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A curated perspective on photography, art & design.
Master artists, iconic works, timeless vision
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He didn't just shoot jazz; he defined its "Cool."

William P. Gottlieb carried a bulky Speed Graphic into the basements of 52nd St, capturing the grit and genius of icons like Monk and Bird. He had 2 flashbulbs a night and 0 room for error.

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William P. Gottlieb photograph of Billie Holiday singing at Downbeat club in New York, 1947. Holiday is captured mid-performance with her head tilted upward, mouth open in song, standing before a vintage chrome microphone against a dark backdrop with decorative club curtains.
December 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Botany? No, this is Brutalism.

Karl Blossfeldt turned common weeds into iron architecture. Using a homemade camera, he magnified nature 30x, proving that thistles and ferns were the original industrial designers.

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Karl Blossfeldt photograph of three thistle heads with sharp radiating spines creating explosive starbursts against a gray background, demonstrating botanical forms as industrial design, circa 1920s
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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"Your eyes are obsolete." 🕶️

László Moholy-Nagy (Bauhaus) revolutionized photography. He climbed the Funkturm (Berlin) to shoot straight down, inventing the "New Vision." It's the moment the medium stopped being polite.

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Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower), 1928-1929, by Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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BRASSAÏ, The Riviera, 1937

Perfect spot for sitting, thinking and just existing for a while.

© Estate Brassaï Succession, Paris

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #ShadowAndLight #barcelona #barcelonaart #brassaï
August 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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JOHN ADRIAAN, Woman in the Desert, 1954

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #sepiatone #ArtPhotography #art #classicphotography #midcentury #midcenturyphotography #johnadriaan #fineart #sophisticatedliving
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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FAN HO, Sun Rays, Hong Kong, 1959

#photography #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #ShadowAndLight #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #fanho
August 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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BRASSAÏ, Avenue de l'Observatoire dans le Brouillard, 1931-1932

#photography #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #paris #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #ShadowAndLight #brassaï
August 8, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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ALEXANDER RODCHENKO, The Stairs, 1930

#photography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #ShadowAndLight #rodchenko
August 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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BRASSAÏ, Looking through Pont Marie to Pont Louis Philippe, Paris, 1930-32

#photography #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #paris #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #ShadowAndLight #brassaï
August 6, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ, Washington Square, 1954

#photography #bnwphotography #streetphotography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #andrekertesz
August 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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HENRI CARTIER–BRESSON, Paris, Saint Germain des Prés, Brasserie Lipp, 1969

#bnwphotography #photography #blackandwhitephotography #ArtPhotography #paris #art #mood #melancholy #minimalism #ShadowAndLight #henricartierbresson
August 4, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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BRASSAÏ - Pont du Carrousel, 1934

#brassaï #art #photography #blackandwhitephotography
February 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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BRASSAÏ, Devant la Closerie des Lilas, Avenue de l'Observatoire, 1932

#art #fineart #photography #brassaï #blackandwhitephotography
February 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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EDWARD HOPPER - Night Windows, 1928

#art #fineart #painting #hopper #edwardhopper #realism #americanart ##arthistory #masterpiece #americana #voyeurism #isolation
February 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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SLIM AARONS (1916-2006) - Poolside Gossip, 1970

#art #photography #slimaarons
January 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE (1946-1989) - Italian Vogue, 1984

#art #photography #robertmapplethorpe #blackandwhitephotography
January 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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FAN HO (1931-2016) - Approaching Shadow, 1954

#art #fineart #photography #fanho
January 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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IRVING PENN - Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette, 1949

#art #fineart #irvingpenn #photography
December 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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IRVING PENN - 12 Hands of Miles Davis and his Trumpet, 1981

#art #fineart #irvingpenn #photography #blackandwhitephotography
December 12, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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HELMUT NEWTON - Hand in Shoe, Paris, 1991

#art #photography #blackandwhitephotography #helmutnewton
December 8, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ - Melancholic Tulip, 1939
#art #andrekertesz #photography #blackandwhitephotography
December 5, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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HERB RITTS, Versace Dress (Back View), El Mirage (1990), Photography, #herbritts #art #photography
December 3, 2024 at 5:02 PM