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May 19
“Untitled,” 1960s. © The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco. Ralph Eugene Meatyard is best known for the eerie, masked portraits in his photo book The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, which was published after his death in 1972. Beginning on Saturday, May 19, 2012, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will exhibit “Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks,” which explores Meatyard’s early work from the late-Fifties through the Sixties. In the images, his friends and family members wear masks while posing in rundown houses, forests and cemeteries. Dolls and doll parts also figure prominently in the work. The exhibition runs through August 5, 2012. For more info, visit www.philamuseum.org.

“Untitled,” 1960s. © The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco.

Ralph Eugene Meatyard is best known for the eerie, masked portraits in his photo book The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater, which was published after his death in 1972. Beginning on Saturday, May 19, 2012, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will exhibit “Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks,” which explores Meatyard’s early work from the late-Fifties through the Sixties. In the images, his friends and family members wear masks while posing in rundown houses, forests and cemeteries. Dolls and doll parts also figure prominently in the work. The exhibition runs through August 5, 2012. For more info, visit www.philamuseum.org.

May 18
American Press Review The Daily : Photographer David Lloyd has captured the epic drama of African wildlife with his series of black and white photos. The British lensman spent a good part of two years on safaris in Kenya’s sprawling Masai Mara to capture these stunning images, from elephants trumpeting into the abyss,… http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6835

American Press Review

The Daily : Photographer David Lloyd has captured the epic drama of African wildlife with his series of black and white photos. The British lensman spent a good part of two years on safaris in Kenya’s sprawling Masai Mara to capture these stunning images, from elephants trumpeting into the abyss,… http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6835

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Bücher über Photobücher Books about Photobooks
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The Giant at the river Ruhr Deutschland im Fotobuch Photography http://bintphotobooks.blogspot.com/2012/05/giant-at-river-ruhr-deutschland-im.html

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Lola Álvarez Bravo, Los gorrones, ca. 1955, printed later; gelatin silver print; 9 5/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (24.45 cm x 29.85 cm); Collection of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser; © 1995 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6763

Lola Álvarez Bravo, Los gorrones, ca. 1955, printed later; gelatin silver print; 9 5/8 in. x 11 3/4 in. (24.45 cm x 29.85 cm); Collection of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser; © 1995 Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6763

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Christer Strömholm, “Little Christer,” 1955. © Christer Strömholm/Strömholm Estate.More Information: http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=55435[/url]Copyright © artdaily.org

Christer Strömholm, “Little Christer,” 1955. © Christer Strömholm/Strömholm Estate.

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May 17
Magnum Photos © Bruno Barbey /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

Magnum Photos

© Bruno Barbey /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

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Magnum Photos © Bruce Gilden /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

Magnum Photos

© Bruce Gilden /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

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Magnum Photos © Chien-ChiChang /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

Magnum Photos

© Chien-ChiChang /Magnum Photos http://www.lalettredelaphotographie.com/fullscreen/6789

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Lens: A Gift to New York From Gordon Parks

A new exhibit honoring the centennial of Gordon Parks’s birth will be seen by millions. That’s because the show is in the windows at the International Center of Photography.