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"American Photography" at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Runs until June 9: An Interview with Curators Hans Rooseboom and Mattie Boom

The recently opened exhibition "American Photography" is the latest in the long line of impressive photography exhibitions curated by Hans Rooseboom and Mattie Boom at Rijksmuseum. It has been years…

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Featured Exhibit

Early Scientific and Medical Images

By Matt Damsker

The wonders of the invisible world were ideal fodder for the early days of photography, which made it possible--at last--to document the visual reality of the cosmic and…

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Collecting Resources

The Insider's Guide to Buying Photographs

Besides historical and aesthetic considerations, most photography collectors ultimately will face the real economic issue of both buying and selling images.

Few of us merely inherit a collection and then pass…

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