Helen Levitt's work has inspired photographers for decades. What lesson can be found in her artistic legacy by those who would follow her creative path?
Category - The Great Artists
In the world of early American photography, few names carry the elegance and influence of Gertrude Käsebier (1852–1934). She is often hailed as one of the...
Photography has this rare ability to tell a story, to let us glimpse into worlds we might otherwise never see. And few photographers did that quite like Lewis...
Art forms beyond photography can teach us so much about how to create images. Here are a few examples and some things you can learn from them.
When we look at old photographs, we tend to expect them to be in black and white. We expect the past to feel distant, muted, and quiet, as if history were...
Edward Weston was a famous 20th-century photographer who was known for his pioneering work in high detail photography. His personal life was tempestuous, as...
Margaret Bourke-White was one of America’s first documentary photographers and the very first American female war correspondent. In this position, she took...
Colin Fletcher was the founding father of the modern backpacking movement. He was the first known person to go solo into the wilderness for long periods of...
Galen Rowell was a famous nature and outdoor adventure photographer, as well as an accomplished mountaineer. An avid mountain climber from a young age, he...
Ansel Adams is a well-known name in photography, but how much is known about the man himself? He is America's best known black-and-white nature photographer, a...
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