Though he has not been involved in gay civil rights, his photography has addressed gay themes. By doing this Duane has influenced other photographers such as: David Levinthal and Fracesca Woodman.
Duane Michals is noted for two innovations in artistic photography developed in the 1960's and 1970's. First he told a story through a series of photos as in his 1970 book sequences.
Here are some examples of his sequence work:
Second he hand-wrote text near his Photographs, thereby giving information that the image itself could not convey.
Here are some examples of his handwritten information:
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