1. Master of Photography:
Born:
Ansel Adams
Famous For:
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April 22, 1984
He wanted to promote conservation of wildlife areas
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Died:
February 20, 1902
Nature
B&W
Biographical Information:
Ansel had a bad behavior as a child and he was kicked out of
multiple schools because of it. He taught himself how to play the piano as a
child and it soon became one of his first passions. Then he began
experimenting with photography in 1916, and continued to gain passion for it
throughout his whole life.
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Description of Work:
Ansel used his nature pictures to show the beauty of the
world and to convince people to help conserve nature and the world as he
knew it.
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2. Master of Photography:
Born:
Mathew Brady
May 18, 1822
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Died:
January 15, 1896

3. Master of Photography:
Born:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Died:
June 11, 1815
Famous For:
Portraits of celebrities of her time
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January 26, 1879
Portraits
B&W, Sepia
Biographical Information:
Julia was born June 11, 1815 in Calcutta, India. At age 48 she
got a camera from her daughter and son in-law as a birthday gift. She enjoyed
taking pictures of women who she would have dressed in elaborate costumes,
sometimes representing historical figures. Her work continues to interest
photography students and students of Victorian England.
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Description of Work:
Julia used her skills to capture portraits of people, her photos are different
than some because she was great at catching emotion on peoples faces and in
their body movements. “Julia Margaret Cameron made albumen-silver prints
from wet collodion glass plate negatives (Julia Margaret Cameron: Working
Methods).”
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4. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alfred Stieglitz
January 1, 1864
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Died:
July 13, 1946

5. Master of Photography:
Born:
W. Eugene Smith
Famous For:
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October 15, 1978
Photojournalism
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Died:
December 30, 1918
Portraits, candid's, WWII
B&W
Biographical Information:
He started taking photos in 1932, his first picture subjects
included sports, aviation and the Dust Bowl. After going to school at Notre
Dame University, he decided to become a war correspondent and spent the
next three years in the pacific war. His pictures are known to show distressing
pictures of wounded soldiers.
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Description of Work:
W. Eugene Smith is renowned for his vivid pictures of World
War II, but also pictures from all of the other wars. His photos are said to
capture the great emotion and distress that came with the war.
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6. Master of Photography:
Born:
Dorothea Lange
May 26, 1895
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Died:
October 11, 1965

7. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alexander Rodchenko
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December 3,
1956
artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer.
He was one of the founders of constructivism and
Russian design
Type of Photography:
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Died:
December 5, 1891
Socially engaged photography
B&W
Biographical Information:
Originally in school to become a dental assistant then
transferred to Kazan School of Art then later transferring to Stroganov Art
Institute in Moscow. He worked with drawing, abstract art, and theatre design.
Then, in 1921 Rodchenko painted one of the very first monochromes.
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Description of Work:
Rodcheko’s work focused a lot on people and their actions , he
would show them with many emotions and performing many different tasks.
He also focused on groups of people and their shadows and position.
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8. Master of Photography:
Born:
Robert Frank
November 9, 1924
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Died:
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9. Master of Photography:
Born:
Lennart Nilsson
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Photography, Science, Medical photography
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Died:
August 24, 1922
Medical
Color
Biographical Information:
Nilsson’s father and uncle were both photographers and his
father gave him his first camera at age 12. He began his career in the mid
1940s doing freelance photography. Throughout his life he was given multiple
awards for his pictures or studies, he is considered one of the first
photographers to take this clear of pictures of embryos because it is a very
difficult thing to do.
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Description of Work:
Nilsson’s main focus was taking pictures of embryos or other
things within the human body. His work was published in science magazines all
over the world and used in major studies.
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10. Master of Photography:
Born:
Annie Liebovitz
October 2, 1949
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Died:
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11. Master of Photography:
Born:
Richard Avedon
Died:
May 15, 1923
Famous For:
Work in fashion world
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October 1, 2004
Fashion portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
From a young age fashion was a huge part of Avedon’s life, his
mother owned a dress manufacturing business and his father started a dress
business on Fifth Avenue called Avedon’s Fifth Avenue. In 1973 Avedon
became the lead photographer for Vogue, he shot most of the cover photos
until late 1988.
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Description of Work:
Avedon was a fashion photographer with a different
perspective than most, he found ways to capture the clothes in an interesting
matter that was sure to change the face of photography in the fashion world
for good.
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12. Master of Photography:
Born:
Jerry Ueslmann
June 11, 1934
Famous For:
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Died:
N/A