12 Famous Photographers
by Kim Bourne
Timothy O'Sullivan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timothy_H_O%27Sullivan_by_F.G._Ludlow,_Carson_City,_c1871-74.jpg
Date of Birth: 1840
Date of Death: 1882
O’Sullivan was a photographer most know for his work during the Civil War, and on the Western United States. He fought in the Civil War briefly for the Union Army before being honorably discharged.
He was appointed chief photographer for the Department of the Treasury in 1880 but was ill with tuberculosis, so he left this position after only a few months because of poor health.
This is his most famous image, entitled Harvest of Death. I rate it a 10/10. It is kind of terrifying to be honest. With the fog/low photo quality in the background, the photo becomes even more eerie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_H._O'Sullivan
Fissure Vent of Steamboat Springshttp://www.masters-of-photography.com/O/osullivan/osullivan_fissure_vent.html 
Date of Birth: 1890
Date of Death: 1976
Strand was an American photographer who helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. He did many different types of photography over his 6 decade career, but is perhaps most widely known as a modernist photographer.
He also did some film, producing several movies, including two commissioned by the Mexican government. He also served as a X-ray technician during World War I.During World War I, Paul Strand served as an x-ray technician,
This is Wall Street, his most famous image. I rate it a 10/10 because I really like the light and shadow contrast, especially the shadows cast by the lonely looking wall street executives. He really utilizes negative space fantastically well here also.
Date of Death: 1976
Strand was an American photographer who helped establish photography as an art form in the 20th century. He did many different types of photography over his 6 decade career, but is perhaps most widely known as a modernist photographer.
He also did some film, producing several movies, including two commissioned by the Mexican government. He also served as a X-ray technician during World War I.During World War I, Paul Strand served as an x-ray technician,
This is Wall Street, his most famous image. I rate it a 10/10 because I really like the light and shadow contrast, especially the shadows cast by the lonely looking wall street executives. He really utilizes negative space fantastically well here also.
http://photographyandimage.blogspot.com/2007/01/wall-street-new-york-by-paul-strand.html
“Camarets, France, 1951”
http://www.leegallery.com/photographers/120-paul-strand.html
http://www.leegallery.com/photographers/120-paul-strand.html
Date of Birth: 1918
Date of Death: 2006
Newman was an American Photographer known for his “environmental portraits” of artists and politicians. He was also known for his carefully composed still life images. Newman was the first photographer to really capture his subject in a carefully controlled environment that captured the subject’s life and work. Hence the “environmental portrait.” Curiously, his black and white images are more famous than his color images.
There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know thats impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants. - Arnold Newman
There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know thats impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants. - Arnold Newman
This photo was one of his most famous, depicting former Nazi Slave boss Alfried Krupp in one of Krupp’s factories. I rate this picture 10/10 because it really captures the eeriness and frightening nature of this man.
http://www.synthstuff.com/mt/archives/2009/alfried_krupp.jpg
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Date of Birth: 1947
Not dead
Not dead
Nixon is a photographer who is particularly skilled in portraiture and documentary photography. He also was a pioneer in using the 8x10 inch view camera. Perhaps his most famous work was The Brown Sisters. In this series of photographs, Nixon takes one portrait of 4 sisters every year. As of 2006, he is still adding to the collection. Interestingly, Nixon is also known for his photography book People with AIDS.
He graduated from Michigan University with a degree in English, I thought that was interesting because I thought you could get a degree in photography?
I give this photo (one of the pictures in his series) a 7/10. It’s well composed and all the sisters have the same facial expression, but it is just kind of bland.
He graduated from Michigan University with a degree in English, I thought that was interesting because I thought you could get a degree in photography?
I give this photo (one of the pictures in his series) a 7/10. It’s well composed and all the sisters have the same facial expression, but it is just kind of bland.
http://www.fraenkelgallery.com/index.php#mi=&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=6&a=9&at=0
Date of Birth: 1874
Date of Death: 1940
Lewis was an American Sociologist and Photographer. His photographs helped changed the labor laws. In 1907 he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Association.
His own experience-in a furniture factory, a bank, a retail store, thirteen hours a day, six days a week for a miserable four dollars in wages-colored his entire existence and filled him with a passion from which he could never escape. That was why he started documenting Child Labor
I rate this photo a 7/10. It’s just not that interesting to me. It is just so posed and there isn’t much happening in the foreground or the background. However, I do wonder what the significance of the objects there holding have to them, and if there is a reason they hold the rifle that way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hine
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/H/hine/hine_girl_worker.html
Date of Death: 1940
Lewis was an American Sociologist and Photographer. His photographs helped changed the labor laws. In 1907 he became the photographer for the National Child Labor Association.
His own experience-in a furniture factory, a bank, a retail store, thirteen hours a day, six days a week for a miserable four dollars in wages-colored his entire existence and filled him with a passion from which he could never escape. That was why he started documenting Child Labor
I rate this photo a 7/10. It’s just not that interesting to me. It is just so posed and there isn’t much happening in the foreground or the background. However, I do wonder what the significance of the objects there holding have to them, and if there is a reason they hold the rifle that way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Hine
Date of Birth: 1908
Date of Death: 1976
Minor was an American photographer born in Minneapolis Minnesota. He’s best know for taking pictures of mundane objects, but making them good/special with the light that it’s taken under.
