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The color red in Artmajeur photographs
Dec 9, 2023
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9 minutes read
Let's start by saying that there are two ways to make you understand that I am talking about the color red, one simple, visual, and intuitive, the other complex, scientific, and educational...
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Photographs and celebrities: a long love story
Feb 9, 2022
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6 minutes read
The link between photography and celebrity is historic and unbreakable, never more so than today, thanks to the advent of the Internet and platforms like Facebook and Instagram, our understanding of famous people is shaped through photographic images...
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Getty Museum Acquires First Photograph Created Using Artificial Intelligence
Feb 17, 2025
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2 minutes read
The Getty Museum has acquired its first AI- powered photograph, Cristian en el Amor de Calle , created by Matías Sauter Morera, a queer photographer from Costa Rica. The work, which explores Costa Rica’s queer history and technological innovation, marks a turning point in the recognition of AI art by mainstream art institutions.
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Between Paintings and Photographs: 10 Must-Haves for Fall 2024
Oct 1, 2024
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12 minutes read
The ten works, both paintings and photographs, have been arranged following a carefully studied color order, creating a harmonious visual flow. The colors blend into a fluid narrative, where each piece fits into a cohesive whole. The works, alternating between figurative and abstract, engage in a dialogue through the shared element of two-dimensionality, representing the must-haves for Fall 2024.
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Historic Man Ray Photograph Fetches Over $162,000 at Christie’s Paris Auction
Apr 12, 2024
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2 minutes read
A rare photograph by Man Ray of Kiki de Montparnasse sold for over $162,000 at a Christie’s auction in Paris, surpassing its estimated range significantly. The auction featured 200 works from art historian Marion Meyer's collection, highlighting high demand for Man Ray's diverse artistic outputs from early Dadaist pieces to later assemblages.
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150 photographs from the collection of Richard Gere on display at Christie's
Mar 8, 2022
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2 minutes read
Richard Gere Unveils Extensive Photography Collection for Christie's Auction 150 photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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A Man Ray work could become the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction
Feb 16, 2022
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2 minutes read
Man Ray's Le Violon d'Ingres (1924) will be auctioned in May. Print is considered an original photographic copy, making it a rare find. Highlights from the collection will travel to London, Paris, and Hong Kong before arriving in New York.
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Top ten fashion photographers
Sep 30, 2023
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12 minutes read
This article is dedicated to all those who want to know about photography but are too lazy to commit to study. This article is made for all those who are bored of reading Wikipedia, because beyond the list of dates or a rather cold interpretation, they urgently need to be stimulated, entertained and accompanied in learning...
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Receives an Incredible Gift of 6,500 Photographs from Artur Walther
May 15, 2025
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3 minutes read
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is receiving an exceptional donation of 6,500 photographs from Artur Walther, including major works by artists such as Malick Sidibé, Samuel Fosso, Zanele Muholi, J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere... This donation will strengthen the museum's collection and enhance the visitor experience through exhibitions and educational programs dedicated to contemporary photography.
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Minimalist photography: the landscape genre
Jan 18, 2023
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9 minutes read
Before coming to the artistic investigation promoted by the photographic medium, it seems obvious to refer to that pictorial tradition, which, over the centuries, has sponsored the birth, development and affirmation of the best-known artistic genres, including the unfailing landscape theme...
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Michaela Haider, the surreal photography
Jul 2, 2022
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5 minutes read
Michaela Haider has experimented with drawing, oil painting and photography. From classical photography she quickly moved to fine art and surreal photography through the images of other artists, such as Brooke Shaden...
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Bojan Jevtic, processing digital photography
Aug 27, 2022
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5 minutes read
The artistic technique Bojan Jevtic focused on is the processing of digital photography in order to give an artistic impression that is impossible to achieve with a camera...
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Stephan Joachim, my vocation is photography
Aug 22, 2023
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12 minutes read
"My very great passion, indeed vocation, is photography, light painting, observing and capturing moments in the passage of time"...
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Three innovations in photographic still life
Mar 26, 2023
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8 minutes read
A small table illuminated by soft light reminds us of the inexorable precariousness of our lives, harboring on its surface wilting flowers, skulls, and a few possessions of luxuries that will prove quite useless once we cross the threshold of the beyond grave...
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Daniel Martínez, highly psychologically charged photography
Aug 20, 2022
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6 minutes read
Daniel Martinez's artistic journey has been one of constant evolution, within which black and white appears to be quite recurrent, as do high contrasts and the use of digital intervention...
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10 Wildlife Photographers You Should Know
Oct 10, 2023
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12 minutes read
If, like me, you used to watch wildlife documentaries with your grandmother as a child, then you shouldn't miss the opportunity to read this article...
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Wolfgang Tillmans: Capturing Subculture Through Photography
Nov 4, 2024
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16 minutes read
Wolfgang Tillmans, born in 1968 in Germany, is an influential photographer known for his diverse work that explores everyday surroundings and the photographic medium. He was the first non-British photographer to win the Turner Prize and has had major retrospectives at prominent institutions like the Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern...
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German Photography Biennale Cancelled Over Antisemitism Row
Nov 27, 2023
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2 minutes read
The Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie in Germany was cancelled following antisemitic allegations against curator Shahidul Alam's social media posts. The controversy, including comparisons of Israeli actions in Gaza to the Holocaust, led to a breakdown in trust and the event's future is now uncertain.
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Roberto Ferrero, photography to describe the world
Dec 19, 2021
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5 minutes read
Photography allows Roberto Ferrero to tell, through images, his way of seeing life and the world. Indeed, according to the artist, making art is above all a personal experience, an interior dialogue, made up of questions and answers ...
