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Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American landscape photographer and environmentalist known for his black-and-white images of the American West. He helped found Group f/64, an association of photographers advocating "pure" photography which favored sharp focus and the use of the full tonal range of a photograph.
Several blind photographers attempt to capture images that reflect their mental image of their subject, often called the "mind's eye" [1] or "soul's eye". [11] Their work is often inspired by their senses [9] [1] and past memories. [11] The intention is not to capture the object as it is but rather to focus on art, creativity, and a sense of ...
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement . [ s 3] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal. 7 July 1865. Alexander Gardner. Washington, D.C., United States. [ s 1] Portrait of Sir John Herschel.
Photojournalist. Years active. 1934–1978. Spouse. Aileen Mioko. . ( m. 1971) . William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist. [ 1] He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay." [ 2]
Alexander Nemerov (nephew) Frank Russek (grandfather) Diane Arbus ( / diːˈæn ˈɑːrbəs /; née Nemerov; March 14, 1923 – July 26, 1971 [ 2]) was an American photographer. [ 3][ 4] She photographed a wide range of subjects including strippers, carnival performers, nudists, people with dwarfism, children, mothers, couples, elderly people ...
Awards. California Hall of Fame. Dorothea Lange (born Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn; May 26, 1895 – October 11, 1965) was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best known for her Depression -era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs influenced the development of documentary photography and ...
Signature. Mathew B. Brady[ 1] ( c. 1822–1824 – January 15, 1896) was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America.
V-J Day in Times Square is a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt that portrays a U.S. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a total stranger [ 1] —a dental assistant—on Victory over Japan Day ("V-J Day") [ 2] in New York City 's Times Square on August 14, 1945. The photograph was published a week later in Life magazine, among many photographs of ...