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profile 9: ansel adams

what was f64 group?

f64 was a group of 7 photographers from the bay area. they were founded in the 20th century. all the photographer’s work can be characterized having a large emphasis on focus and framing. the group wanted to promote a more modern aesthetic based on naturally formed objects.

who was he?

ansel adams was an american photographer and conservationist known for his work in landscape and environmental photography. he is a founding member of the f64 group. he is known for his black and white photographs of the american west.

examples of his work:

ansel adams' "clearing winter storm," taken in yosemite national park around 1937. (courtesy museum of fine arts, boston)

ansel adams' photograph of "the tetons and snake river, grand teton national park, wyoming," taken in 1942. (courtesy museum of fine arts, boston)

source: https://www.artsy.net/artist/ansel-adams

profile 8: robert capa

what made life magazine so special?

life magazine was very special as it was around to document the biggest events in the summer of 1945 including the bombings of nagasaki and hiroshima and hitler’s suicide. they covered topics the american public was more interested in. the magazine did multiple photo essays on america, like post-war american life etc.

who was he?

robert capa is a hungarian-born american war photographer and photojournalist. he is famous for photographing five major wars: the spanish civil war, the second sino-japanese war, world war II, the 1948 arab-israeli and first indochina war. he is famous for also being the only civilian photographer on omaha beach on d-day. in 1947 he was awarded the medal of freedom by president eisenhower.

examples of his work:

american soldiers carrying wounded soldier on stretcher, along road to naples

soldier carrying boy during farewell parade for the international brigades, b barcelona

source: https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/robert-capa?all/all/all/all/0

profile 7: henri cartier-bresson

who was he?

henri cartier-bresson is a french painter, photographer and director. he is best known for his street photography. bresson often describes his photography as “decisive moments”, the moment where everything fell into place.

examples of his work

henri cartier bresson, child holding two bottles of wine. rue mouffetard

japan. tokyo. a farewell service for the late actor Danjuro held on November 13th 1965 at the aoyama Funeral Hall (according to shinto rites). 1965. copyright: henri cartier-bresson / magnum photos.

source: https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/henri-cartier-bresson?all/all/all/all/0

profile 6: tim hetherington

who is he?

time hetherington was a british photojournalist, director and author known for his documentary film restrepo. majority of his work was based in west africa and the middle east. he won the world press photo of the year for a photograph from the korangal valley. he tragically died in 2011 in libya. at the time he was documenting the 2011 libyan civil war. it’s unclear whether he was killed by a mortar shell or an rpg round.

examples of his work

Mohamed Conteh (14) received a sentence of three years' imprisonment or the payment of 150,000 leones (approximately €30). He was accused of possessing a package of marijuana. Without family to help, he will have to serve his sentence. Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, 5 February 2010.

perspective paragraph (photo above) from the child’s perspective: the bombs had just gone off. i was looking for my dad amidst the chaos, people were running all around me while i stood there motionless. finally my dad spotted me and pulled me to safety. suddenly a foreign man walked over to my father and i. he wore weird clothing and didn’t look like he was from here, my dad did not seem afraid of him but i feel scared.

profile 5 : richard avedon

who is he?

richard avedon was a photographer who was born in nyc in 1923. his interest in photography began at a young age. he was named poet laureate of nyc high schools. avedon seved as photographers mate second class in the us merchant marine in wwii. after two years, he left the merchant marine to work as a professional photographer creating fashion images and studying at the design laboratory of the new school for social research. when he was 22 he began working as a freelance photographer. he worked primarily for harpers bazaar, he later became the principal photographer for harpers bazaar. in 1965, avedon quit the magazine after he faced criticism for using models of color. he later worked for vogue for more than twenty years. then in 1992. avedon became the first staff photographer at the new yorker.

examples of his work

black and white photography portrait : audrey hepburn by richard avedon

black and white photography portrait : marilyn monroe by richard avedon

perspective paragraph (black and white photography portrait : audrey hepburn) from hepburn’s perspective: I was standing in the middle of a cold and mostly empty studio. richard walked around fixing the lights, in order to get the right angle he proclaimed. he finally walked over and silently handed me the mirror. I looked at him in curiosity, what did he want me to do with the mirror. without asking, he gestured for me to look at the mirror, moving behind me to take the photo.

