photography, artistic

A review of the work of American fashion and portrait photographer Richard Avedon, starting with his fresh approach which startled postwar Paris, through his move to "Vogue," and on to become first-ever staff photographer at "The New Yorker." Covers the artist's approach to visualizing beauty, truth and history.

Ansel Adams is one of America?s most popular and enduring photographers. His well-known photographs of America?s national parks, especially Yosemite and others in the West, are remarkable for their timeless celebration of the unblemished American landscape. Adams was an astute master of photographic technique who utilized perfectly the capabilities of his chosen medium to portray the untold beauty of the natural world. His photographs are an eloquent statement of an artist seeking order and truth and a permanent record of America?s wild beauty achieved by a man whose own nature was as immutable as the Earth he loved.

"In images that are as exquisite as any art, this . . . collection unearths some of the most unique photographs of flowers, trees, grasses, and other plants ever created, all made possible by the electron microscope. It not only allows us to appreciate the beauty of seeds, petals, algae, leaves, and fruiting bodies, but also to understand the science behind the picture"--Amazon.

In graphic novel format looks at the life of Mexican photographer, Graciela Iturbide.

Looking at the life of legendary photographer Cindy Sherman, the authors have created an unconventional biography, that much like Sherman's famous photographs, has something a little more meaningful under the surface.

Simple text and pairs of photographs lead the reader through a journey of associative thinking and imagination.

Over the course of several recorded conversations, Andrea Bowers and Catherine Opie reveal the many similarities in their backgrounds and discuss ideas concerning documentary methodologies and community based work. The conversation spans many of the topics they regard central to their practices and responsibilities as artists, from memories and community, to activism, documentary, feminism, war, and environmentalism.