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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

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Her teacher, László Moholy-Nagy, introduced photography to her and encouraged her to experiment. After 1928, Henri almost abandoned painting and turned to develop photography. Although color photographs were invented in 1861, they did not become popular until 1936 by Kodak (A Brief History of Color Photography, 2019).

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‘100 for the Ocean’ Brings Together 100 Photographers from Around the World to Support Marine Conservation

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From June 1 to 30, you can purchase prints for $100, with 100% of the net proceeds supporting three under-funded and under-recognized nonprofit organizations focused on ocean advocacy and action. ” The print shop opens at 12 a.m. See all available prints and select your favorites in advance by downloading the digital catalog.

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The Best DIY Camera Kits to Level Up Your Photography

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Hancock’s dream: make large format photography (4×5, 5×7, and 8×10) accessible for all through DIY cameras. “Take wide-angle and zoomed images and play with brightness to get the perfect pinhole image that comes from this most basic form of photography,” the team suggests.

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Cindy Sherman, Ed Ruscha, and More Than 150 Photographers Are Selling $150 Prints to Combat Voter Suppression

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An ongoing print sale is bolstering fundraising efforts that promote progressive organizing in five battleground states. All are printed on 100 percent cotton paper, unsigned, and part of an open edition. “Lupita Nyong’o” (2014), 10 x 12 inches. “Untitled” (2019), 10 x 12 inches.

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Wildlife Photographers Join Forces to Save Leopards

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The wildlife photographer Margot Raggett created Remembering Wildlife in 2014 after seeing the body of a young elephant bull who had been killed by poachers using a poisoned arrow. goes toward production, printing, and exhibitions, and then, once the books are sold, 100% of the profits go toward conservation projects.

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Eighty-Four Photographers Band Together to Raise Money for Greater Chicago Food Depository

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All images courtesy of Prints for Hunger, shared with permission. Since June 25, Prints for Hunger has raised $20,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository through its online fundraiser selling 84 photographers’ most significant works from the past few decades. “Misremembered” (2014) by Ilona Szwarc.

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Karen Navarro Puzzles and Stacks Fragmented Portraits Into Explorations of Identity

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“Fragment” (2019), from ‘The Constructed Self,’ archival inkjet print, wood, acrylic paint, and epoxy, 56 x 48 inches. Born in Argentina, Navarro later immigrated to the United States, and in 2014, she discovered that she could trace her ancestry to the Mapuche culture. “I

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