Iconic's Blog – July 2011 Archive (2)

Iconic Jump Portraits

Legendary Latvian-born American portrait photographer Philippe Halsman is one of the most innovative photographers of the 20th century. Over his lifetime, he shot 101 LIFE magazine covers, including the most famous…

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Added by Iconic on July 27, 2011 at 6:30 — 1 Comment

Beatlemania- First US Concert Photos fetch R2,5 million

On Wednesday, Christie's auction house said it sold 50 silver gelatin prints that the photographer, Mike Mitchell, made from the negatives for $361,938. The images, plus photos from another Beatles concert, had been estimated to fetch a total of $100,000.

The Beatles played their first U.S. concert…

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Added by Iconic on July 22, 2011 at 7:00 — No Comments