Can anyone help with suggestions of well known photographers that I can research for a college project. I need examples of their work (presumably, given some names I will find this online), and then I have to write about their pictures.
Am stumped as to who I can use. All help gratefully appreciated. Thank you.
2006-10-03 11:45:22 · 20 answers · asked by Ali 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
In terms of resources a lot has been written on the life of Ansel Adams. In fact I studied with his long time photo assistant David Bayles who you can contact through http://www.davidbayles.com if you want to get first hand experience as to why Ansel was a person.
As much as I like Adams though I think Diane Arbus is a far more interesting and controversial person to write on. There is an almost equal amount of material which is available out there about her life and her work.
Other notable Photographers who you should also consider are
Edward Weston as well as Brett Weston, Joel Peter Witkin, Ej Bellocq, Imogen Cunningham as well as all the members of the F64 group. If you are more interested in the early days of photography look at Henry Fox Talbot, Henry Jackson(whose work helped establish the US park system), Matthew Brady(civil war photographer), Louis Daguerre (inventor of the first practical photo process).
Really there are so many interesting characters in photo history so whatever you write on should be interesting.
2006-10-03 18:22:07 · answer #1 · answered by wackywallwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams.
http://www.famozz.com/famous-photographers
2006-10-03 11:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by rhblong2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lee Miller an ex New York Model turned photographer in the 1930's/40's. Her World War 2 photos are harrowing. Her photographs will give you plenty to write about.
2006-10-04 07:05:18 · answer #3 · answered by gilly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David Bailey,
Lord Lichfield
2006-10-03 11:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Cindy Sherman, fantastic self portraits and give so much to write about plus there are no end of images on the web.
Why not take this project one step further and replicate some of the work? Not only will this show that you have gone further than your classmates but you will learn so much with composition and exposure.
2006-10-05 04:28:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ansel Adams
2006-10-03 11:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by southerngirljw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a vague chronological order
Niepce, Fox-Talbot and Daguerre - early pioneers of photography.
Henri Cartier-Bresson - famous for his 'decisive moment'
Man Ray - Surreal photos
Jeff Wall - famous for 'cinematic' photos, as is...
Cindy Sherman - and...
Gregory Crewdson
Bernd and Hilla Becher (or Becker) famous for very straightforward selection of things like water towers, tudor houses, presented in grid like forms.
they gave rise to a whole school of Dusseldorf photographers, most famously...
Andreas Gursky - over views of human activities, systems of living.
Wolfgang Tillmans - 'snap shot' photography, as is...
Nan Goldin
2006-10-03 11:58:07 · answer #7 · answered by R Mutt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Lichfield, Royal photographer.
Eve Arnold.
2006-10-03 11:54:14 · answer #8 · answered by bambam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Martin Parr, Nan Golden, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon ... there are a few to be starting off with, and you should find links to others through these also.
2006-10-04 02:34:07 · answer #9 · answered by Orla C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ansel Adams, one of the greatest
http://www.zpub.com/sf/history/adams.html
http://www.ocaiw.com/catalog/index.php?lang=en&catalog=foto&author=63&page=1
You will find lots of info and resources on famous photographers here:
http://www.profotos.com/education/referencedesk/masters/index.shtml
2006-10-03 11:51:22 · answer #10 · answered by belmyst 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