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Artist Dan Marcolina’s "Diffused Reality" Is on Exhibition

Contemporary Works/Vintage Works would like to share a rare opportunity to experience the full creative arc of designer and image-maker Dan Marcolina, whose work has continuously evolved across 45 years…

Featured Exhibit

Petr Helbich: The Ordinary Becomes The Extraordinary

Helbich is a medical doctor who has been taking photographs since he was 20 years old.

He became a close friend of Josef Sudek while he worked at the hospital in…

Collecting Resources

Basic Core Photography Collecting Books and Other Media by Category

The following group of classic books and resources is what I consider the basic necessities for a photography collector’s library. There are many other fine examples, but this is…

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