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Bill Jay Archive: Myths and Legends, From Photography’s Shady Past…

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The Family of Man: A Reappraisal of “The Greatest Exhibition of All Time”

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Snapshot: Norman Parkinson and New York City

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In Search of Bill Jay Podcast Opinions

PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 6, ‘Bad Decisions, and Goodbye to Magazines’

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PODCAST: In Search of Bill Jay, Episode 4: ‘The Sixties End and The Future is Bright’

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VIDEO: Paul Glazier: Artist Talk. Island Tides

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Look to the Masters of Painting and Photography

Posted on 30/05/202131/05/2021 by gscott20120 comments on “Look to the Masters of Painting and Photography”
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Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay Opinions

Julia Margaret Cameron: An Appraisal

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Ansel Adams: A Few Personal Notes

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Bill Brandt: A true but fictional first encounter

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Why Weegee was not a Westerner: Or, the secret of successful landscape photography

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Souls On a Plate: The Camera Fiend and Spirit Photography

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PODCAST: A Photographic Life, ‘US Election Photography Special’, Episode 133: Plus Photographer Richard Beaven

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The Family Album

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Zeitgeist Images in a Changing World

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PODCAST: A Photographic Life, Episode 77: Plus Photographer Roger Steffens

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