Photo-Secession Movement

The earliest photography was devoted to its scientific and technical uses. But by the late 1890s and into the turn of the 20th Century, photographers became more interested in photography as an art in itself.

In 1902 Alfred Stieglitz formed the Photo-Secession Movement. As opposed to Dadaism, the Photo-Secessionist movement was VERY concerned with form and the aesthetic rules of photography.

Thirds, Corners & Lines Edward Steichen, Milk Bottles 1915

Vertical versus Horizontal Alvin Langdon Coburn, Broadway 1909

Clarence White, Columbia College 1910

Alfred Stieglitz, Apples and Gable 1922

Found Framing Alvin Langdon Coburn, Cadiz1908

Angle / Point of View Edward Steichen, George Washington Bridge 1931

Clarence White, Ship Construction 1917

Use of light Alvin Langdon Coburn, Smoke Stacks 1910

Abstract design Alvin Langdon Coburn, Vortograph 1917

Alfred Stieglitz, Back Window 1915

Alfred Stieglitz, Equivalent 1926

Clarence White, Raindrops 1902

Edward Steichen, Time Space Continuum 1920

Repetition and Pattern Edward Steichen, Wheelbarrow with Flower Pots 1920

Edward Steichen, Matches 1925

Edward Steichen, Heavy Roses 1914

Alfred Stieglitz, Hands and Thimble 1920