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The birth of photography at the British Library
9th November 2009 | 2 comments | 0 votes yet, click here to agree or disagree
It's probably true to say that most people in the world today, with the exception of those living in very remote areas, carry in their heads certain photographic images. These pictures stay with us for various reasons - they may have a haunting beauty like the portrait of the green-eyed Afghan girl which appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 or they may come to symbolise momentous...
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Brigitte Istim
I've just finished an MA in print journalism but, as can be seen from my picture, I'm nowhere near as young as that makes me sound. I've done a whole mix of things in my quite long life from training as a nurse to working in a cartoon library. Obviously I'm now hoping to establish myself as some sort of writer/journalist which is easier written than done.




