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Photo Blog

Hermann Carl Eduard Biewend, Mathilde and Luise Biewend Blowing Soap-bubbles, Dr. Pfund's Garden, St. Georg, 19 June 1855
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Soap Bubbles: Early Outdoor Portraiture

At a time when outdoor portraiture was far less common, Hermann Carl Eduard Biewend enjoyed photographing members of his family outside, like his two children blowing bubbles in a garden.
February 12, 2020
Spring Hurlbut, A Fine Line: Arnaud #4 (A Fine Line series), 2014
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Focus on the Collection: Spring Hurlbut

Employing an unexpected technique, Spring Hurlbut spreads thin layers of human or animal ash across a black surface, then photographs the resulting composition.
January 29, 2020
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Long Exposure: Conversation with Curator Eriko Kimura

Eriko Kimura, curator of Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography, shares stories behind a selection of photographs from the exhibition, from a present-day perspective.
January 9, 2020
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Long Exposure: Community as Practice in the New Generation Photography Award

Can an art prize foster community and reward individual excellence? When the New Generation Photography Award was established in 2017, three equal prizes were created, rather than one.
December 23, 2019
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri, Mrs. C. Howland, c. 1860
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Collecting Cards: Cartes-de-visite

In anticipation of the demand for multiple, small-format prints, André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri patented the carte-de-visite in 1854, an invention that would forever change portrait photography.
December 11, 2019
Depth of Field: A Japanese Photography Reading List
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Depth of Field: A Japanese Photography Reading List

Following an internship at the Canadian Photography Institute, Nicholas Cote recommends these five books (plus a few more) to anyone who is as enthusiastic about Japanese photography as he is.
November 27, 2019
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