Archive for the ‘Influences’ Category
Monday, October 6th, 2008
Luc Delahaye a French photojournalistknown for his large-scale color works depicting conflicts, world events or social issues. His pictures are characterized by detachment, directness and rich details, a documentary approach which is however countered by dramatic intensity and a narrative structure.
Delahaye started his career as a photojournalist. He joined the photo agency ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
The Leibovitz family moved frequently with her father's duty assignments, and she took her first pictures when she was stationed in the Philippines.
Rolling Stone magazine
When Annie Leibovitz returned to America in 1970, she worked for the recently-launched Rolling Stones magazine. In 1973, publisher Jann Wenner named Leibovitz chief photographer of ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
Deghati was born in Tabriz, Iran. He studied Architecture at the University of Teheran. A French citizen, today Reza is a renowned photojournalist highly regarded. Published by the most prestigious International magazines, he travels the globe from Lebanon to Afghanistan.
He has given many lectures at universities such as Stanford, George ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
Kertész Andor (July 2, 1894 – September 28, 1985), was a Hungarian -born photographer known for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic composition. In the early years of his lengthy career, his then-unorthodox camera angles, and his unwillingness to compromise his personal photographic style, prevented his work from gaining wider recognition. ...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Gertrude "Trudi" Duby Blom was a journalist, social anthropiligist and photojournailst who spent five decades documenting the Mayan cultures of Chipas, Mexico, particularly the culture of the Lacandon Maya. She was also a pioneering environmental activist. Her home in San Cristobal de Las Casas has been preserved as a cultural and research ...
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