PHOTOGRAPHY, Page 20
Harry Callahan was one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century. His photography is exploratory rather than evolutionary. He chose a subject, photographed it for a while, left it, did other things, and then returned to it, usually from a changed perspective. Chronology is of little importance to …
Bas Jan Ader was a unique figure in the art of ‘60s and ’70s. Almost dangerous in its level of seduction, Ader’s …
Helmut Newton worked as a photographer from the ‘50s onwards, but he changed the fashion photography in 1961, the moment that he …
Louis Stettner is an American photographer of the 20th Century, whose work includes streetscapes, portraits and architectural images of New York and …
Cindy Sherman’s own image is at the centre of an inspiring array of character studies, developed over decades. Sherman gained international recognition …
The legendary Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki (25/5/40- ), celebrated for his works exploring the theme of Eros and Tanathos, successfully depicting desire, …
Stratos Kalafatis is using the square format, a difficult format because there is no dominant axis, but in his hands gives an …
Bruce Davidson was given his first camera in 1940, when he was just seven years old. It was, he says, “A primitive …
The history of the Canton of Ticino, the Italian-speaking Swiss territory to the south of the Alps, was until recently profoundly marked …
Dorothea Lange (26/5/1895-11/10/1965) has been called one of America’s greatest documentary photographers. Her photographs of migrant farm workers and the rural poor …
The legendary Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki (25/5/40- ), celebrated for his works exploring the theme of Eros and Tanathos, successfully depicting desire, …
Cindy Sherman is a contemporary master of socially critical photography. She is a key figure of the “Pictures Generation”. At first painting …
In 1933, photographer Martin Munkácsi (18/5-1896-13/7/1963), made history and changed the world of photography forever when he took the first spontaneous fashion …
Dimitris Lempesis with his lens, observes and lists the Landscapes of Greece, initially and then he is spiriting the “Neighborhoods of the …
“God is within us and the Beast is outside of us…”, supported by Aristotle, this small and great, which coexist in the …
The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2016 is an annual award established by The Photographers’ Gallery, London in 1996 and in partnership …
Lee Miller (1907-1977) is one of the most versatile US-photographers and photo-journalists of the 20th Century. She united opposed genres such as …
Roy DeCarava began his career as a painter and turned to photography in the mid ‘40s to gather information for his canvases. …
Through photography, film and installation, Stan Douglas has, since the late ‘80s, examined complex intersections of narrative, fact and fiction while scrutinizing …
Characteristic of Henk’s Wildschut work is a contemplative and often distant view on the people and situations he photographs which lends a …
Gaspard Félix Tournachon known as Nadar (6/4/1820-23/3/1910) wasn’t just gifted artistically, he was technically ahead of his time, he had the ability …
Robert Capa, is the photographer whose name is synonymous with war photos, from 1938 Robert Capa regularly used color film until his …
Without Brian Griffin, the world of portrait photography would be vastly different. Griffin’s diverse influences, including Surrealism and Renaissance masters and his …
Since the ‘80s, the Japanese photographer Naoya Hatakeyama has been developing a body of work mainly focused on an architectural and landscaped …
