1. Master of Photography:
Ansel Adams
Born: February 20, 1902 Died: April 22, 1984
Famous For: Black and White Landscapes
Type of Photography: Landscapes
B&W or Color: B&W
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Biographical Information:
Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco. He
was almost always sick during his childhood
but always enjoyed the outdoors. When he
was fourteen he went to Yosemite National
Park, and there, found his love for
photography.
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He took many photos of the landscapes of
America. His first pictures were of Yosemite
National Park. But he also took famous photos
of the Japanese internment camps during
World War II.
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2. Master of Photography:
Mathew Brady
Born: 1822
Died:
1896
Famous For: Photojournalism
Type of Photography: Portraits
B&W or Color: Black and White
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Mathew Brady was born in New York in 1822.
Being the first person to capture photos of the
American Civil War, he almost was killed
during a battle. Unfortunately, he died on
January 15, 1896, alone and poor.
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He was known to be Lincoln’s favorite
photographer. He took portraits of people and
was known for taking them of well known
figures. His most famous work though was his
Civil War series that really gives life to the war.
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3. Master of Photography:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Born: June 11, 1815
Died: January 26,1879
Famous For: Heroic themed portraits
Type of Photography: Portraits
B&W or Color: Black and White
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She was born in India and died in Sri Lanka.
Julia was often considered to be least
attractive of all her family but definitely was
the one with her talent. But it was not until
1948 that her work became more widely
known.
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Her photos all seem to have an eerie realness
that most photos from the time lacked. The
photos she took are more personal and don’t
seem so fake. The lighting adds awesome
shadows as well to the photos.
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4. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alfred Stieglitz
Jan 1, 1864
Died: July 13, 1946
Famous For: Making photography known
Type of Photography: Candid
B&W or Color: Black and white
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He was born in New Jersey and died in New
York City. But throughout his career his goal
was to make photography a more widely
known and accepted art form. He had an
affair with famous painter Georgia O’Keefe
who was often known as his muse. In early
1938 he had his first stroke and in 1946
suffered a fatal one.
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His work shows more of what life was like. He
often uses candids instead of posing his
models. He would still pose them but most of
his more well known photos are the candid
images.
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5. Master of Photography:
W. Eugene Smith
Born: Dec 30, 1918
Died: Oct 15, 1978
Famous For: World War II photos
Type of Photography: Mostly candid
B&W or Color: Black and White
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He was born in Wichita, Kansas and died in
Tuscon, Arizona. Being a war photographer he
put his life in danger often and was almost
killed many times. He also was a heavy drinker
and had to take drugs to control his workaholic
tendencies, these lead to a bug stroke that
killed him in 1978.
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His work is very real and immerses you into
the environment in which he took them.
Smith’s photos of people display so much
emotion that they make you want to cry with
them. Each one really just takes the subject’s
thoughts and emotions and makes them your
own.

6. Master of Photography:
Born:
Dorothea Lange
1895
Died: 1965
Famous For: Depression era photos
Type of Photography: Mainly portaits
B&W or Color: Black and white
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Lange was born in New Jersey and died in San
Franciso, California. She was abandoned by her
father at 12 and even contracted polio when
she was seven. These events impacted her
immensely. She died of esophageal cancer at
age 70.
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Because her photos were taken during the
Great Depression her photos were indeed
depressing. They give us insight into what life
was really like during that time. But there still
seems to be some hope in each photo.
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7. Master of Photography:
Alexander Rodchenko
Born: 1891
Died:
1956
Famous For: Contsructivism
Type of Photography: Portraits
B&W or Color: B&W
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Alexander Rodchenko was a versatile, Russian
artist. He started with painting, then moved to
photomontages, then photography. He wanted
to show how photographs resemble images
humans see. He decided to take pictures from
man different angles. He died in Moscow in
1956.
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Rodchenko’s work displays many strange
angles. He also seems to most often, get really
close to the subject or crop tightly. He fills the
who frame and doesn’t leave very much empty
space.
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8. Master of Photography:
Robert Frank
Born: 1924
Died: N/A
Famous For: “The Americans”
Type of Photography: Candid
B&W or Color: B&W
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Frank was born into a wealthy Jewish family in
Switzerland. Because of the time he was
born, world war two impacted him and gave
him an understanding of oppression. Frank
used photography as an escape from his family
and the world.
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Frank’s goal was to capture America, so that’s
what he did. His photos really show the
American of the late 1900’s. He shows all of
the different cultural areas through his photos.
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9. Master of Photography:
Lennart Nilsson
Born:1922
Died: N/A
Famous For: Developing Embryo Photos
Type of Photography: Macro
B&W or Color: Color
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Nilsson was born in Sweden into a family of
photographers. He got his first camera at 12 a
developed a love for the art. He was published
many times and he is most famous for his
photos of developing embryos. He also was
the first to photograph many viruses.
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Nilsson’s work is macro so it shows what the
microscopic world is like. All the photos are
rather creepy and very alien like. The ones of
microscopic organisms are rather disturbing.
Overall, I find his work creepy. Except the
snowflakes, those are pretty.
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10. Master of Photography:
Annie Liebovitz
Born: 1949
Died: N/A
Famous For: Celebrity photos
Type of Photography: Portraits
B&W or Color: Color
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Liebovits was born in Connecticut in 1949. She
began her creative career with painting and
later moved to photography. She landed a job
at Rolling Stone Magazine and worked there
for quite sometime. Liebovitz has taken a
photo of almost every celebrity there s
including John Lennon, Michael Jackson, the
Obama family, and many more.
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Her work ranges from fanciful to mysterious to
depressing. Yet she capture the personality of
her subject so well. The use of costume to
lighting to angle all just ties in to the amazing
image’s theme. The photos are also very
intimate and really get you to seemingly know
the subject.

11. Master of Photography:
Richard Avedon
Born: 1923
Died: 2004
Famous For: Fashion Photos
Type of Photography: Portraits
B&W or Color: B&W
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Avedon was born in New York into an artistic
family. His mother encouraged him to do art
and when he was 12 he got into photography.
In 1944, he got a small job at a department
store for advertising and soon was picked up
by magazines. His success spanned many
magazines and photos of huge celebrities.
Avedon died of a brain hemorrhage in 2004.
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The work of Avedon is very personal and
intimate. He really wanted to show the
emotion of his subjects. Instead of the normal
sitting or standing position, Avedon would
often have his subjects doing something. This
broke the normal barrier between the viewer
and the subject.

12. Master of Photography:
Jerry Ueslmann
Born: 1934
Died: N/A
Famous For: Photomontage
Type of Photography: Photomontage
B&W or Color: B&W
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Ueslmann was born in Detroit and it wasn’t
until high school that he found a passion for
photography. He liked that using a camera you
can change the view of the world and this idea
would lead him to photomontage. At the time
that Ueslmann was working, his use of
multiple photos was extraordinary.
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Ueslmann’s work is incredibly imaginative and
sometimes bizarre. Because he uses multiple
photos he can make things appear in odd
ways. His photos send the viewer on a journey
into the imagination. The images really make
you think and remind me of a somewhat Alice
in Wonderland sort of place.