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A collection of early American photography from Larry J. West has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, transforming the museum’s holdings. West’s collection includes 286 pieces from the 1840s, when daguerreotypes started to show up in the US, to about 1925. petapixel.com »
The city of Helsinki, Finland has unveiled a collection of more than 65,000 historical images captured in and around the city that are now free to download and use however you see fit. You can also order prints directly from the site if you wish to support the collection directly. dpreview.com »
Award-winning fashion accessories brand HEX has just unveiled its 2018 camera bag line called the Ranger Collection! Input from top photographers, who had tested the products during their everyday grind over a period of time, had been integral in its development – because no one truly understands photographers’ needs than actual photographers themselves, right? thephoblographer.com »
Photos from the Sir Elton John Collection at Tate Modern Man Ray 1890-1976, Glass Tears 1932. Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper. 229 x 298 mm. The Sir Elton John Photography collection © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016 London’s Tate Modern gallery is about to host an exhibition of ‘modernist photography’ drawn entirely from the Elton John Photography Collection that will feature only vintage prints made by the photographers themselves. dpreview.com »
The George Eastman Museum, the world’s oldest museum dedicated to the subject of photography has opened up a new online portal that will provide free access to over 250,000 items from their collections. digitalrev.com »