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American Experience to air “Mr. Polaroid” next month

April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 GaryPageau American Experience, Edwin Land, PBS, Polaroid0 comment

The long-running PBS Series “American Experience” will feature Polaroid founder Edwin Land on its 3703rd episode. Titled “Mr. Polaroid,” the documentary about Land premieres May 19, 2025, at 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET. Check your local PBS station for days and times. More than 50 years ago, Land dreamed up “a camera that you would use as often as your pencil or... Read More

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PBS launches family history TV show, “Family Pictures USA”

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 GaryPageau Family Pictures USA, PBS

“Family Pictures USA”, a new PBS television show, that “explores neighborhoods and cities through the lens of the family photo album.” Hosted by artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris, and with major support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), this national series “seeks to expand the understanding of American history, diversity and shared values through family photos in the... Read More

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The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum Announces 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award and Hall of Fame Inductees

August 18, 2017August 20, 2017 GaryPageau Ameren, American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP), Anna Harris, Centene, Collins and Hermann, Dick Miles and Pat Whitaker, Emerson, H&H Color Lab, Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, PBS, PNC Bank, Professional Photographers of America (PPA), Sigma Photo, Steward Family Foundation, the Lawrence Group

Kenny Rogers, Ernest H. Brooks II, Harry Benson, Edward Curtis, William Eggleston, Anne Geddes, Ryszard Horowitz, James Nachtwey, Cindy Sherman, and Jerry Uelsmann will be recognized for the contributions they’ve made to the photography industry by the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum. (IPHF) ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum... Read More