Name someone who is a famous photographer who would be good in a 3-page research project?

Answer 1

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe....... a pioneering Victorian photographer, noted for his photographs of Whitby, North Yorkshire (the town which also provided author Bram Stoker with the inspiration to write the story "DRACULA" + author Lewis Carroll to write "Alice in Wonderland".... while also being the town where famous explorer Captain James Cook learned how to sail ships before going on to discover Australia).

http://www.sutcliffegallery.com.au/history.html
http://www.sutcliffe-gallery.co.uk/
http://www.whitby-uk.com/cgi-bin/site.nav/whitby.pl?page=franksutcliffe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Meadow_Sutcliffe

Answer 2

Ansel Adams
Matthew Brady
Annie Leibovitz
Margaret Bourke-White
James Van Der Zee

Answer 3

Helmut Newton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ansel Adams...
The Frenchies: yann Arthus-Bertrand (aerial pictures), Robert Doisneau, Nadar...
Louis Daguerre invents the daguerrotype.
The Brother Lumière and Mélies...

Answer 4

Dorthea Lane
Thomas D. Mangelson
Ansel Adams

Answer 5

Your classmates will probably be doing the usual "pioneers" like Ansel Adams, Matthew Brady, Annie Leibovitz, Alfred Eisenstadt, Richard Avedon, etc., but why not the Photographer of the Stars? I refer to the 94-year old, 5' 1" dynamo Editta Sherman who photographed such famous stars as Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Mary Martin, Cary Grant, Helen Hayes, Marlon Brando, Angela Lansbury, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Yul Brynner, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Boyer, Carl Sandburg, Leonard Berstein, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Montgomery, Anthony Quinn and none other than the youthful Elvis Presley, THE King, to name a few of the many celebrities that posed for her! Imagine, she started a little over 57 years ago in a profession dominated by men, while standing only 5' 1" she commanded the respect and admiration of world-famous celebrities!

You won't be disappointed with this lady! Check out these URLs:
http://www.journaloflongevity.com/publish/printer_198.asp
http://www.beyondracemagazine.com/editta.htm

Some photos of Elvis: http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/ProductList.aspx?cat=CATEGORIES_SUBJNEW_MUSIC_ROCK_50SROCKANDROLL

OR, if you really want to surprise a few of your classmates, how about writing about The First Photograph Ever Taken In The Entire World? Are you curious? Check out the following URLs of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765-1833) and The First Photograph:
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/3.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/2.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/4.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/5.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/6.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/wfp/7.html

Answer 6

Annie Leibovitz
a photographers life 1990-2005

great book

Answer 7

Matthew Brady - Civil War photographer
Alfred Eisenstadt - photojournalist
Richard Avedon - fashion photographer

Answer 8

Dorthea Lange- This master photographer was known for her realistic and haunting images of the Depression Era and WWII. She's not too popular and would have so much info on her. I think she's out of the ordinary and would impress your teacher.

GL

Answer 9

Annie Leibovitz, she is the one who took all those famous pictures for Rolling Stone magazine such as John Lennon, and Madonna rolling around in lingere and rose petals.

Answer 10

Andres Serrano. Controversial. Varied Body of work. Technically excellent.