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The tools of the trade: Five of the cameras used by seven famous photographers

 
 

If you're a photographer reading our site, it's likely that you greatly enjoy reading about the latest and greatest photography gear. However, sometimes it's nice to take a look back instead. Casual Photophile has done just that, with an article about five classic cameras that were used by famous photographers.

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A Woman’s Eye: How Imogen Cunningham broke through gender barriers to help redefine modern photography

 
 

"So many people dislike themselves so thoroughly that they never see any reproduction of themselves that suits. None of us is born with the right face. It's a tough job being a portrait photographer." -- Imogen Cunningham

In her long life, Imogen Cunningham was one of America's finest photographers and one of a...

‘Credit Photo by Weegee the Famous’: How Arthur Fellig turned images of murder and tragedy into art

 
 

The photographer Arthur Fellig had a reputation for getting to crime scenes before the cops. Finding him standing over a dead body, camera raised to get a shot, they'd say he must have used a Ouija board to know where to go. And so they nicknamed him "Weegee." He liked that and began stamping his photographs "Credit...