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24.39 Classic Photography Fair Attracts Vintage Photography Buyers

Last year, Parisian dealer Barnabé Moinard took over the reins of Bruno Tartarin's hugely popular tabletop fair, Photo Discovery–The Fair, and renamed it 24.39. And last year, as Paris Photo…

Featured Exhibit

Surrealism and Experimental Photography

By Alex Novak

While, as one might suspect, most of the work comes from the fertile Between-the-Wars period, a number of images show the work of more current practitioners who continue…

Collecting Resources

The Care and Handling of Fine Art Photographs

Because photographs can easily be damaged, taking precautionary measures is the best defense in protecting their value. This article is designed to help you understand the basic care and…

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