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A Biography of Dorothea Lange, an American Documentary Photographer and Photojournalist (1363 words, 3 pages)

MIGRANT MOTHER In my mind, Dorothea Lange will always be identified with this image. I first saw it watching a documentary on the Great Depression in my sophomore History class. The impact it made was so strong that ever since that first view I can picture it whenever I want ... Read More

A Biography of Dorothea Lange an American Documentary Photographer and Photojournalist (337 words, 2 pages)

Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange was born in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her family had come from Germany to the United States as immigrants. When Dorothea was seven years old, she suffered from polio. In 1907, her father left her family. And soon, her mother became an alcoholic. Dorothea was ... Read More

A Biography of Alfred Stieglitz an American Photographer and Promoter of Modern Art (887 words, 2 pages)

Alfred Stieglitz probably did more than any other individual to promote photography as an art at the same level as other arts, and has been dubbed the "patron saint of straight photography." He took pictures in a time when photography was considered a only scientific curiosity and not art. The ... Read More

The Close Relationship Painter and Photographer (409 words, 1 pages)

The painter and photographer are very different yet closely related professions, hobbies, etc. A painter is an artist who illustrates through the use of various media his emotions, perceptions, etc. And a photographer simply takes pictures of what he sees and deems worthy of remembering. A photographer captures moments in ... Read More

The Life and Works of the Photographer Elliot Erwitt (1798 words, 2 pages)

The key to being a great photographer is to be able to see what no one else can. One must capture those poignant moments in life that speak for themselves and that carry multiple meanings, layered on top of one another. It is surely a great feat to be able ... Read More

An Analysis of A Job as a Photographer (611 words, 1 pages)

Ray Castaneda English 2 Career report A Job As a Photographer Ever since I was a young boy I have always been interested in taking pictures. I was fascinated by cameras and good photos. What I like about this occupation is that you can get a job doing it with ... Read More

Biography of the American Photographer Margaret Bourke-White (567 words, 1 pages)

Margaret Bourke- White Kelly Van Sickle Margaret Bourke- White never thought she would be a famous photographer. In 1921, when Margaret was 17, she went to college to study herpetology, or the study of snakes and reptiles. That same year her father died leaving her family with little money. To ... Read More

A Biography of Manuel Alvarez Bravo a Mexican Photographer (958 words, 2 pages)

Manuel Alvarez Bravo Manuel Alvarez Bravo was born on February 4, 1902 in Mexico City. He was the son and grandson of photographers ands painters. When Bravo was just an adolescent the Mexican Revolution had begun in 1910 and lasted through 1920. Bravo can remember running over the hills in ... Read More

A Biography of Joel-Peter Witkin, an American Photographer (938 words, 2 pages)

Section I Beginnings Joel-Peter Witkin was born on September 13, 1939 along with his twin brother, Jerome, in Brooklyn, New York. Artistry seems to run through the veins of these brothers, as Joel-Peter is a highly acclaimed photographer and his twin Jerome is a well-known painter. Witkin's father was Jewish ... Read More

A Biography of Gary Winogrand an American Photographer (1550 words, 3 pages)

Garry Winogrand was born in New York City in 1928 he became interested in photography in the late 1940's when he was in the United States Air Force. When he was done his term of duty, he went on to City College in New York City to study painting. A ... Read More

A Biography of Gail Goodwin an American Photographer of European Decent (372 words, 1 pages)

The Artist Project Gail Goodwin One artist that I would like to investigate is Gail Goodwin. Gail is a photographer who captures the innocent beauty of children by using black and white photos classical and timeless effect with the incorporation of pastel colors to detail certain distinct images. Gail Goodwin ... Read More

A Biography of Margaret Bourke-White A Photographer (564 words, 1 pages)

Margaret Bourke- White Margaret Bourke- White never thought she would be a famous photographer. In 1921, when Margaret was 17, she went to college to study herpetology, or the study of snakes and reptiles. That same year her father died leaving her family with little money. To stay in college ... Read More

A Brief Summary of a Visual Journey of a Photographer (892 words, 2 pages)

Journey Visual Representation Responses With an artistic eye and skilful mind, the anonymous photographer has captured the essence and immensity of the physical human journey. The first moments of life is contrasted to the last in this black and white shot. The picture shows just how much one can change ... Read More

A Biography of W. Eugene Smiths the Photographer and the Dream Street Photograph of Pittsburgh (942 words, 2 pages)

Dream Street W. Eugene Smiths Pittsburgh Photographs Born in 1918, Smith began his professional career at the young age of fourteen as a stringer for newspapers in Wichita, Kansas, his hometown(Beauret et al. 4). His worked earned him a scholarship to Notre Dame University, but Smith left after only a ... Read More

A Biography of David La Chapelle the Photographer (670 words, 2 pages)

David La Chapelle began taking photographs in high school. At the age of 18, at the end of the 70s, he moved from North Carolina to New York's Lower East Side. After a chance meeting with Andy Warhol, he began shooting for Interview, the place he calls "art school." He ... Read More

A Biography of Photographer and Artist Lewis Wickes Hine (1092 words, 2 pages)

Photographer and artist Lewis Wickes Hine, was born in 1874 in the town of Oshkosh, Wisconsin in America?s Midwest. Following the death of his father, he worked at a furniture factory to support the family and from here began to see the hardship and sufferings of working class Americans. In ... Read More

The Life and Works of Weegee, an American Photographer (1899 words, 3 pages)

The Great Weegee A.K.A. (Arthur Fellig) The year was 1945 the sun was slowly lowering over New York City. Most people were just settling down for the night. That is, if they weren't planning to go out on the town. New York was a hot spot for after hour nightclubs. ... Read More

Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer Manu Brabo (847 words, 3 pages)

Life, the most beautiful gift anyone can have. To simply wake up each morning and breathe the air that keeps us alive is something glorious. We cherish the lives of our loved ones as well as our own, but what happens when a terror such as war threatens the substantial ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013