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Closeup: Rediscovering Undersea Photo Pioneer Jean Painleve

By David Schonauer   Monday May 21, 2018

Visionary filmmaker and photographer Jean Painlevé  spent much of the 20th century turning underwater fauna into graphic, architectural wonders via a microscope, notes National Geographic, which reviews his career. By mixing science and surrealism, Painlevé caught the attention of contemporary artists such as Man Ray and Alexander Calder, as …

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