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Julie Jones Has Been Appointed the New Director of the MEP
The Board of Directors of the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie (MEP) has appointed Julie Jones as the institution's new director.
A distinguished photography historian, Julie Jones recently served as a…
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Autochrome and Other Early Color Processes: Beauty in Color Photography
By Alex Novak with considerable help from Nicholas Burnett
The first version of the Autochrome, which was the first practical color process, was patented on December 17th, 1903 by the brothers…
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Photography Price Gyrations: Gustave Le Gray, A Case Study
There has been and probably always will be a strong market for this 19th-century photographer. Besides being an acknowledged master by virtually every art institution, he is one of the…
Read More“Not only is I Photo Central a wonderful source for information about the photographic market place, it also connects all of us in the photographic community. In creating it, Alex Novak has given us a great gift.”
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