like rabbits and […]

Frank Hurley was the photographer who documented Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition that set out in 1914. To say I […]

I concur with the sentiment expressed in this shot. (Hooray Yankees!) Fans in Times Square after the Yankees win the […]

Photographs representing the theme of multiples… Photo credits (in alphabetical order by first name–apologies for that as I previously specified […]

Photographer unknown see more posts Blog Marc Riboud Disclaimer: This post does not do Marc Riboud justice! There is the […]

My friend, Ken Pivak, has been working on a new series he calls, “Housewives”. He works in collaboration with his […]

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