Monthly Archives: February 2015

Robert Frank is a very inspirational photographer and filmmaker in the American culture. He was born in November 9, 1924. He is a living witness of World War II. The reality of threat and stress from Nazism led him to … Continue reading →

Gyula Halasz was born in Broasov, Romania in September 1899. He studied painting and sculpture at Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest at his young age. In 1924, he moved to Paris and worked as a journalist for publication … Continue reading →

Paul Outerbridge, Jr. was an American photographer, and he is quite famous for the early adoption and experiments in color photography. Outerbridge introduced sensibility of fine art to the black and white photographs he made for commercial purposes. His first … Continue reading →

Eugene Atget is one of the 20th century’s greatest street photographers. His widely attention work is a series of Paris street photography. During his lifetime, he did not enjoy the benefits of fame and works. His lifetime was to record … Continue reading →

May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965 Dorothea Lange has been called the greatest documentary photographer. She took many photos during the time of the Great Depression and migratory farm workers. She was very influential and greatly helped the development of … Continue reading →

Henri Cartier Bresson was a French photographer 08/22/1908-08/03/2004. During his life that included several different decades like War I, War II, post depression and other world memorable events, Henri Cartier linked together the life and the moment itself. My selection … Continue reading →

Roy DeCarava started off as a painter where he later on decided to trade his brushes off for a camera making him one of the most recognized photographers today who created the most iconic images of the Civil Rights movement … Continue reading →

Jacques-Henri Lartigue (1894-1986) Born to a wealthy family in Courbevoie, France, Jacques-Henri Lartigue received his first camera at the age of seven from his father who was an amateur photographer. Many of Lartigue’s early works documented his family and friends’ … Continue reading →

Write at least one page about the photographer assigned to you. Write a brief biography and make note of the time period in which the photographer worked, then write at greater length and in detail about the work itself. Talk … Continue reading →