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Arthur Sasse, March 14, 1951 (AFP getty images) Albert Einstein with his Tongue Out Professor Albert Einstein is remembered for his brilliance, having changed history with his contribution to nuclear physics, and helping to lay the foundations for today’s theories of quantum mechanics. Often, he is portrayed in modern popular culture as somewhat of a whacky sort of genius, [...]
American, Paris, 1930 – 1932 Gelatin silver print 9 x 11 3/4 in. Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American artist whose career was spent mostly in Paris, France. For those of you unfamiliar with him, Man Ray is “perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant [...]
Almost everyone is familiar with the image of Johannes Vermeer’s The Girl With The Pearl Earring (Het meisje met de parel), even if they know nothing about the artist, or the painting itself. [.....and even if the closest you get to art is the logo on a pizza box, I'd bet depending on your gender, that Scarlet [...]
With their eyes looking ever so slightly up to meet the camera’s lens, Lee Jeffries’ subjects elicit an emotional response from those of us who come across their portraits. The furrows in their brows, the folds of their eye-lids, the dirt beneath their nails, the way their hair hangs about their faces, their gazes and hands [...]
It is hard to break with traditions and favoured habits, but the old cliche that a picture says a thousand words is particularly true when it comes to photojournalist Steve McCurry‘s 1984 photograph of Sharbat Gula. Oh, you’ve never heard of either of them? But surely you have seen the image below , “Afghan Girl”. [...]
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- How do those great photographers have so much fun - and get paid for it? In large sacks of cash?
- How do YOU get started doing exactly the same?
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