February 2012
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From The New York Times Lens Blog…
Lens: A Lonely Gaze on The Times and Its City
A year before The Americans, a young Robert Frank was hired by The New York Times to shoot promotional pictures for prospective advertisers.
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New (or coming soon) photography books from Mack Books !
Ron Jude
Lick Creek Line
“The scene seems to last forever – a caravaggesque rendering of some minor myth, in which the horror and splendor supersede the particulars of the obscure narrative”
—Nicholas Muellner, No Such Place
Ron Jude’s new book, Lick Creek Line, extends and amplifies his ongoing fascination with the vagaries...
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Kodak Girl: From the Martha Cooper Collection
by John P. Jacob
Steidl
This book tells the remarkable story of the Kodak Girl, one of the most durable and successful marketing campaigns in advertising history. Created by George Eastman, inventor of the inexpensive hand-held camera, the Kodak Girl traces the intersection of American culture with photography as it evolved from a studio-bound...
January 2012
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December 2011
2 posts
Watchhttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/311139389/radiant-labs-an-artist-run-darkroom-in-long-island
Color and black and white darkrooms in Long Island City!
Support these lovely ladies and their project, Radiant Labs!
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
7 posts
September 2011
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August 2011
6 posts
New Yorker Photo Booth Blog →
In Focus: Back to School
The end of August foreshadows the return to school. Here’s a selection of photographs that conjures up the hallmarks of that anticipated time: class schedules, No. 2 pencils, new sneakers, the sound of school bells, and the promise stored in the blank pages of a new notebook.
June 2011
9 posts
