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“It is not without trepidation that I have appropriated the codes of the Sublime and the Picturesque in my work. After all, serious photographers have spent most of this century trying to expunge such extravagances from their art. The tradition lives on, mostly in calendars and picture postcards. I was challenged to rework and revitalize that which had been so roundly denigrated.”

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John Pfahl, born on February 17, 1939, is a renowned photographer known for his unique perspective and profound depiction of natural landscapes. more

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