[{"id":3139,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/launching-the-limited-edition-prints-section\/","name":"launching-the-limited-edition-prints-section","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Edge-Detail-scaled.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Launching the Limited Edition Prints Section","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"18th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-18 07:30:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-18 07:33:03","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-18 07:33:03","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-collecting\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art Collecting<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-collection\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art Collection<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/fine-art-prints\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Fine Art Prints<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/limited-edition-prints\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Limited Edition Prints<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-collecting\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art Collecting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-collection\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art Collection<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/fine-art-prints\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Fine Art Prints<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/limited-edition-prints\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Limited Edition Prints<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/aluminium-mount\/' rel='post_tag'>aluminium mount<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/archival-printing\/' rel='post_tag'>archival printing<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/art-collectors\/' rel='post_tag'>art collectors<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/certificate-of-authenticity\/' rel='post_tag'>Certificate of Authenticity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/fine-art-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>fine art photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/hahnemuhle-paper\/' rel='post_tag'>Hahnem\u00fchle paper<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/limited-edition-prints\/' rel='post_tag'>limited edition prints<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/museum-grade-art\/' rel='post_tag'>museum grade art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographic-art\/' rel='post_tag'>photographic art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/rare-art-editions\/' rel='post_tag'>rare art editions<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/signed-prints\/' rel='post_tag'>signed prints<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/the-mariners-dreams\/' rel='post_tag'>The Mariner\u2019s Dreams<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":59},"status":"publish","excerpt":"I\u2019ve spent the past couple of months building a new section of my website: Limited Edition Prints. The first series, The Mariner\u2019s Dreams, is now available in tiny numbers \u2014 four small, three medium, two large, and a single XL edition. Each work is museum\u2011grade, printed on archival paper, mounted on aluminium, and hand\u2011signed. Their price reflects the uncompromising materials, the painstaking craft, and above all their rarity. The rarity is absolute: once claimed, these works are gone forever."},{"id":3036,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-evidence-or-illusion\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-evidence-or-illusion","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Evidence or Illusion?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"14th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-14 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-17 15:24:43","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-17 15:24:43","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/art\/' rel='post_tag'>art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/authenticity\/' rel='post_tag'>authenticity<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/ethics\/' rel='post_tag'>ethics<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/evidence\/' rel='post_tag'>evidence<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/illusion\/' rel='post_tag'>illusion<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/perception\/' rel='post_tag'>perception<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/philosophy\/' rel='post_tag'>philosophy<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photography\/' rel='post_tag'>photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/truth\/' rel='post_tag'>truth<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/visual-culture\/' rel='post_tag'>visual culture<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":24,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Photographs have long been treated as trustworthy witnesses, yet they are equally adept at deceiving. From courtroom exhibits to family albums, the image sits uneasily between fact and interpretation. In this week\u2019s long read we explore whether photography can ever be considered reliable evidence, or whether it is always, at heart, an illusion. We\u2019ll weigh the arguments on both sides, tracing history, philosophy, and practice, before leaving you to decide where the balance lies."},{"id":3022,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-street-photography-art-or-invasion-of-privacy\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-street-photography-art-or-invasion-of-privacy","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Street Photography - Art or Invasion of Privacy?","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"7th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-07 08:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-17 15:04:11","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-17 15:04:11","commentCount":"7","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-history-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography History and Culture<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/documentary-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Documentary Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography-history-and-culture\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography History and Culture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":26,"sec":22},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Street photography has always walked a fine line between celebration and intrusion. For some, it is the purest form of photographic art\u2014unposed, unscripted, and alive with the energy of the everyday. For others, it raises uncomfortable questions about consent, dignity, and the right to be left alone. In this week\u2019s Friday Long Read, I explore whether candid images taken in public are a vital cultural record or an invasion of personal privacy, weighing both sides of a debate that refuses to settle."},{"id":2997,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/from-time-to-threshold-the-making-of-the-mariners-dream-6\/","name":"from-time-to-threshold-the-making-of-the-mariners-dream-6","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Making-of-Mariners-Dreams-6.jpg","alt":""},"title":"From Time to Threshold: The Making of The Mariner\u2019s Dream #6","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"4th Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-04 08:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-03 16:30:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-03 16:30:31","commentCount":"3","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Storytelling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/british-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">British Art<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/creative-editing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Creative Editing<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Visual Storytelling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/british-art\/\" rel=\"category tag\">British Art<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/creative-editing\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Creative Editing<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":12},"status":"publish","excerpt":"The Mariner\u2019s Dream #6 shifts into heightened surrealism: mountains merge with glowing geometric artefacts, human silhouettes drift through a symbolic void, and colour itself becomes a threshold. This timelapse video compresses four and a half hours of image-making into four and a half minutes, revealing a phantasmagorical terrain where myth, memory, and dream converge."},{"id":2956,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/rene-magritte-life-works-and-enduring-influence\/","name":"rene-magritte-life-works-and-enduring-influence","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/The-Sun-of-Man-2.