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Robert Mapplethorpe's "Calla Lily" Could Bring in $80,000 at Auction

Mapplethorpe's Calla Lily (1984). Photo courtesy of Sotheby's A print of one of Robert Mapplethorpe's most iconic images, a white lily, is set to bring in a huge sum in an upcoming auction at Sotheby's. Mapplethorpe's photograph could fetch $80,000. Taken in 1984, Calla Lily is part of a flower study that is perhaps Mapplethorpe's

World's Largest Photo is Size of 1,200 Billboards

The panoramic shot of Dubai by photographer Gerald Donovan. The world record for the largest digital photograph now belongs to a massive image of Dubai. Nearly doubling the previous record-holder, photographer Gerald Donovan's photo is a whopping 45 gigapixels and, if printed out, would be big enough to cover 1,200 billboards. Using the GigaPan EPIC

SNL Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews Gets Retrospective in NYC

Megan Fox. Courtesy of Saturday Night Live Photographer Mary Ellen Matthews, the woman behind the popular celebrity "bumper photos" seen right before and after commercial breaks during Saturday Night Live, is finally getting her time in the sun. Matthews' work will be the subject of a new exhibit in New York City. Titled "Live From

New Stockholm Photography Museum Welcomes Annie Leibovitz, Boots ABBA

Stockholm's Fotografiska Stockholm's first ever photography museum, Fotografiska, is set to open its doors to the public on May 21, welcoming them with exhibitions from photographers AnnieLeibovitz, Joel-Peter Witkin and Lennart Nilsson. Swedish photography lovers wait in anticipation, while fans of the iconic pop group ABBA shake their heads. Built in 1906, the red brick

Photography Tips from Matthew Jordan Smith – Beauty and Fashion Photographer

Photo Copyright Matthew Jordan Smith In the latest episode of “Advancing Your Photography,” Marc Silber sits down with successful fashion and portrait photographer Matthew Jordan Smith to discuss his unique style, as well as his tips and techniques on how to make people look and feel beautiful. With a vibrant style and genuine enthusiasm for

Allen Ginsberg Photography Gets First Scholarly Exhibition

Profile of Jack Kerouac. Copyright 2010 The Allen Ginsberg LLC. Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art The photography of poet Allen Ginsberg, one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s, is the subject of a new exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., the first scholarly exhibition

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Recalls Kent State Shooting 40 Years Ago

Photo copyright John Filo It's been 40 years since National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of students at Kent State, leaving four dead and nine wounded, yet photographer John Filo, who captured the Pulitzer Prize-winning image above, still remembers it like it was yesterday. On May 4, 1970, Filo was a 21 year-old photojournalism major

Never-Before-Seen Eadweard Muybridge Photos Head to Tate Britain

Photo copyright Eadweard Muybridge/U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office Unseen photographs from Eadweard Muybridge, the 19th century photographer who pioneered the use of multiple cameras to capture motion, will be shown to the public for the first time ever in Britain later this year. Muybridge (1830-1904) will be the subject of a brand new exhibit at

New Dorothea Lange Biography Captures a ‘Life Beyond Limits’

  "Migrant Mother," 1936.  Photo copyright Dorothea Lange/Library of Congress In a new book on American photographer Dorothea Lange, biographer Linda Gordon goes behind the camera of one of the most influential documentary photographers and photojournalists of the last century. Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits chronicles the extraordinary beginnings of one of America's most

Dennis Hopper Photography Exhibit Heads to LA's Museum of Contemporary Art

"Biker Couple in a Bar." Photo Copyright Dennis Hopper Dennis Hopper has always been more than just an actor. The screen legend, whose health has fallen in recent years due to a battle with cancer, is also an accomplished photographer and painter. Now his art may finally be getting the recognition it deserves -- an