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Claudia Pretelin

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This Month in the History of Photography

Claudia Pretelin

The following events happened this month in the history of photography: In May 1969, Meroë Marston Morse was honored as the first woman elected Fellow of the Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers. After graduating from Smith College, Morse entered the Polaroid Corporation working as a lab assistant and later became the manager of the black-and-white research lab. Between her many accomplishments, Morse advocated for a favorable deal among artists using Polaroid and the Massachusetts’ company. In this deal, Polaroid would supply film to artists including Minor White, Ansel Adams,…

Este mes en la historia de la fotografía.

Claudia Pretelin

Los siguientes eventos tuvieron lugar este mes en la historia de la fotografía: [1] De acuerdo a la historiadora Naomi Rosenblum, los primeros manuales para hacer daguerrotipos llegaron a los Estados Unidos desde Inglaterra en Septiembre 1839, muy poco después del anuncio por parte del gobierno francés sobre la adquisición del nuevo invento. En Septiembre 1, 2015, el fotógrafo pionero de la fotografía moderna japonesa y co fundador de la revista fotográfica Provoke, murió a las 77 años. Nakahira nació en Tokio en 1938 y se graduó de la Universidad…