A verbal gymnast on and off the page (as well as a musician and photographer), he was a founder of the Dark Room Collective, a community of writers, and fostered a boom in Black poetry.
Category: Photography
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Michael Ochs, Top Collector of Rock ’n’ Roll Photos, Dies at 82
He surveyed the trash of record companies, haggled with aging photographers and scoured estate sales, building an archive widely seen as unmatched.
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Patricia Peterson, Innovative Fashion Editor at The Times, Dies at 99
She oversaw fashion coverage beginning in 1957, when hemlines made headlines. She later made groundbreaking ads for Henri Bendel with her photographer husband, Gösta Peterson.
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The Role of Cindy Sherman Will Be Played by Cindy Sherman
The pioneering self-portrait artist discusses working alone, finding her doppelgängers and selling her first prints for less than $50.
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Marcia Resnick, Whose Camera Captured New York’s ‘Bad Boys’, Dies at 74
A conceptual artist, she used photography to make surrealistic images and then went on to document Manhattan’s downtown scene and its mostly male provocateurs.
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A Sardinian Road Trip: Coastal Cliffs and Picturesque Villages
A photographer’s road trip traced the coastal cliffs around the Mediterranean island, a world apart from mainland Italy. Here’s what she saw.
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Vicki Goldberg Dies at 88; Saw Photography Through a Literary Lens
An influential photography critic, she wrote essays, newspaper columns and books, including a notable biography of the photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White.
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Album Art Is a Trap
The image of the pop star on her knees seems designed to provoke. Is it regressive or just retro?
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La Dolce Vita, the Valentino Way
Archival photographs, fashion layouts and anecdotes from celebrity clients: A new book is devoted to all things Valentino.
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John Wells Dead: Fashion Photographer Was 64
A fashion photographer, he built a do-it-yourself life on 40 lonely acres in West Texas, living like a modern-day Thoreau and telling millions of his experience on a blog.
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Inside the Weddings We Love Seeing on Instagram and TikTok
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the planning, costs and day-of logistics involved in creating picture-perfect wedding moments.