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Irving Penn Dies.

October 16, 2009

Legendary photographer Irving Penn died recently aged 92. He had the ability to take the most mundane of objects, and inject life into them. I have always loved his work, and my favourite is a platinum print of cigarette ends. He mastered the platinum printing process, producing prints with a richness in the shadows and a warmth that must be seen to be believed. Penn achieved the goal of making us look carefully at ordinary objects, and see them in a new light. He photographed a variety of subjects, from South American tribes to eggs, showing a great versatility in his ability to interpret all that filled the world around him. Penn recently had a magnificent exhibition in London’s Hamiltons Gallery.

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