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Ren\u00e9 Magritte: Life, Works, and Enduring Influence","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"2nd Nov, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-11-02 12:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-17 15:06:41","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-17 15:06:41","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-history\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art History<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/fine-art-inspiration\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Fine Art Inspiration<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-history\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art History<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/fine-art-inspiration\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Fine Art Inspiration<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/art-history\/' rel='post_tag'>art history<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/contemporary-surrealism\/' rel='post_tag'>contemporary surrealism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/golconda\/' rel='post_tag'>Golconda<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/homage-artwork\/' rel='post_tag'>homage artwork<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/rene-magritte\/' rel='post_tag'>Ren\u00e9 Magritte<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/surrealism\/' rel='post_tag'>surrealism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/surrealist-art\/' rel='post_tag'>surrealist art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/the-false-mirror\/' rel='post_tag'>The False Mirror<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/the-lovers\/' rel='post_tag'>The Lovers<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/the-son-of-man\/' rel='post_tag'>The Son of Man<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":0},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Ren\u00e9 Magritte transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary, using apples, pipes, and bowler hats to question how we see the world. His Surrealist paintings\u2014The Lovers, The Son of Man, Golconda\u2014remain as enigmatic today as when first unveiled. In my homage, The Sun of Man, I reimagine his visual language through a vast orchard of apples, veiled figures, and a whimsical bowler\u2011hatted sun."},{"id":2933,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-friday-long-read-photography-and-the-problem-of-truth\/","name":"the-friday-long-read-photography-and-the-problem-of-truth","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-Friday-Long-Read4.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Friday Long Read: Photography and the Problem of Truth","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"31st Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-31 11:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-11-06 12:14:19","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-11-06 12:14:19","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/artificial-intelligence\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/the-friday-long-read\/\" rel=\"category tag\">The Friday Long Read<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":26,"sec":42},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Every photograph carries the weight of a claim: this happened, here, in this way. Yet the moment we look closer, that claim begins to unravel. A photograph is never the whole story; it is a fragment, framed and filtered through the photographer\u2019s choices. The so\u2011called \u201ctruth\u201d of an image lies not only in what it shows but also in what it leaves out. This tension\u2014between evidence and interpretation, between fact and fiction\u2014is what makes photography such a fascinating, and troubling, medium."},{"id":2943,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/the-birth-of-photojournalism-cameras-at-war\/","name":"the-birth-of-photojournalism-cameras-at-war","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture_of_James_H._Hare.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The Birth of Photojournalism: Cameras at War","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"30th Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-30 08:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-29 13:20:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-29 13:20:53","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/war-and-conflict\/\" rel=\"category tag\">War and Conflict<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/history-of-photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">History of Photography<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/visual-storytelling\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Visual Storytelling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/war-and-conflict\/\" rel=\"category tag\">War and Conflict<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/british-english\/' rel='post_tag'>British English<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/camera-technology\/' rel='post_tag'>camera technology<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/censorship-in-media\/' rel='post_tag'>Censorship in Media<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/historical-archives\/' rel='post_tag'>Historical Archives<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/history-of-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>history of photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photojournalism\/' rel='post_tag'>photojournalism<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photojournalism-pioneers\/' rel='post_tag'>Photojournalism Pioneers<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/visual-storytelling\/' rel='post_tag'>Visual Storytelling<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/war-correspondents\/' rel='post_tag'>War Correspondents<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/war-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>war photography<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":33},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Before cameras, war was reported through words and sketches. The advent of portable cameras created a new profession: the war correspondent. Pioneers like Jimmy Hare brought the stark reality of conflict directly to the public, forging a powerful new era of visual storytelling."},{"id":2526,"link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/richard-avedon-his-first-photographic-portrait\/","name":"richard-avedon-his-first-photographic-portrait","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Richard_Avedon_2004_restored.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Richard Avedon: His First Photographic Portrait","author":{"name":"Paul Newson","link":"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/author\/paulnewson-artgmail-com\/"},"date":"26th Oct, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-10-26 12:00:00","modifiedDate":"2025-10-30 08:02:31","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-10-30 08:02:31","commentCount":"1","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-artists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Artists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/interior-design\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Interior Design<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/art-and-artists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Art and Artists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/interior-design\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Interior Design<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Photography<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":"<a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/20th-century-photography\/' rel='post_tag'>20th century photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/artistic-vision\/' rel='post_tag'>artistic vision<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/fine-art-prints\/' rel='post_tag'>fine art prints<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/monochrome\/' rel='post_tag'>monochrome<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photographic-art\/' rel='post_tag'>photographic art<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/photography\/' rel='post_tag'>photography<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/portraiture\/' rel='post_tag'>portraiture<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/richard-avedon\/' rel='post_tag'>Richard Avedon<\/a><a href='https:\/\/paulnewson.art\/news\/tag\/sergey-rachmaninoff\/' rel='post_tag'>Sergey Rachmaninoff<\/a>"},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":28},"status":"publish","excerpt":"At just ten, Richard Avedon\u2019s first portrait subject was the composer Sergey Rachmaninoff. This moment ignited a passion for revealing the raw, human vulnerability behind the public persona, a skill he would master throughout his celebrated career."}]