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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ranjit Dhaliwal

Taking a dip - a picture from the past

An image of a man about to go swimming by Alvin Langdon Coburn
A man prepares to dive in to the sea somewhere off the coast of the US in the early 1900s. Alvin Langdon Coburn was a regular contributor to Alfred Stieglitz's Camera Works journal and one of the most well-respected photographers of his time. As both a member of the American Photo-Secession movement and the British Brotherhood of the Linked Ring, he played a major part in promoting photography as an art form
Illustration: Photograph: Alvin Langdon Coburn/George Eastman House/ Getty Images
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