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Are you looking for exhibitions, selling to collectors, or something like that maybe? I don't have any personal experience, but I've read a few books on the subject and would definitely suggest borrowing/buying Starting Your Career as an Artist - they have a number of chapters on the subject. However, the focus is on 'word-of-mouth', i.e. networking and brick-and-mortar institutions like galleries or art fairs. There's passing mentions of online options I believe, but I only glossed over them.

If you're more interested in exposure, I'm pretty sure they go over that as well. It seems to be the typical route is submitting to juried calls for entry and grassroots-type activities. I think Chapter 15 might have what you're looking for :)

Hi there,

I don't think you will find any comprehensive guide to the value of those prints, as you originally asked. As montyberns said, you'd probably have to research them yourself through gallerists or dealers who may be knowledgeable about that photographer.

These are the people I would try to contact:

• His surviving heirs - he has three daughters according to his obituary
  
• The individuals listed as editors/contributors in his book
  
• The Friends of Mount Athos organisation - There is a mention of him exhibiting some of his photos at a past event of theirs. It's possible the photos were also offered for sale at the time.
  
• RIT apparently has a collection of his photographs stored in their archives. Perhaps someone there may be able to offer you some starting points.
  
  Depending on how motivated and curious you are, it would probably quite an interesting exercise. Even if you don't find a concrete value I think it would be pretty cool to connect with people who were part of his life.

Good luck finding a cheap copy anymore as I think someone eventually used it as a textbook and the price shot up from the $40 I bought it for two years ago. However, it is almost definitely THE best book on conceptual photography that has ever been made. I'd say it's worth it if you can snag a copy for under $100.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300159714/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Read read read. Ive found "The Photograph as Contemporary Art (World of Art)" by Charlotte Cotton really helpful. Its really easy to read, lots of referance photographs and breaks down everything quite nicely.

What Remains is a documentary about the photographer Sally Mann, where she discusses making work and balancing family life with creating art.

Manufactured Landscapes, a documentary about photographer Edward Burtynsky's work in china is also fantastic.

The Woodmans is about the late photographer Francesca Woodman and her family. it kind of talks about process, but mostly has the feeling of her family members advertising themselves and their work, by using their daughter's fame.