Taghistory of photography

BOOKS
Ralph Gibson – From seeker to seer

Light, dream and discipline - a photographic life's work

22. April 2025

Abstract composition of a women in partial shadow, emphasizing curves, light gradients and negative space.

Ralph Gibson, born in Los Angeles in 1939, is one of the defining voices of American postwar photography. He rose to fame with his high-contrast black-and-white images that do less to document than...

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BOOKS
True Colors – Farbe in der Fotografie von 1849 bis 1955

True Colors - Colour in photography from 1849 to 1955

16. March 2025

LITERATURE, PHOTO

The first attempts to introduce colour into photography date back to the middle of the 19th century. At that time, it was a technical challenge to capture true-to-life colour images permanently...

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