photographers to know
Diane Arbus (1923-1971) focused on photographing the outcasts of society… sideshow “freaks” first American woman photographer to have work showcased in the Venice Biennele in 1972 (a year after her death)
Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison (1968- ) duo creates surreal images all created in the darkroom best known work is a book titled “The Architect’s Brother”
Henri Cartier Bresson (1908-2004) created work based on “the decisive moment” French street photographer known as the father of modern photojournalism
Cindy Sherman (1954- ) takes photos of herself in character, not self-portraits her early works were called “untitled film stills” but were photographs not stills from video
Jerry Uelsmann (1934- ) forerunner of photomontage, all his photo manipulation is done in the darkroom both him and his wife Maggie Taylor are known for collage
Richard Avedon (1923-2004) photographs people with simple backgrounds, known for his body of work titled “The American West” worked in mainly in fashion photography
Sally Mann (1951- ) American photographer known for her controversial work of her own children Best known for her work “Immediate Family” and “At Twelve: Portraits of Young Women”
Martin Parr (1952- ) British documentary photographer Known for his highly color saturated satirical documentation of people in their own environment…. Published many books “Bored couples”
Joel Meyerowitz (1938- ) street photographer whose work is similar to Cartier-Bresson, early advocate of color photography Known for “Cape Light” and his documentation of NYC the days following 9/11
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946- ) Large scale, highly stylized black and white, high contrast photos Known for his work of flowers (Cala lilies), celebrities, and “X Portfolio”
Duane Michals (1932- ) Known for his hand-written text on his images Uses photo sequences that create visual stories
Barbara Kruger (1945- ) Created collages using found images and advertising slogans A lot of her work criticizes sexism
Sophie Calle (1953- ) Photographs the juxtaposition of public life and private self Known for her work, “Take Care of Yourself” where she documents women interpreting break-up letters
Gregory Crewdson (1962- ) Uses entire crews of people, large-scale movie sets or towns, and lighting for days to make a single image Known for his elaborate, dramatic, beautifully haunting images of American suburbia
Alfred Steiglitz (1864-1946) Best known for making photography an acceptable form of fine art as the founder of the Photo Secession and Pictorialism movements His most famous bodies being “Camera Notes” and “Camera Work” a magazine Married to Georgia O’Keefe
Stephen Shore (1947- ) Known for being one of the first photographers to embrace color photography outside of its commercial use Photographed small towns, best known for his body “Uncommon Places”
Edward Weston (1886-1958) Known as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century First photographer to receive the Guggenheim Fellowship Very influenced by Steiglitz as he was also apart of the Pictorialism movement One of his more well known images were of peppers
Edward Steichen (1879-1973) Opened 291 or “Little Galleries of the Photo Secession” Curated “The Family of Man” that documented the human experience with 508 photos from 68 countries and 273 photographers
Jeff Wall (1946- ) Known for large scale portraits of everyday genre scenes Gives narrative to documentary images as well as creates cinematic “doc” images
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) Known for his large scale, high contrast images of Yosemite National Park Shot with an 8x10 view camera Created the “Zone system” a way to determine depth and contrast in printing