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29 November 2010

"John Foster is a meticulous and savvy collector —"and I do not buy in bulk," he says. Over the years that he's been collecting personal photographs from garage sales, antique shops, and eBay...→[More:]—including the last 10 to 12 years of hard-core buying—he's assembled roughly 1,500 photographs that, to him, represent true found-art."

Love this! Apart from Newsweek's "museum quality" tag, which has to be one of the most misunderstood things about museums...

post by: Miko at: 14:07 | 7 comments

Great link, thanks for posting this.

posted by Ardiril 29 November | 14:19

Really nice. This would be great on the Blue too.

posted by bearwife 29 November | 14:34

nickyskye posted his blog before, though focusing on his odd collections of things that are not photos.

posted by filthy light thief 29 November | 15:38

... but I missed it then, and I love those pics. Thanks, Miko!

posted by filthy light thief 29 November | 15:39

... yet I couldn't stop looking for more, and posted a short profile on John Foster anyway. His former blog, as covered by nickyskye, went beyond the fascinating photos, as linked by Miko. And he and his wife have another website dedicated to their found photos.

posted by filthy light thief 29 November | 16:29

These are just fantastic. Found photos are just mesmerizing to me.

posted by BoringPostcards 29 November | 18:03

Beautiful, and inspiring.

posted by redvixen 29 November | 18:31

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