WHAT MAKES THIS PHOTO GREAT #34: DUANE MICHALS

On artnet… and yes, he shoots color. http://www.artnet.com/artists/duane-m…

On Lensculture https://www.lensculture.com/articles/…

Illusions of the Photographer: Duane Michals at the Morgan https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions…

Artsy https://www.artsy.net/artist/duane-mi…

Documentary: Duane Michals, The Man Who Invented Himself.
Available on Amazon Prime

VIDEOS

Here is a page of many videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?searc…

Duane Michals Talks About His Career https://youtu.be/pZa_oOzXVkY

Duane Michals at the Strand Book Store https://youtu.be/h6-qWBuklHI

Duane Michals on some of his work: https://youtu.be/6sR69nK7Hdw (You will see the entire story of “Grandpa Goes to Heaven”

BOOKS

Storyteller: The Photographs of Duane Michals Hardcover https://amzn.to/32DQKeX

Duane Michals (Photofile) https://amzn.to/3mDtvZP

Duane Michals: Portraits https://amzn.to/3z4nhqJ

ABCDuane: A Duane Michals Primer https://amzn.to/3pxDMbv

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