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The movements of
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2. Abstract
Abstract photography is a long process of using various
colours and patterns combining to create an image with no
meaning or clear single explanation involved. Abstract
photography is also art which has a different meaning to
everyone else.

3. Paul Strand
Paul strand was an abstract photographer until his
death in 1976 one of his most famous works was his
porch shadows which was a variety of shadows
crossing over each other making strange patterns.
Paul Strand has the same kind of style as Otto
Steinert but they have two very different styles Otto
takes pictures of faces and people in many different
poses and forms were as Paul Strand works with
shadows and inanimate objects and shadows.

4. Otto Steinert
He was a photographer until his death in 1978 he was
an abstract artist and has made a few pieces his most
famous is pedestrian footprints a simple floor with what
seems to be a blank floor with a few footsteps. He has
the same idea as Paul strand although they both work
with two very different things such as Otto uses people
and locations and Paul uses shadows and inanimate
objects.

5. F.64
F.64 is a group of people who shared a common
photographic style characterized by sharp focused and
carefully framed images seen through a viewpoint. One of
the primary members of this group is Ansel Adams who is a
well know photographer.

6. Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was a great photographer
and even when he had access to colour
cameras he still preferred black and
white pictures and he thought they were
almost as good as coloured pictures if
not better. His work is a lot different
compared to Edward Weston as Ansel
does nature and Edward varies from
adult images to nature.

7. Edward Weston
Edward Weston was an 20th century century
American photographer before his death in
1958. He was a member of f.64. He did many
images from simple pictures of rocks and trees
and also began and has done more mature
images. Edwards photographs are a lot
different to Ansel as Ansel’s photographs are
pretty much all nature based and Edward does
many different styles.

8. Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early
1920s. The whole thing is a confusing picture like a hand
with an eye in it or a open mouth with mouths inside of the
first mouth.

9. Man ray was an modernist American modernist he
was a vital part of the surrealism movements
throughout and he was a into portrait photography
and fashion photography. His surrealism photographs
are different to Laszlo Moholy-Nagy as he uses
people with objects more than either alone.
Man Ray

10. Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian
painter and photographer up until his
death in 1946. He was known for his
surreal photographs and his
contribution in the integration of
technology and industry into the arts.

11. Naturalism
Naturalism is a literary movement tendency
from the 1880s to 1940s that used detailed
realism to suggest social conditions are an
inescapable force in a shaping human
character.

12. Peter Henry Emerson
Peter Henry Emerson is a British writer and
photographer his photographs are early
examples of promoting photography as an art
form. He is known for taking photographs that
show a natural setting.

13. Social documentary
photography
Social documentary
photography is the recording of
humans in their natural
condition just living day by day
with a camera it also often
refers to a socially critical genre
of photography.

14. Walker Evans
Walker Evans was an American
photographer up until his death in
1975 he was known for his social
documentary photographs his goal
as a photographer was make
pictures that were literate authorities
transcendent. He took most of his
famous pictures during the
depression-era which are some of
the best photographs of today.

15. Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange is an influential photographer up until here
death in 1965 her most famous work is when she took
humanized consequences of the great depression she took
photographs from children pledging allegiance to the flag to
pictures of children with their grandfather.

16. Pop Art
Pop art is an art movement which happened in the 1950’s
and was a cartoony style of imagery and looked like comic
book art from old comics like batman comics from the
1940’s.

17. Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol was a famous pop art
artist and one of the first artists who
helped it reach the popularity it has
now. He was referred to as pope of
pop due to his strong contributions to
it and also being on of the most
successful of the pop artists.

18. Richard Hamilton
He was known for his contribution to
pop art and was known for making
one of the worlds first pieces of pop
art and was a famous artist and got
recognition due to his pop art works
and won various awards due to his
work.