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Contemporary Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Blue
Untitled (Nr. 0113) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0113) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid Off the Grid is the culminat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sweet Air (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman ascending from the bottom of her pool toward the air and light. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tuscan landscape - color photography, landscape photography
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful color photography was taken in the Tuscany in Italy Roy Dagan is known for his mesmerizing landscape photos. This panoramic view of one of the...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

StockYards District KC
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros StockYards District KC Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 2000s Size: 12x8in Edition: 15 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label Stamped C...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink

Union Station Skyline
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jack Hayhow "Union Station Skyline" Archival Pigment Print on fine Paper Year: 2020 Size: 16x24 inches Edition: 25 Signed by hand on label COA provided ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Waimea Bay
Located in Mount Pleasant, SC
Waimea Bay, HI. Eddie Aikau Invitational. Signed and numbered by photographer
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Angel Arms and Rabbit Ears, Havana, Cuba
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Angel Arms and Rabbit Ears, Havana, Cuba, 2014 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Price for Print only. Ask us for framing options.
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A World to Explore
Located in Nashville, TN
Evan Foster is a photographer whose work is rooted in the exploration of exotic landscapes and cultures. After nearly a decade leading marine and terrestrial-based adventures across ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Slow Motion (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly falling down through the pool water. Her strong body drops a bizarre shadow on the bottom of the pool ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

H2O V - extra large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O V by Erik ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Peeping Gnomes
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Peeping Gnomes Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 2000s Size: 14x11in Edition: 12 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label Stamped COA pro...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Untitled (NYC no. 10)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (NYC no. 10), 2021 Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso) Digital Pigment Print 30 x 30 in, edition of 4 20 x 20 in, edition of 9 15 x 15 in, edition of 20 P...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment, C Print

Unexpected Billboard from The High Line Chelsea
Located in Miami, FL
An unexpected detail of a green billboard is shown occupying the full lower left-hand quadrant of a city scene composition. It was shot by street photographer Mitchell Funk from The High Line...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

Nature Large Lake Landscape Edn 1/8 Photography Blue Water Sky Wildlife India
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper 44" x 65" unframed (112cm x 165cm) 2017 Edition 1/8 *Should you wish the photograph to be printed a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Ink

"In the Deep" Large Scale Abstract Color Photograph, Blue Violet Waterscape Wave
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape with a lavender sky. This contemporary landscape photograph has has a painterly feel; the artist has captured a rising cusp of a wave with blue and cool white, against a violet and pink sky. The photographer Danny...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blue Ribbon - Portrait Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Blue Ribbon - Still Life Black and White Photographic Print Framed Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitte...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Harman Kardon, Kraftwerk - Autobahn 2, World Records (Photograph)
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 3 Mounted on Plexiglas Framed Kai Schäfer is an acclaimed German photographer with a passion for vinyl records and iconic turntables. The World Records series celebrates some of the very best and most distinctive albums in music history...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, C Print

Togetherness - Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

Uncontained Consumption: Seafoam - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Real Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x64"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked model swimming in the pool. "There were five grand-pianos at her house, a pool at the third floor, and a sad man on the bottom of that pool - me...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Bent Sound - underwater portrait of Njomza Vitia - archival pigment print 44x64"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater portrait of the singer Njomza Vitia. Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist. Paper size: 44" x 64" Image size: 43" x 62" Limited editi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Cicatrices 3' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, female tropical blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
'Cicatrices (3)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agave. The sensual contradictions of silken flesh and the protective spines are a contemplation of motherhood's journey, the unfolding narrative impressed eternally upon the skin. Sophia's poetic photographs are an exploration of the balance in all things: in the sensual interplay of light and shadow; in wild raw energy and serene stillness; in joy and pain; in the enduring and the effervescent. They are a contemplation of the awareness that everything in existence is temporary, they speak of the ephemeral nature of all things. Moments, feelings, experiences cherished and appreciated in their impermanence, for that is where the beauty comes from. 'I work with time, and the immeasurable spaces of experience within... tangible traces, evidence left behind, records; process in action, stilled'. 40 x 60 inches Limited edition of 25 Archival Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® paper, one of the most beautiful and high quality art papers available. The luxurious matt finish provides a reflection free image that is rich in detail, depth and tone. Hand signed, titled and numbered to the lower right corner on an approximately 1 inch white border. Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity featuring a signature and edition number. * Please note that images of the artwork in situ and framed are an indication of how the piece can look, and in the context of other artworks. The artwork is being sold unframed. ________________________________ About The Artist Sophia Milligan...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Mozart kissed by the Muse - Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Polaroid

Seascape X - large format photograph of monochrome blu water surface and horizon
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mesmerizing large scale photograph from artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochromatic nature of oceanic water and cloudscapes Seascape ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Uncontained Consumption: Beach Milk Stones - composite photo, beachscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Uncontained Consumption: Sparkling Water - composite photo, beachscape, blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Uncontained Consumption: Ripples - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'Cicatrices (6)' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, female cactus blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
'Cicatrices (6)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agav...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled, from the series 'Utatane' – Rinko Kawauchi, Japanese, Fish, Food
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan) Untitled, from the series 'Utatane' 2001 C–type print Sheet 25,4 x 20,3 cm (10 x 8 in.) Edition of 6 (#4/6) print only This photograph belongs to the ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Sonny and Cher, Beverly Hills, CA, 1966
Located in New York, NY
Estate Stamped Please allow four weeks extra production time. Other sizes available.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Shooting star - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shooting star - 2022 20x25cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2022-2033. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Downtown Manhattan Skyline with Graffiti Wall, Architectural Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The towering glass skyscrapers of Lower Manhattan are framed by a colorful rooftop graffiti wall in this captivating photograph by street photographer Mitchell Funk . The fine art p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment, Acrylic

