Famous and Influential Photographers
Only a handful of photographers ever gain fame for their work although the images themselves may be recognized around the world. Join me in exploring the lives and work or some of our famous and not-so famous photographers.
Berenice Abbott
Berenice Abbott helped record 1930's New York. This is a nice bio on her from Jone Johnson Lewis, the About.com Guide to Women's History.
Berenice Abbott helped record 1930's New York. This is a nice bio on her from Jone Johnson Lewis, the About.com Guide to Women's History.
Ansel Adams
Adams is considered one of the greatest landscape photographers of all time.
Adams is considered one of the greatest landscape photographers of all time.
Margaret Bourke-White
Margaret Bourke-White was a turn of the century photojournalist and shot the first cover for LIFE magazine.
Margaret Bourke-White was a turn of the century photojournalist and shot the first cover for LIFE magazine.
Henri-Cartier Bresson
Bresson was among the first to capture life as it happened rather than relying on staged portraits.
Bresson was among the first to capture life as it happened rather than relying on staged portraits.
Anne Geddes
Geddes proved art photography could be happy.
Geddes proved art photography could be happy.
Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange recorded the struggles of migrant workers in America during the Great Depression and then the news of the "homefront" during World War II.
Dorothea Lange recorded the struggles of migrant workers in America during the Great Depression and then the news of the "homefront" during World War II.
Joe Rosenthal
Joe Rosenthal's image, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was one of the most influential images from World War II.
Joe Rosenthal's image, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima was one of the most influential images from World War II.