Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother, 1936
Dorothea Lange took this photograph in 1936, while employed by the U.S. government’s Farm Security Administration (FSA) program, formed during the Great Depression to raise awareness of and provide aid … Continue reading
Abby Zimet: To Tell You the Story
Yannis Behrakis, one of the world’s most respected photographers who chronicled with empathy “the best and the worst of humankind” in global conflicts and crises, has died of cancer at 58. Born … Continue reading
Lauren Camp: Exposure
After Ansel Adams’ “Moonrise Over Hernandez, New Mexico 1941″
Video: Masters of Photography — Diane Arbus
. Diane Arbus (1923 – 1971) was an American photographer and writer noted for photographs of marginalized people—dwarfs, giants, transgender people, nudists, circus performers —and others whose normality was perceived … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: The Camera Artist
In 1955, Swiss-born Robert Frank criss-crossed the United States. From 27,000 shots, 83 images: The Americans. Factory workers in Detroit, transvestites in New York City. Billowing American flags, gossamer-thin & torn. … Continue reading
Therese Frare: A father comforts his son on his deathbed. The photograph that changed the face of AIDS (1989)
A father comforts his son, David Kirby, on his deathbed in Ohio, 1989. . This picture is widely considered the photo that changed the face of AIDS. It showed AIDS … Continue reading
Video: Light moves at the Washington National Cathedral
. This time lapse video — part of the exhibition “Scaling Washington” at the National Building Museum — highlights the movement of stained glass light at the Washington National Cathedral. … Continue reading
Joan E. Bauer: Manzanar
Manzanar for Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of Farewell to Manzanar The word, Spanish for apple orchard but by 1942, no orchards in the Owens Valley. Water … Continue reading
Video: Masters of Photography — Andre Kertesz
— André Kertész (2 July 1894 – 28 September 1985), born Kertész Andor, was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition and the photo essay. In … Continue reading
Video: Masters of Photography – Gertrude Käsebier
This video is a summary of the life and career of the American photographer Gertrude Käsebier (1852 – 1934) known for her beautifully composed portraits of women, children, and family life at the turn … Continue reading
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