| graphy is often the art of the anonymous – | | | | her own right, and many of his most iconic images |
| rarely do we find out who was on the other side of | | | | center around her. He was responsible for forcing |
| the lens. We can all name a few famous photographs, | | | | photography into the public view as a valid art form, |
| like the famous Time Square picture or the one of iron | | | | which he accomplished through innovative exhibits |
| workers sitting high above a city, but most of the time | | | | organized around the country. Stieglitz was known as |
| we don't spend time looking at the history of the | | | | the father of pictorialism. Pictorialism is where the |
| medium as art. However, by understanding influential | | | | significance of the picture is more about the way in |
| artists, it can have a big impact on how we see | | | | which the photographer manipulated the image than |
| photography and inspire new ideas. | | | | about the importance of the subject. |
| Although there are dozens of photographers that we | | | | Famous Photography by Alfred Stieglitz- The Terminal |
| could have highlighted as making significant impacts on | | | | Photo Journalist Larry Burrows |
| the art of photography, these three particular | | | | Larry Burrows is a legend among photo journalists. |
| photographers helped to make photography the art | | | | Often referred to as the man who went off to war |
| form it is today. Just keep in mind that this list could | | | | “with film in his socks,” Burrows is most |
| have easily included legends like Ansel Adams, | | | | widely known for his work covering the Vietnam war |
| however we choose to focus on these 3 artists as | | | | for Life magazine. His images marked some of the |
| their influence is recognized worldwide. | | | | most iconic and heart-wrenching reporting to come out |
| Photo Journalist Henri Cartier-Bresson | | | | of the region and also provided the public with a |
| Though the name may not be as familiar, | | | | window into the conflict. Sadly, Burrows was killed in |
| Cartier-Bresson was a giant in the development of | | | | the conflict when his helicopter was shot down but his |
| modern photography. He is known as one of the | | | | images have lived on as well as his tales of heroic |
| forefathers of photo journalism and spent much of his | | | | actions like carrying soliders to safety and rescuing |
| adult life working on assignments for magazines like | | | | civilians. |
| Life. Fearless and daring, Henri Cartier-Bresson | | | | Famous Photography by Larry Burrows - One Ride |
| captured images from some of the most volatile | | | | with Yankee Papa 13 |
| environments in history, including the assassination of | | | | Whenever we work in any art medium, it's important |
| Mahatma Gandhi, the liberation of Paris during WWII, | | | | to remember the artists who came before us and the |
| and the Spanish Civil War. | | | | contributions they made. These 3 photographers have |
| Famous Photography by Henri Cartier Bresson - The | | | | had an enormous impact on the validity and |
| Decisive Moment | | | | importance of photography as an art form. You should |
| Photographer Alfred Stieglitz | | | | check out biographies or photo collections by each of |
| If you've ever studied photography or taken a photo | | | | these artists as viewing amazing and famous |
| class then you would likely recognize his name. Stieglitz | | | | photography can often lead to great new paths. |
| was married to Georgia O’Keeffe, a legend in | | | | |