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Course 008 · Lesson 01

Through the Lens of Time: Learning from Iconic Photographers

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The Portrait as a Historical Record

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Portrait photography's roots trace back to the 1850s, when the camera became a tool for documentation rather than decoration. Before photographs, only the wealthy could commission painted portraits. Cheaper photographic processes changed this permanently, and with that change came a new possibility: portraits of people who had never before been considered worthy of representation.

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