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Berenice Abbott & ‘Night View’ — an Iconic Photo

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The Night View

Embedded image courtesy the Museum of the City of New York.

Each weekend we take a look at a photographer of historical significance. This weekend it’s Berenice Abbott (18981991). She was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photography of New York City architecture. She had a fascinating career and I encourage you to explore her work.

This is an excerpt from a full length film https://swimcinema.dpdcart.com

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Richard Harrington is the CEO of ThinkTAP and the Publisher of Photofocus.He is also the founder of RHED Pixel, a visual communications company based in Washington, D.C.

Rich has published over 100 courses on Lynda.com. Rich has authored several books including From Still to Motion, Understanding Photoshop, Professional Web Video, and Creating DSLR Video.
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  1. Thanks for exposing Berenice Abbott and Night View to a new generation of photography lovers. I enjoyed it greatly.

     
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