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Last Chance: Summer Photography Sale: 30% off Selected Images and Free Ground Shipping Ends on Sept. 30th

The Vintage Works, Ltd. Summer Sale—like all good things—must come to an end. But you can get 30% off on hundreds of select photographs on the I Photo Central and…

Featured Exhibit

Ambrotype: Glass Images of a Fragile World

By Matt Damsker

It's a charmed coincidence that the ambrotype process can as easily refer to its Greek root, ambrotos ("immortal"), as to James Ambrose Cutting, of Boston, who patented the…

Collecting Resources

The Ins and Outs of A Photography Appraisal

Collecting photography may be a labor of love, but taking care of it may be a burden best shared with experts. At the very least, it’s important to keep…

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