The 38th Leitz Photographica Auction recently concluded and several cameras and lenses went from significant sums. Among them was a Leica IIIg and Elmarit 90mm f/2.8, a Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7, and an unusual Russian Marine Rifle prototype camera that was once classified as "top secret."
Commercial portrait photographer Gabriel Hill's typical day involves photographing big players in the pharmaceutical industry, some of the wealthiest people in the world. But his powerful personal project ImPORTRAITS is all about people who have almost nothing: refugees who escaped their countries carrying only the bare essentials... and sometimes not even that.
A 68-year-old UK man has won a lawsuit against Apple after having his precious photos accidentally deleted during a repair visit to the company's Regent Street Apple Store in London.
Back in 2010, a man named Randy Guijarro in Fresno, California, found and purchased an old tintype photo for $2 at a junk shop. It turns out that photo is worth up to $5 million because it's only the second authenticated picture that shows the famous outlaw Billy the Kid.
You can tell a lot about people from looking at the things they value. A new project called "What We Really Value" offers a glimpse into the lives of people around the world through images of their single most prized possessions.
A man named Andrew recently brought four old photographs by Edward Weston to Antiques Roadshow when the show made a stop in Santa Clara, California. After having his prints assessed by expert Aimee Pflieger, Andrew was surprised (and delighted) to learn that they are worth up to $260,000.
I grew up in a sleepy New England colonial town turned commuter-suburb. The town's rich history as one of the first settled towns of the “new world” and later, a major stop on the Underground Railroad, makes it a verdant setting for historic homes and appreciators of historic rarities. George Washington once referred to my birthplace as "the village of pretty houses."
There’s a new entry in the list of most expensive photographs, and this …
Cindy Sherman’s “Untitled #96” from 1981 has become the world’s most valuable photograph after selling for a staggering $3.89 …