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Photographer’s
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On Close Inspection cponson the back of pints from a daily newspaper’ les can
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Choose « photograph and spend some tie ith Tn en Gbnbstaned get pcar munbey merc em
ve mistake the habit of reading wall abel al eng ‘emg ecalgue) can ab d the sim. And these deal can
Tow of framed picture forthe deper ples of eeetag rlimthng sbout smart intent and an objects history
work of art. Photography is particularly suzepble mis anndlesly gratifying way if we take time and pay attention,
conflation of object an image. Dont just nk athe
‘hoo framed on a walhbut it doen, cleo
what you can see. This ener than you might Maen
fave study centers thar are open othe publ ate
aly move works fom der fumes ad ples be
Src of great photographs in thee plan les Waly
{wear gloves if someon insists), open the mat (fies
sel strt noticing, the deta the pine nme theme
txge os there « border? What kind of pape ies!
on Ist mounted? Ar there interesting mi nips
stamps, of tetoiching? What does its condi lob
where its been? Take notes if you dont tra me
Ttis,of course, a teat to behold a Julia Mgt C0
orion its origina mount, with or wideataveza
Cotnagh ind stamp. Her elegant letecingina pa
ped in ink or the thin ged border that perf cones
the deep purplish tons fer albumen serps 5
at you ae inthe presence of Art or at le soni,
deserving your special tention, But one cabo
the unique characteris of «found snaps wie ett
elosy paper speaks of practical standards, wee heb
the image and its border ar often telltale gs of lt
‘rand camera, or wher ahs inscribed pe,
remind us of wnat we dont know IF yu lak loc
at anything even small difeences begin fo gre
{pri myself in being able to read Eugene Aig
penciled inscriptions, which allows me to demie
Sequence fora group of them. Even a single pts!
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