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Darryll Schiff: Blurring Realities in Contemporary Photography
Aug 5, 2024
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4 minutes read
Darryll Schiff was an acclaimed American photographer known for his painterly style that blends vibrant colors, blurred motion, and layered compositions to create evocative and abstract images. His work, exploring themes of urban life and human movement, earned him recognition in prestigious collections and exhibitions worldwide.
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Famous voyeuristic photographer Kohei Yoshiyuki dies aged 76
Feb 7, 2022
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3 minutes read
Kohei Yoshiyuki photographed Tokyo's hedonistic after-hours culture in the 1970s and '80s. He documented clandestine hookups in public spaces for his most famous series, "The Park". His longtime gallery announced his death on Saturday at the age of 76. Works from the series were exhibited under his pseudonym in Tokyo's Komai Gallery in 1979.
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German Photographer Turns Down Prize for AI "Photo"
Apr 17, 2023
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3 minutes read
Boris Eldagsen sent an AI-made picture to the Sony World Photography Awards just to be "a cheeky monkey," but he didn't think he'd actually win.
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Elena Raceala, a life that "breathes" through photography
Aug 6, 2022
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5 minutes read
During one of her trips to Italy, more precisely on a rainy morning in 2013, among the columns of the church of San Francesco di Paola in Piazza del Plebiscito in Naples, Elena Raceala took her first photo, beginning her greatest passion...
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Virginie Dartois, photography that reveals the inner self
May 21, 2022
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5 minutes read
Each of Virginie Dartois' photographs represents a unique and personal quest, aimed at revealing the deep self of the artist. The photographer's inspiration comes mainly from details and sounds, which stimulate her artistic production...
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Emmanuel Passeleu, photography at the service of architecture
May 28, 2022
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6 minutes read
Emmanuel Passeleu's preferred medium is photography, oriented, to varying degrees, towards architecture. The purpose of this creation is to see the spectators project themselves into the photos, into a parallel world, created by the artist...
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Man Ray, the visionary artist who revolutionized photography
Jul 11, 2023
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13 minutes read
Man Ray, visionary artist of the 20th century, marked the history of art with his innovative approach to photography and his contribution to surrealist aesthetics, pushing the limits of artistic creativity.
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Salvo Veneziano, photography to get to know people
Jan 19, 2022
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3 minutes read
Salvo Veneziano is an Italian photographer who, attracted by chance and errors, uses his art as a tool for investigating human personality ...
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The Ten Artmajeur Photographers You Absolutely Can't Miss
Aug 16, 2024
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13 minutes read
Let's discover together the Ten Artmajeur Photographers You Absolutely Can't Miss. On the occasion of International Photography Day, which is celebrated on August 19, let's explore together the extraordinary talents that have captured the attention of curators...
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Richard Prince: an acclaimed American painter and photographer
Mar 24, 2025
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8 minutes read
Richard Prince, an acclaimed American painter and photographer born on August 6, 1949, initially created drawings and collages in the mid-1970s which he later rejected. He gained notable recognition for "Untitled (Cowboy)", a rephotograph of a Sam Abell image from a cigarette ad, which became the first of its kind to sell for over $1 million at a Christie's New York auction in 2005...
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Interview | Michael Driscoll: the passion for digital photography
May 14, 2025
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3 minutes read
Self-taught artist, visual storyteller, and free spirit, Michael Driscoll has found their most authentic voice through digital photography.
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FRÉDÉRIC PAUL: Photographer in the style of old painters
Oct 10, 2019
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Frédéric Paul works with photography as others work with oil painting: by successive “glazes”, allowing different textures, palettes and patterns to be superimposed and integrated into his work. The result is a specific work to which the artist has chosen to affix a specific name, pinxophotography.
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Photo London 2025: A Decade of Excellence in Photography
Apr 28, 2025
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6 minutes read
Photo London 2025 celebrates its 10th anniversary at Somerset House, featuring a dynamic blend of international galleries, emerging photographers, and innovative exhibitions. Highlights include the "London Lives" exhibition, which explores the vibrancy of London through photography, and the Discovery section, showcasing fresh perspectives from new talent.
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Martin Wieland: The bold gaze of an intimate photographer
Apr 24, 2024
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4 minutes read
Martin Wieland, Austrian photographer born in 1970, enhances the body and emotion through powerful images, between controlled eroticism and timeless aesthetics. Trained in Vienna and recognized internationally, he has been developing for more than two decades a coherent, sensitive, and striking body of work. His work is part of a demanding artistic approach where each photograph becomes a visual and emotional encounter.
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An entrepreneur in Rockefeller Center wants to develop a tourist attraction based on the iconic "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" photograph
Sep 27, 2021
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3 minutes read
An entrepreneur wants to develop a tourist attraction based on the iconic "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper" photograph. Visitors would ride a replica steel beam that would lift them into the air and rotate them around for a panoramic view of New York City.
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Iranian Photographer Strikes Gold Again with Captivating Black Beauty Portraits!
Aug 17, 2023
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1 minutes read
Iranian photographer Forough Yavari clinches second victory in International Portrait Photographer of the Year with gold-accented portraits celebrating Black beauty. Her evocative series fuses Langston Hughes' poetry with her own heritage, leaving an indelible mark on the art world.
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Movement in photography: from the horse to the human figure
Jan 8, 2023
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9 minutes read
The history of movement within photography is inextricably linked to the study of techniques, having the purpose of overcoming the "limits" of the oldest pictorial art, which, before Cubist and Futurist dynamism, had focused on immortalizing motion, fixing it in a very precise and "static" time frame...