Paul Everard Outerbridge, Jr. was a pioneer of early twentieth century color photographer. His subject matter included still lives, nature, fashion, as well as many nudes. He experimented with a variety of styles and croppings. Accused of producing fetish photography, Outerbridge expressed that nudity is a state of (objective) fact, while lewdity is a state …
Robert Mapplethorpe was an American 20th Century photographer best known for his portraits of the LGBTQ community in New York City, predominantly featuring bondage, nudes, and erotic art photography. Mapplethorpe photographed his only female lover, poet Patti Smith. After their relationship, he began photographing other gay men in New York City. He spent most of …
Judy Dater is a 20th century American photographer who primarily captures portraits, self-portraits, and the figure. Her early work emerged while feminism was erupting in western society, and feminist ideals are prominent in her photographs. She is widely known for the ways in which she portrayed the human form while challenging concepts of sexuality and …
Imogen Cunningham was an American 20th century photographer know for botanical photography, figures, and industrial landscapes. She was a founding member of the f/64 group along with Edward Weston, Ansel Adams, and others. She worked mostly with a 4×5 (inch) format film camera, producing black and white fine art photographs. Cunningham photography has been published …
Sally Mann is a contemporary American photographer best known for large format, black-and-white photographs chronicling the development of her children, and her landscape photography. Mann’s work is haunting and theatrical in nature. The lightly-staged images evoke scenes from motion pictures. Her landscape photography is said to evoke feelings of death and decay. Mann was awarded Individual …
Man Ray was an American/French photographer working in the avant-garde genres of Dada and Surrealism. He produced various fine art figure, portrait, still life, and landscape photographs. Born: August 27, 1890, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: November 18, 1976, Paris, France Periods: Dada, Abstract art, Surrealism, Cubism, Modern art Full name: Emmanuel Radnitzky Spouses: Juliet Man Ray …
Edward Weston was a 20th century American photographer perhaps best known for his pioneering photography of the female nude. His innovative approach to the people and places of the American West have been widely influential on art photography. His subjects include landscapes, nudes, portraits, and still lifes. Weston and Tina Moditti opened a photographic studio …