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Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . PBS Wong About Polaroid . On Monday night, May 19, PBS ran a program in their ‘The American Experience’ series about the Polaroid company and its founder Dr. Edwin Land. I am a photographic historian and have had a close relationship with Polaroid management and research people. The … Read more
From Death Row to Freedom . The Wrongful Imprisonment and Exoneration of Daniel Gwynn #197 . For nearly three decades, Daniel Gwynn sat behind bars for a crime he did not commit. His wrongful conviction for arson and murder in Philadelphia became a chilling example of how systemic failures in the criminal justice system can … Read more
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 . A Close Encounters With The Greatest . When I started working full time in 1980 for Smithkline, the giant pharmaceutical company based in Philadelphia, I had no idea what kind of photographic opportunities would come my way. About 6 months into the job, I’ll never forget walking … Read more
Last Days at The Plaza Hotel . As We Once Knew It . Anna and I checked in to the Plaza Hotel on the last day it was to be open in 2004 for several years. Its mystique would change forever. I booked one of the iconic rooms to test shoot several dresses designed by … Read more
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2024 . The Binoculars Building . Back in the early 1990’s I was working regularly with Art Directors that were employed by Advertising Agencies. The bigger the agency the larger the potential project for a freelance photographer. Chiat Day was one of those agencies that had cachet and every photographer … Read more
