Minimalist Photographers; Ralph Gibson
Ralph Gibson on Photography Minimalist Photographers – Thin on the Ground Google famous minimalist photographers and the results are pretty thin. The name of Harry Callahan may appear but other than that very little that has escaped the walls of academia. I think that there are photographers out there who are temperamentally minimalists but I [...]
Edward Weston Images – and Some Words
Just search for famous photographs and it would be very surprising if no Edward Weston images appeared on the first page. The image at the top of this post is one of the most recognizable photographs ever. Pepper number 30 as it is generally known, is simply one of the greatest photographs ever shot. I [...]
Photographing Shadows
and solving problems Photographing shadows cast by venetian blinds is one of my photographic obsessions. For many photographers direct sunlight and the strong shadows are the enemy and are consequently to be avoided. To others of us though, they represent an interesting problem that requires that we at least attempt to work towards a solution.
Aesthetics; Understanding Modernism
Seeing, a thing and understanding modernism First of all lets define a thing. A thing, in this context, is something that doesn’t have a name or a purpose. If it is made up of different materials, shapes and textures that is a bonus. While we are defining stuff, lets add a definition for seeing. Seeing [...]
Photography Resources on the Internet
Here are some photography sites that I like. They are web sites that show the work, thoughts and opinions about photographers. They are not resources in the free editing software, online storage, photographer’s tools sense of the word. I may write that post at a later time. This is by no means a definitive list, [...]
Famous Photographers; Paul Strand
Paul Strand’s Art As far as famous photographers go. Paul Strand is probably one of the less well known ones. Despite this he and his one time friend Alfred Stieglitz are probably the two most influential photographers of the twentieth century. He was also very much into film making.
Photographer Alfred Stieglitz
Alfred Stieglitz is not the name that most would come up with if asked to name a famous photographer. In fact Alfred Stieglitz is not even the most famous person that lived in his house. That honor would go to his wife, Georgia O’keeffe. Alfred Stieglitz was a great photographer in his own right but [...]
The Minimalist Photographer
The Minimalist Woman
My wife's excellent blog.