valerie shaff
December 21st, 2009 admin
i had a bit of a crazy weekend , so this morning i wanted to start off with something peaceful and calming- and for me, that’s black and white photography. something about the starkness of black and white shots always relaxes me, and when the subjects are animals, even better. these beautiful sepia toned gelatin silver prints from valerie shaff are currently on sale at the carrie haddad gallery . a limited-edition selection of her work is being made available at a reduced price, and some of these would make for lovely last-minute gifts, or a great piece to …
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