Duane Michals, Photographer Known for Sequenced Works, 1932–2026

"To photograph reality is to photograph nothing": Duane Michals rejected the idea of the 'decisive moment' and did something wildly different

The American artist, who died this month aged 94, spent six decades proving that photography could tell stories and ask questions, not just record what was there

Remembering Duane Michals, the photographer who taught me to break all the rules

This book has been one of my prized possessions since I bought it nearly two decades ago.Photo: Abby Ferguson Sitting on my bookshelf immediately behind my desk is a copy of Duane Michals' The House I Once Called Home, inscribed to me by the artist himself. I've had it for nearly two decades, and I still pick it up from time to time because it has had such a significant influence on me as an artist and photographer. And so, it was with deep sadn…

Duane Michals, photographer known for sequenced works, 1932–2026

Duane Michals, Things Are Queer, 1973, nine gelatin silver prints with hand-applied text. Courtesy DC Moore Gallery, New York Duane Michals, the American photographer known for his photo sequences, has died aged 94, his gallery has announced.  Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Michals trained as a graphic designer. His interest in photography arose during a trip to the USSR in 1958, when he took pictures of people he encountered with a borrowed …