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Dress Code: Drag
In the Johnson Publishing Company Archive, you’ll find photographs of 1950s' drag performers striking a pose at grand balls
Lights, Camera, Fashion
As a curator of photographs at the Getty Museum, Paul Martineau often explores his passion for fashion photography
Photography in the Time of Covid
Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic started, a rotation of photographs at the Getty Museum reflects on a time when the world shut down, but new ways of seeing emerged
New Volume Explores Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles Archive
Containing over 900,000 images, the artist’s archive is emblematic of his oeuvre
And Now for the Female Gaze
Cynthia MacAdams’s photographs show us what a freer future looks like
Makers' Marks
Getty curators explore the meaning behind artists’ signatures—those flamboyant, modest, or provocatively hidden final flourishes
Queer Lens: A History of Photography Celebrates Two Centuries of LGBTQ+ History, People, and Culture
Getty doubles the love
Finding Their Voice Behind the Lens
Getty’s María Magdalena Campos-Pons exhibition inspires the next generation of artists
Buscando sus voces detrás de la lente
La exposición María Magdalena Campos-Pons de Getty inspira a la próxima generación de artistas
Double the Love Playlist
DJ Bradley John honors Getty’s new exhibitions Queer Lens: A History of Photography and $3 Bill: Evidence of Queer Lives with house music favorites