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AFTERWORD

 

©Leslie Alsheimer

Since its inception, the photographic medium has been in an almost constant state of metamorphosis while developing into a legitimate art form. In 1839, when photography was first introduced, many artists of the time were fearful, disputed the medium, and even prophesized, that photography would signal the end of painting as an art form altogether. The evolution of color photography in the early 20th century placed the established traditional monochromatic image in direct conflict with the newly introduced polychromatic image again challenging the integrity of the newer medium. Of course, as history has shown, photography ...