Brodylindsey

 Mary Ellen Mark was born in 1940 and was best known for her portraiture and documentary photography. Her portraits often focused on those who were on the outside of society doing everything they could to make it day to day. Her style of photography was often recognized for the authenticity and rawness that could be portrayed through the photos.  The authenticity of her photos caught the attention of famous magazines including Time and the Rolling Stone. While much of her time was spent on magazine and professional work, she made time to produce photo books on her own. One of her most popular works called streetwise contains arguably some of her best work.  This book is described by Mark as " An intimate portrait of teenagers who survive as pimps, prostitutes, panhandlers and small-time drug dealers living on the streets of Seattle." One of my favorite pictures in the book is on the cover.  The cover shows a young lady dressed in all black with a veil over ...

  Sebastiào Salgado is best known for his work in the documentary photography and photojournalist genre of photography. Salgado was born in Brazil in 1944. Salgado went to school to become an economist which led him to travel to the World Bank in Africa frequently. These trips to Africa is where Salgado began taking pictures seriously and eventually began as a full time photographer. Salgado initially worked for different companies where he would submit his photos. Examples being  Sigma, Gamma, and Magnum Photos. However in 1994, Salgado and his wife started their own photo agency. The work in his agency is noted for taking photos of workers in less developed nations. This photo is a great example of what Salgado does best. The overall darkness of the photo matches perfectly what is seen by the viewer. The man looking into the camera looks tired and weak. The ladders play a key role in how the photo is viewed too almost like these people are at rock bottom and trying to climb...

 Arnold Newman was best known for his works in the environmental portraiture genre of photography. Newman was born on March 3rd, 1918 in New York City. His family moved during his childhood. He was raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Miami Beach Florida. Newman went to college at the University of Miami, Coral Gables and studied art.  Newman began his photography career in 1938 making portraits for several companies in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and West Palm Beach. In June of 1941, the Museum of Modern Art took notice of Newman's work and gave him the opportunity to exhibit his work. This moment was when Newman began to push the limits creating his version of experimental portraiture. in 1945 his exhibit in Philadelphia called "Artists Look Like This" received the attention of the nation. Newman came back to New York as a well established photographer, started his own studio, and joined the American Society of Magazine Photographers. From this point forward Newman'...

     Ralph Gibson is a photographer born on January 16th, 1939 in Los Angeles California. In 1956 Gibson Enlisted in the U.S Navy and studied photography in the Navy until 1960. Gibson studied photography at the San Fransisco Art Institute. Gibson worked under Dorothea Lange as an assistant in 1961 and 1962. In 1967 and 1968 Gibson worked in film for Robert Frank. Working across multiple fields of video and photography, Gibson always maintained an interest for books. Gibson published his first book in 1966 called "The Strip." His books were not the most popular but Gibson continued his work. Gibson decided to move to New York and formed his own publishing business called Lustrous Press. Gibson could now control how his work was reproduced.     Gibsons photos often contained nudity and gave off a mood of confusion or mystery, however in the 1970s, his work began shifting towards surrealism. Gibson's surreal style images are what he is best known for. Th...

     Micheal Kenna was made popular for his landscape and minimalist photography. Minimalist photography includes extreme simplicity in photos. Kenna took advantage of long exposure times to capture high levels of light. Kenna also took photos early in the morning or at dusk to ensure he had optimal levels of light. The light levels during this time of day in conjunction with long exposures helped soften the texture of water and clouds. Kenna's photography of landscapes often look dream like. Kenna used black and white cameras and made use of shadows and light to create numerous shades of grey in his photos. Often Kenna used very simple landscapes and used his strategies to create his photos. Kenna points out the idea that photography forces viewers to see their environment in different ways.     Kenna's photography is inspired by the traditional Japanese aesthetics. Kenna was also inspired by other 20th century photographers like  Alfred Stieglitz and Bill...

     Lee Friedlander was an American Photographer in the 1960s and 1970s.  Friedlander was born in Aberdeen Washington in 1934. By the age of 14 he was already earning money as a skilled photographer. At age 18 he went on to study photography at The Art Center College of Design in California. After school in California, he moved across the country to live in New York City. There  Friedlander took pictures of musicians. The pictures he took were used for album covers for the musicians. These photographs established his photographing ability in New York City scoring him an opportunity to photograph for Playboy Magazine. One of  Friedlander's most famous photographs was part of his time with Playboy when he photographed Madonna.      Friedlander's  most influential work was in the development of social landscape photography however. Friedlander was the person responsible for coining the name "social landscape." Social la...