Photography at First Sight

DISCOVERY

Duane Michals on Opening his Archive and Unseen Pictures of Alaska

In 1966, Duane Michals got on a plane bound for Alaska. What was supposed to be a short trip on an assignment for 

Esquire

 photographing the Alaska Natives, ended up being a three-week stay, with temperatures so low that it was impossible to ever get warm.

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BOOK

A Poignant Reminder of the Incalculable Cost of War

Magnum Photos member Peter van Agtmael offers a deeply disconcerting look at the dissonance between violence, spectacle, and perception in his latest book, 

Sorry for the War

.

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BOOK

An Intimate Portrait of Boyhood Friends, Then and Now

In 

The Boys

, Rick Schatzberg pairs snapshots from the 1970s with portraits made today, looking back at a group of childhood friends at the brink of old age.

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DISCOVERY

Exploring the Magical World of Broadway's Backstage

Rivka S. Katvan has spent more than thirty years roaming the backstage areas of Broadway's most famous theaters and taken stunning shots of stars such as Julie Andrews and Elizabeth Taylor as they got ready to go on stage. An impressive body of work that will delight lovers of dramatic art. 

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MASTERCLASS

Masterclass with Andrea Modica

Andrea Modica’s images are made with a large 8X10” camera and appear in major magazines and museums. In this video, she tells her philosophy of portraiture and shows the platinum printing.

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TUTORIAL

Using the Smartphone for Storytelling, by Jon Lowenstein

Jon Lowenstein, from NOOR Images, specializes in long-term, in-depth documentary explorations that confront the realms of power, poverty, racial discrimination and violence.

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