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Featured photographer: Frank Eugene
Hello everyone! First of all, sorry for the lack of blogging, but I don’t usually blog much on weekends and even less now since the weather is good and I’m much away and then I’m also addicted to The X-files which even makes me think how can I find a time to blog at all xDD Anyway, I won’t quit it because of some TV series, so the featured photographer for the next week...
May 19th
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Carl Mydans (1907-2004)
A native of Boston, Mydans was born in 1907 into a family of second-generation Russian immigrants. He studied journalism at Boston University, where he first learned how to take and develop photographs. After he graduated in 1930, he found work as a reporter for American Banker, but eventually bought a 35-millimeter Contax camera, which was a competitor to the more-famous Leica brand. The...
May 16th
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“It doesn’t matter if you take a great picture if no one knows what...”
– Carl Mydans
May 14th
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May 13th
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May 13th
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1 year on Tumblr!
Guess what, I almost missed one year anniversary of this blog which is exactly today!! I made my first post exactly one year ago on 13th May 2012. I think I was insane back then making this blog exactly at the time when I was going all crazy over my thesis, but somehow I still managed to run this blog and finish everything in time :D During this year, 48 photographers have been featured on this...
May 13th
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Featured photographer: Carl Mydans
Hi, For this week I’ll feature photographer Carl Mydans. I will start posting today, but rather late. Cheers! :)
May 12th
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May 9th
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Weegee (1899-1968)
For much of his career, photographer Weegee was, in his own words, “spellbound by the mystery of murder.” His images have the air of a still from a film noir, photographed as they were usually at night and often with infrared film and flash. He paid special attention to the expressions and gestures of his subjects, who for the most part came from the lower strata of New York society. The son...
May 8th
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May 7th
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“My name is Weegee. I’m the world’s greatest photographer…”
– Weegee
May 7th
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May 6th
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Featured photographer: Weegee
Hi! For the next week I’ll feature Weegee. I will start posting tomorrow, but not as early as usual, I’m being away and busy a lot. All the best :)
May 5th
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May 3rd
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