FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHERS: Their History and PhotographsBy studying famous photographers we learn something of their passion, their art and their innovative techniques that stirred and attracted their generation. We also learn of their perseverance and of the obstacles they overcame. Success, we realize, has a price.They provide us as photographers with the opportunity to use the past as a psychological tool to motivate and encourage ourselves. They succeeded in their passion for photography art. We too can succeed by persevering and channeling our passion. We invite you to join and participate in this on-going study. The contents of this page will grow as we (and you!)continue to add biographies of famous photographers!
Matthew Brady is known for preserving the Civil War on film, although many of 'his' civil war photographs were actually the work of the Brady team. There is probably no American history book without Brady photos.
Edward Curtis passion for the fading Indian culture pushed him to take more than 40,000 photographs and make over 10,000 recordings of Native American speech and music according to the Library of Congress.
Alfred Eisenstaedt is a famous Life Magazine photographer known for his celebrity photos, but especially for his spontaneous shot of the sailer kissing the nurse known as the VJ Day Kiss!
You can access Ansel's inspiring bio and several of his hauntingly beautiful photos by clicking on the photo below or on the Ansel Adams link above. We've included one of the mist shrouded, dramatic black and white Ansel Adams photographs as a tease and enticement to continue on and see more of the same!
McDonald Lake - Ansel Adams Print(Public Domain)
“When words become unclear I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence”.
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