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The Abiding Role of Silver in Photography Silver is one of the most commonly used substances in photography and is fundamental to the...

Author: Nadia Garriga Reflecting on Life Magazine: The Intersection of Consumerism and Modernity The photo magazine Life captured every...

Tableau is a term used to describe an image of a staged scene featuring one or more actors. Initially, the tableau vivant  aesthetic was...

The Power and Impact of Photojournalism: Documenting Truth and Driving Change Photojournalism is a powerful blend of photography and...

P. Horálek /ESO, A Magical Night in the Atacama Desert/Milky Way , 2023.   Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ....

The Daguerreotype, introduced in 1839, revolutionized how people captured themselves, others, and the environment around them and is one...

World War II is thought of as a time that changed the idea of propaganda as we know it today. There were many new military technologies...

William H. Mumler, photography of Col. Cushman,  1869–1878.  Albumen silver print, approx. 4 × 2 in.). Public domain image courtesy of...

Günther Krampf, Portrait of an Unidentfiied Female Fashion Model ,  about 1940.  Ferrotyped gelatin silver print. Approx. 10 x 8...

Ansel Adams, Tetons from Signal Mountain  [View of Valley and Snow-Capped Mountains, Low Horizons, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming],...

William Mortensen’s colorful career in art has become a thing of forgotten spectacle. Once dubbed the Antichrist by Ansel Adams,...