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Summer of 1893
In the summer of 1893, 33 year old Anton Pavlovich Chekhov wrote in his diary: “No money, as always” Unfortunately Fortunately, an inability to help Chekhov shouldn’t stop you helping me … try it. I promise, I’ll work less and create more. While you are thinking about how much you are…
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To Cut a Sunbeam
A picture taken by Adam Diston in 1886. He was a painter who became a photographer. At his shop he took regular portraits and posed composition shots like this. He also produced “Cartes de Visite” of both outdoor views and portraits. On the picture you can see a girl trying…
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Kids of The Last Tsar of Russia
Four Russian Romanov princesses with their brother, 1913. Have a look at JPG of Two Brothers.
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Is this Australia?
This is Australia – is BCG Brisbane Camera Group set subject for February 2025 Club’s Competition. What do you think?
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Female Portraits
Gallery: Yousuf Karsh and Female Portraits of Celebrities. According to the International Who’s Who, the famous Canadian photographer of Armenian descent Yousuf Karsh managed to photograph 51 of the 100 most remarkable people of the last century. He entered the world history of photography thanks to his magnificent portrait works.
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Pornographic Chic
Gallery: Provocative Photos of Helmut Newton. World famous photographer Helmut Newton (born Helmut Neustädter) became famous as a fashion photographer who had many followers. His provocative, erotically charged photographs became a mainstay of Vogue and other famous publications. Although critics called Newton’s style “pornographic chic.” Well, go on I can…
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Codex Gigas – The Devil’s Bible
According to legend, the Codex was written in just one night by a monk condemned to be walled up alive, with the help of the devil. However, researchers believe that the work took at least 25 years.
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Mistresses of Death
“Mistresses of Death” who killed men with a wooden hammer and strangled them with their feet.
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Before and After
In 1922, scientists at Toronto General Hospital treated comatose diabetic children suffering from ketoacidosis by injecting them with a new purified insulin extract. Miraculously, as the last child in a coma received the injection, the first child awakened, leading to a swift recovery for all and transforming despair into hope.
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Photography, A Medium Of Expression
THE highest praise — supposedly praise — which is ever applied to a print, is, that it does not look like a photograph, meaning the ordinary, hard, retouched reproduction, which people in general are accustomed to see. It is this latter thing, which the public have had so long as…
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