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France Set to Tax Art and Photography?
The Syndicat des Négociants en Art (SNA) or the French Art Dealers Association has raised the alarm about how the French National Assembly is considering taxing art.
On October 31, French…
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Portraits of Famous People: Politicians, Scientists and Other Historical Figures
By Matt Damsker
From photography’s earliest days, portraits of politicians, scientists and the otherwise eminent tended to a formality that ensured a sense of dignity and a fitting seriousness of purpose.…
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Contemporary Photography: Truth and the Burden of Reality
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the popular press lately about photography's relationship with reality. The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer with more than a decade…
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