LOC finds of the day – Rebel Rebel
1 May
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22 Feb
These prints on the Lens blog of old new york printed in Cyanotype – using a solution of iron compounds – are just stunning. The method of printing gave these images a blue quality. I love how dreamy and haunted they are. See more, here.

Elevated railroad S curve, 110th Street and Ninth Avenue, circa 1890. – Collection of the Museum of the City of New York – NY Times
1 Feb
Have you seen these wonderful color photos taken in Paris in the early 1900′s? Don’t they look like modern day film stills?
9 Jan
Just finished reading this interview between W. Eugene Smith and Philippe Halsman, which took place in 1956. Its fantastic! If you haven’t read it, you should.
“I would hate to risk my life to take another bloody picture for the Daily News, but if it might change man’s mind against war, then I feel that it would be worth my life.” – W. Eugene Smith