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Mitchell Funk
Early Morning Light Turns Chrysler Building Orange

2005

$7,000
£5,321.93
€6,141.71
CA$9,798.12
A$10,971.28
CHF 5,724.27
MX$133,677.01
NOK 72,636.86
SEK 69,058.32
DKK 45,843.80
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Early morning light turns the spire of the Chrysler Building and the surrounding buildings orange. Photographer Mitchell Funk was at the right place at the right time to capture nature, displaying her vivid palette. To Funk, light brings out emotional states, and this image expresses the joy of daybreak to him. This archival color photograph by fine art photographer Mitchell Funk is signed, dated, and numbered 3/15, lower right recto. It is unframed and was printed later on Hahnemuhle Baryta Fne Art Paper. Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely designed at the same time? Mitchell Funk says yes. He brings finely honed photography skills such as composition, intense lighting and design to found subject matter. Mitchell Funk brings the compositional precision of studio photography to street photography. Unlike most street photographers, Funk is an abstractionist while being a documentarian. Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum. He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek, Fortune, New York Magazine and Life Magazine among others

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