Over the years Vintage Works, Ltd. and I Photo Central have used a number of vendors in the course of business; many were average and some were just mediocre. But…
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The first version of the Autochrome, which was the first practical color process, was patented on December 17th, 1903 by the brothers…
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--Andy Warhol, n.d.
"Cindy Sherman's Film Stills are the best of my generation."
--Richard Prince, May 5, 2007 email
Almost 30 years after its completion, Cindy…
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I Photo Central provides thousands of web pages for the photography collector, curator and historian. This site includes articles on collecting issues (such as connoisseurship and print values; insurance and risk management; appraisals; buying and selling images; developing a photography collecting library; framing/matting and preserving your collection; conservation, etc.). The largest for-sale fine art photography gallery on the web is databased here and is easily accessed through an extensive on-site search engine.
272 issues of the popular E-Photo Newsletter are also archived here and are also searchable; and there is a major International Photography Calendar of Events section.
An additional Special Exhibits section focuses on specific topics, photography processes (such as autochromes, daguerreotypes, stereo views and oratones), contemporary photography and individual photographers.