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The World of Photography

198625mMovie

Artists Michael Smith and William Wegman — both of whom use conceptual humor as an art-making strategy — collaborated on this satirical commentary on photography, the process of image-making, and the interchange of "high" art and "low"…

DirectorsWilliam Wegman·Michael Smith

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Cast · Directed by William Wegman

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