If there is one thing that can be said of photographer Duane Michals, it is this: he is the ultimate original. Original in thought, in beliefs and in the execution of his images, Michals has succeeded in creating a luminous career by ignoring - in fact, defying - the established boundaries of the medium. He has spent a lifetime re-examining and re-inventing the very nature of the still photograph.

2. Dr. Duanus' famous magic act 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rather than describe the outward realities that have so long fascinated photographers, Michals has turned the camera and his vision inward - confronting and attempting to describe the intangible landscapes of his own emotions, fears, dreams and desires.