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Black Star at 75

New York, 1935. The city is overflowing with immigrants from Europe. Among them are Kurt Safranski, Ernest Mayer and Kurt Kornfield. A few years before they were still successful professionals in the flourishing world of publishing and newspapers in the Weimar Republic. Safranski had been an editor...

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Expanding the Boundaries for Photo Editors

May 29 | By Jessica Korman | Posted in Business of Photography

I’ve decided to start Photo Editor Awareness Day. Who’s with me? Not long ago, it didn’t occur to me that such an event might be necessary. When I lived in New York City, I enjoyed a successful career as a photo editor. I loved what I did and for the most part found steady work [...]

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