profile 4 : joni sternbach

who is she?

joni sternbach is a new yorker who earned a bfa in phtography at the school of visual arts and holds an ma from nyu. she uses early photographic processes and film. her work focuses mainly on human relationships with water. her art is showcased is many parts of the world including the national portrait gallery in london. she is an influential photographer as she applies early process techniques to modern settings.

examples of her work

the future by joni sternbach

lone surfer by joni sternbach

these photos show the distinct relationship humans have with water. in the future photo the emphasis is placed on the seven surfers in the photo. it showcases the various different types of surfers in santa barbra. in the lone surfer photo the emphasis is placed on the lone surfer in the ocean.

sources

http://jonisternbach.com/about/

profile 3: edward steichen

what is photo-secession?

photo secession is the first major group of photographers who worked to have photography recognized as a fine art. this group of photographers was led by alfred stieglitz and also included edward stiechen, clarence h. white, gertrude käsbier, and alvin langdon coburn. these photographers was orignally a part of the camera club of new york, they then left and pursued picotrialism. pictorialism is an approach to photography that has emphasis on the beauty of subject matter, composition and other fine art features verus photojournalism.

who was he?

edward steichen was a very influential figure in the photo-secession movement. steichen came to the united states in 1881. he originally worked in lithography before switching to photography in 1896. he became a naturalized citizen in 1900. after he exhibited his work in the chicago salon, alfred stieglitz discovered his work. steichen did art in paris on and off between 1900 and 1922. he cofounded the photo-secession in 1902. during world war one, he did aerial photography for the army. he then renounced painting and adopted a modernist style. he was chief photographer for condé nast from 1923 to 1938. in 1945 he became the director of the united states naval photographic institute, he oversaw combat photography and organized various exhibitions. he was the director of photography at the museum of modern art from 1947 to 1962. steichen received numerous awards and his work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions and museums. he is an important photographer as he was one of the major photographers leading the photo-secssion movement.

examples of his work

marilyn monroe by edward steichen

moonlight by edward steichen

these two photos show his contribution of photography. in the marilyn monroe photo, monroe is positioned in a way to emphasize her beauty, while the lighting showcases her sharp facial figures. in the moonlight photo, steichen uses lighting to give the photo a dramatic edge and tone.

sources

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/edward-steichen?all/all/all/all/0

profile 2 : jacob riis

who was he?

jacob riis was one of the first photographers who used his work for social reform. riis immigrated to the united states from denmark in 1870. while working for the new york tribune, he started an exposé on the conditions in the lower east side of manhattan. he used his work to advocate for the reform of the impoverished areas of new york. his work helped establish the tenement house commission, a commission that raised building code while banning the construction of dark & poorly ventilated tenement buildings. his arguably most famous body of work is how the other half lives, an documentation of the slums of new york. after his death, his work was largely forgotten until the museum of the city of new york did a retrospective exhibition of his work in 1947.

examples of his work

this photos display the living conditions of the poor in its rawest form. riis does not back away from the horror of their living conditions, he contradicts the typical sentimental photography of the time.

sources

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/jacob-riis?all/all/all/all/0

profile 1 : lewis hine

who was he?

lewis hine was born on september 26th, 1874 in oshkosh, wisconsin. in 1901, he was appointed as a nature study & geography educator and the a photographer for the ethnical culture school in new york. he later became a freelance photographer for the national child labor committee (nclc). he used his work as an investigative photojournalist to showcase children working under extreme conditions. he often used different disguises to avoid being caught, as most factory owners were against social reform. his work helped create laws that strictly prohibit child labor.

examples of his work

these two photos show the dangerous conditions often young children would work for little to no money. hine shows the exploitation these children are exposed to. his photos horrified the public enough for the people to take action to stop child labor

sources

http://iphf.org/inductees/lewis-hine/

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