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LA Photo Gallerist G. Ray Hawkins Passes Away

G. Ray Hawkins, who opened the first public gallery in Los Angeles devoted to photography in 1975, died last December 11. He was 80 years old.

Hawkins’s gallery introduced numerous well-…

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Featured Exhibit

Salon International du Portrait Photographique: A Portrait Study of One Woman

The first and only "Salon International du Portrait Photographique" was held April 28-May 24, 1961 at the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris.

For this major event, 30 well-known photographers were invited to…

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Collecting Resources

The Insider's Guide to Selling 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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