White was a closeted bisexual man and felt tormented through much of his life by his then socially-unacceptable feelings for young men. Much of this erotic turmoil expressed itself in his post-war subject matter and style, and in his spiritual search for peace and simplicity. Several of his photographs of male nudes are considered to be the masterworks of the genre, but were only published in 1989.
This picture is called Rochester. Evidently taken in Rochester… I rate this picture a 10/10. I really like the texture and the shadows and light in the image. Also, I like how the pipes look like a tree.
Date of Death: 1976
Minor was an American photographer born in Minneapolis Minnesota. He’s best know for taking pictures of mundane objects, but making them good/special with the light that it’s taken under.
White was a closeted bisexual man and felt tormented through much of his life by his then socially-unacceptable feelings for young men. Much of this erotic turmoil expressed itself in his post-war subject matter and style, and in his spiritual search for peace and simplicity. Several of his photographs of male nudes are considered to be the masterworks of the genre, but were only published in 1989.
This picture is called Rochester. Evidently taken in Rochester… I rate this picture a 10/10. I really like the texture and the shadows and light in the image. Also, I like how the pipes look like a tree.
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/white/white_rochester.html
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/white/white_snow.html
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/W/white/white_snow.html
Date of Birth: 1883
Date of Death: 1976
An American photographer known for her photography of botanicals, nudes and industry. Curiously, she did some work with Vanity Fair.
She was one of the first women photographers,
This is her 1910 photo Dream. I rate this 10/10 because I really like the dreamlike/ghostlike quality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imogen_Cunningham
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/C/cunningham/cunningham_amaryllis.html
Date of Death: 1976
An American photographer known for her photography of botanicals, nudes and industry. Curiously, she did some work with Vanity Fair.
She was one of the first women photographers,
This is her 1910 photo Dream. I rate this 10/10 because I really like the dreamlike/ghostlike quality.
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/C/cunningham/cunningham_amaryllis.html
Date of Birth: 1908
Date of Death: 2002
Yousuf was a Canadian photographer who was incredibly good at portrait photographs. He photographed all the great celebrated personalities of his generation. Also would light subjects hands separately.
I rate this photograph 9 out of ten, because Winston Churchill looks like he’s about to kick some ass, which is basically what he did during WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Winston_Churchill_1941_photo_by_Yousuf_Karsh.jpg
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/K/karsh/karsh_elizabeth.html 
Date of Birth: 1868
Date of Death: 1952
Edward Sheriff Curtis was a photographer that focused solely on the West and Native Americans. Curiously, he lived in Minnesota, and built his very first camera. Most famous for his filming of The North American Indian. Essentially a documentary. Also famous for photographing Princess Angeline (a Native American.)
I rate this photograph a 7 out of 10, because I just don’t feel like it captures her best side, but it does make you think and feel for her, which again is important.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Angeline_01.jpg
http://www.edwardscurtis.com/portfolio_large_prints/Alchise%20Apache.htm
Date of Birth: October 2nd 1949
Not dead…. yet.
Known for her work in Vanity fair and Rolling Stone. Frequently pushed the envelope with what was acceptable. Known mainly for her Demi Moore photo and her John Lennon and Yoko Ono picture the day before his death.
Out of ten I rate this picture a 9, because it really captures a pensive feeling from the subject. Also, it really really pushed the envelope of what was acceptable. And I think that is what makes a photo good.
http://pdngallery.com/20years/editorial/images/09_annie_leibovitz.jpg
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/annie-leibovitz/photo-gallery/19/
1923-2004
Avedon was known for his Portraits and how they captured the personality and soul of his subjects. They were distinguished by the use of minimalist style and how the person was looking squarely at the camera posed in front of a sheer white background. To capture reactions and emotions from his portraits he would ask uncomfortable questions and have difficult conversations.
I like this photograph, because it isn't the normal smiling photograph, it looks like shes thinking and confused and it almost caught her on surprise. I think it portrays human emotions really well. 7/10 stars.
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Richard_Avedon/2.L.htm
Audrey Hepburn was Richard Avedon's muse. He said, "I am, and forever will be, devastated by the gift of Audrey Hepburn before my camera. I cannot lift her to greater heights. She is already there. I can only record. I cannot interpret her. There is no going further than who she is. She has achieved in herself her ultimate portrait.
Audrey Hepburn
http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgjig431Kr1qbilh4o1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1299695245&Signature=kutAkOVlh%2Bqh0W%2FDwMxgc%2Bo%2BtjM%3D
Ansel Adams
2/2/1902-4/22/1984
Adams is known for the idea of visualization (which he often called "previsualization") wheere his final image is 'seen" in his minds eye before he stakes a photo. His goal was to achieve his aesthetic, intellectual, spiritual and mechanical effects that he desired.
He wanted to elevate photography to an art that would be comparable to painting and music but was also as capable in expressing emotion and beauty. He said, "It is easy to take a photograph, but it is harder to make a masterpiece in photography than in any other art medium."
He carried around a pocket book called, "Towards Democracy" which he ended up taking his philosophy from, ""I believe in beauty. I believe in stones and water, air and soil, people and their future and their fate."
***** Stars.
***** Stars.
A famous Picture "Tetons and the Snake River"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Adams_The_Tetons_and_the_Snake_River.jpg
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