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Photobiography is a "person's biography as revealed through photographs". [1] This is a neologism that was used for the first time in the French language in Manifeste photobiographique (1983), written by Gilles Mora and co-written with Claude Nori.
Essentially a self-taught photographer, [2] Colver had a brief formal training during night classes at University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied beginning photography with Eileen Cowin. Largely influenced by Dada and Surrealism , Colver was most impressed in his early years by the art of Southern Californian native Edward Kienholz .
Platon was born on 20 April 1968 in Greece.His father (Jim Antoniou) was a Greek architect and illustrator and his mother is an art historian. [1] [2] Platon is currently married and has two children. [2]
Lunch atop a Skyscraper. By the 1930s, Ebbets was a well-known photographer and published work in major newspapers across the nation, including The New York Times.In 1932, Ebbets was appointed the photographic director for the Rockefeller Center's development.
Julia Margaret Cameron (née Pattle; 11 June 1815 – 26 January 1879) was an English photographer who is considered one of the most important portraitists of the 19th century. She is known for her soft-focus close-ups of famous Victorians and for illustrative images depicting characters from mythology, Christianity, and literature.
Elizabeth "Lee" Miller, Lady Penrose (April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977), was an American photographer and photojournalist. Miller was a fashion model in New York City in the 1920s before going to Paris, becoming a fashion and fine-art photographer there.
Frederick Gutekunst (September 25, 1831 – April 27, 1917) was an American photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He opened his first photographic portrait studio with his brother in 1854 and successfully ran his business for sixty years.
Yousuf Karsh CC RCA FRPS (December 23, 1908 – July 13, 2002) was an Armenian–Canadian photographer known for his portraits of notable individuals. He has been described as one of the greatest portrait photographers of the 20th century. [1] [2] An Armenian genocide survivor, Karsh migrated to Canada as a refugee.