Blue Fall - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of girl in red dress on bright blue background - wrapped in bubbles. This photograph is a part of the series "Blue Fall" Original g...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

House of the Poet 1
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Chaco Terada, originally from Japan, was trained at a young age in the art of calligraphy. When Chaco was in her twenties she had the opportunity to work on her calligraphy in ten co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Sumi Ink, Silk, Archival Pigment

'Red Moon Blue Sky' Photography 64" x 44" framed by Karim
Located in Carmel, CA
Edition of 3 1/3 The photograph comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal. Karim - 'Red Moon Blue Sky' Photography on paper. framed. Karim is a very uniqu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Uncontained Consumption: Watercolors - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled, from the series 'Illuminance' – Rinko Kawauchi, Water, Pool, Splash
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan) Untitled, from the series 'Illuminance' 2009 C–type print Sheet 25.4 x 30.48 cm (10 x 12 in.) Frame 31.5 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm (12 3/8 x 10 3/8 x 1 in.) Editi...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

'Cicatrices 1' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, desert, tropical blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
'Cicatrices 1' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agave....
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Blue Martini (Film rebate), Milan - Italian Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Blue Martini (Film Rebate)’ is part of Richard Heeps' series 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lone Pine, California - American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
There is a cinematic style to this artwork, Lone Pine, taken in a former movie town in California, many Western films were made there. Taken outside Richard's iconic interior photogr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Eyeplants Photography on Aluminium Dibond with UV Resistant Plexiglass
Located in Utrecht, NL
Eyeplants Photography on Aluminium Dibond with UV Resistant Plexiglass Bethany de Forest Born in Stoneham, Massachusetts, 1966 - USA Graduated in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Photographic Paper

Tiger sharks - Signed limited fine art print, Contemporary underwater photo
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Tiger Sharks into the blue - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 5 Bahamas, 2016 This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and lignin-free paper, Museum quality paper for highest age resistance and a popular alternative to analogue baryta paper). The inks used are also known for their longevity. Signed + numbered by artist with certificate of authenticity. Archival pigment print available sizes ( Image size , the white margin is not counted) : 46 x 100 cm / 18,11 x 39,37 in. - Edition of 5 69.5 x 150 cm / 27,16 x 59.05 in - Edition of 5 Olivier Borde...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment

The Muse - Following Mozart's Inspiration & Music in a Photographic Journey
Located in Salzburg, AT
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Polaroid

Dot Connector - Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

BEYONCE, DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE dancing by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality fine art print of Beyonce by photographer Markus Klinko. Shot in 2003 during the cover sessions for the album, Dangerously In Love This print is available in the fol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

'Cicatrices 4' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, desert cactus blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
SOPHIA MILLIGAN 'Birthing (4)' Limited Edition Original Photograph _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agave. The sensual contrad...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Uncontained Consumption: Beach Bum - composite photo, beachscape, environmental
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print. Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

NEW RELEASE David Bowie, Flipped, 2001 by Markus Klinko
Located in Austin, US
New release September 2022. David Bowie, Flipped, 2001 by Markus Klinko Reworked negative image of David Bowie, taken from Markus Klinko's original image, and re-worked by Markus h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Sweet Air (blue) - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A beautiful and mysterious underwater photograph of a young naked woman slowly swimming through the pool water toward the surface. This monochromatic aquatic tint photograph is a p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

The Turn - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of girl in red dress on bright blue background - wrapped in bubbles. This photograph is a part of the series "Blue Fall" Original g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jetty II - North Shore Yacht Club, Salton Sea, California - Color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Jetty II, North Shore Yacht Club, from Richard Heeps Salton Sea series. Cool shades of blue are key to this serene waterscape below sea level in the Salton Sea. The layers of sky, mo...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Nirvana Nevermind Underwater
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition photographic print of Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic of Nirvana by photographer Kirk Weddle. Outtakes from photograph...
Category

1990s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

A brief movement after death 8
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 8 2017 Pigment print with china marker 18.25 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm) $4,500 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Slim Aarons, Nice Pool. Villa Artemis, Palm Beach. Cprint Estate Stamped Edition
Located in London, GB
American writer C.Z. Guest (Mrs F.C. Winston Guest, 1920 – 2003) and her son Alexander Michael Douglas Dudley Guest in front of their Grecian temple pool on the ocean-front estate, V...
Category

1950s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Missing Hand - Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitter an air of anonymity, and as such the viewer has the opportunity to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Carbon Pigment, Polaroid

Palm Tree, Salton Sea, California - Blue sky palm print color photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
Palm Tree from Richard Heeps photography series Salton Sea. You can feel the heat in this classic Palm Tree Print, the almost silhouette of the Palm Tree against the saturated blue ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

'Cicatrices 5' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, desert cactus blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
'Cicatrices (5)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agav...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Rockaway no. 1)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Rockaway no. 1), 2022 Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso) Digital Pigment Print 30 x 30 in, Edition of 5 20 x 20 in, Edition of 7 15 x 15 in, Edition of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.

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