By
David Schonauer Tuesday October 11, 2022
During the Jim Crow era, minstrel shows and racist caricatures accounted for nearly all visual representations of Black people, But hundreds of Black Virginians from Charlottesville, Albemarle County
and Nelson County commissioned distinguished self-portraits that shattered stereotypes. Made by Charlottesville photographer Rufus Holsinger during the first decades of the 20th century, the
photographs expressed the individuality of the men and women who sat for … Read the full Story >>
By
David Schonauer Tuesday October 11, 2022
The death of Douglas Kirkland on Oct. 2, at age 88, brought tributes from many of the Hollywood stars he photographed over a career spanning six decades. "He was a quiet gentleman artist. A beautiful
man who made everyone look beautiful, especially women," tweeted the actress Dana Delany. Among the women he photographed were Natalie Wood, Audrey Hepburn, Romy Schneider, Judy Garland, Elizabeth
Taylor, … Read the full Story >>
The Guardian Monday October 10, 2022
Eamonn McCabe, one of the most celebrated and admired newspaper photographers and picture editors of his generation, died on Oct. 2 at age 74, reports The Guardian, one of the newspapers McCade worked with. The war photographer Don McCullin described McCabe as a lovely and straightforward man. “He was very passionate about photography and whenever you dealt with him he was always honest and a very nice human being. Like most of us, his life was photography,” said McCullin.
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npr Monday October 10, 2022
The short-documentary and photo series “I Like Your Hair” aims to educate people about alopecia—an autoimmune condition that damages hair follicles and causes hair loss — and to support those who live with it. The project, notes NPR, features personal anecdotes from four New York City area women with alopecia—Jennifer Gadosky, Alison Mann, Faith Williams and Jenny Jobson. The work was inspired by creative director Natalie Marinides's real life experiences with alopecia.
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