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1/Today we look at a new project being heavily supported by @cryptopunksnfts OGs and Photography Heavyweights

What is Focus Bloc and how do we get involved?

A Snapshot 🧵 Image
2/What is Focus Bloc?

Focus Bloc is a vintage NFT photography platform created for fine art collectors, popular culture lovers and dreamers of the past

The brand aims to become the Web3 leader in vintage photography by recovering and curating iconic time capsules Image
3/Vintage Photography

Vintage photography refers to photographs that were taken in the past and have since become historical artefacts ImageImage
4/Value

This is highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts for several reasons:

🔸Historical Significance (Notable Figures)
🔸Aesthetics
🔸Rarity
🔸Authenticity
🔸Pop Culture (Celebrities)
🔸Incredibly Limited Supply
5/Historic Sales

Of the 30 most expensive sales in historic art photography

28 have been sold at Christie’s and Sotheby’s from 2006 - 2022

2 of the most expensive photos from Atsuko Sato and @justinaversano ranked 4th ($4M) and 8th ($3.7M), come from the NFT market ImageImage
6/Founder

Focus Bloc was created by @Cat555552

An incredibly well connected @cryptopunksnfts who was also very early to Ethereum
7/@SuperRare

Focus Bloc has already won the prestigious SuperRare #SpaceRace with the heavyweight backing of NFT OG Collectors/Artists:

@batsoupyum @VanArman @jakejfried @johnkarp @osf_rekt @pauliusuza @nessnissla @esmayluckhille @countertrademoi @Jamiethetailor @shibboleth88
8/Advisors

The team has assembled an all star cast of advisors including:

🔸Founders of @ALPACADABRAZ
🔸Best Selling SuperRare Photographers
🔸Sundance Film Festival Animator
🔸CEO of @Ledger
🔸Owner of Whitewall Magazine

Plus many more Image
9/Art Galleries

Focus Bloc plans to partner with major art galleries in London, Paris and Milan to bring greater visibility from traditional Art Collectors Image
10/Genesis Pass

In Jan, Focus Bloc released 91 Genesis Passes to gain special access to the platform

There are only 6 listed on OS with a floor price of 0.52 ETH
11/Genesis Pass Advantages

These are the initial perks that will be added to over time:

🔸Whitelist for next drops
🔸25% discount to public mint
🔸Signed physical prints from photographers
🔸Access to Focus Bloc exclusive content and events
12/Drop Schedule

Focus Bloc plans to drop new collections on a
regular basis (every 4-6 weeks)

From iconic and influential photographers who shaped the direction of modern photography ImageImage
13/First Drop

In Jan, Focus Drop partnered with the prestigious @ParisMatch to launch its 1st drop

120 1/1 exclusive vintage celebrity photographs taken by Jean-Claude Deutsch

This sold out immediately with only now 15 listed on OS at a FP of 0.7 ETH

14/Watching Wallets

I came across the platform by noticing this collection in some OG Wallets:

@AlphaTrilogy - Largest NFT Photo Collector and #1 Holder

@VRPunk1 - Owner of 6 VR Punks and Serial Tech Entrepreneur

@NiftyMetaGirl - Famous NFT Photo Collector Image
15/Wallets continued

@shanelavalette - Famous Punk holder and Founder of @AssemblyCurated

@mullet_eth & @ats_nft - Star Punk and @artblocks_io Collectors

@dagg3rhigh & @Ape__Inn - Legendary BAYC Collectors ImageImageImageImage
16/Summary

Focus Bloc is definitely a more long term collectible play which is heavily supported by some big players in the space

There is a new drop in the works

If you are interested I will share details on how to get involved in an upcoming thread Image
19/TL;DR

1. What is Focus Bloc?
2. Vintage Photography
3. Value
4. Historic Sales
5. Founder
6. SuperRare
7. Advisors
8. Art Galleries
9. Genesis Pass
10. Genesis Pass Advantages
11. Drop Schedule
12. First Drop
13. Watching Wallets
14. Summary ImageImage
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