This document provides biographical information and descriptions of work for 12 famous photographers: Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, Mathew Brady, Julia Margaret Cameron, W. Eugene Smith, Dorothea Lange, Alexander Rodchenko, Robert Frank, Lennart Nilsson, Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, and Jerry Ueslmann. For each photographer, it includes when they were born and died, what type of photography they were famous for, and whether their work was black and white or color. It also provides 1-2 sentences on their biography and 1-2 sentences describing their photographic style and subjects. Sample images are included but not summarized.

1. Master of Photography:
Ansel Adams
Born:
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Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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2. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alfred Stieglitz
Died:
1864
Famous For:
New York art galleries
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1946
Mostly portraits
B&W/sepia
Biographical Information:
He was the first born from a Jewish family. He was born in New Jersey. In 1871
he went to the Charlier Institute which was the best private school.
Description of Work:
At first he didn’t want to give his photographs for sale and didn’t want to get
hired. He wondered how could he live in a horrible place so he took pictures of
things he thinks were bad in life. He also took a lot of portraits and some even
nude.
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3. Master of Photography:
Mathew Brady
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4. Master of Photography:
Born:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Died:
1815
Famous For:
Taking pictures of famous people
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1879
Portraits
B&W/Sepia
Biographical Information:
She was born in India. Her family celebrated beauty but was considered the
ugly on in her family. She went to France for school but ended up going to
India and got married.
Description of Work:
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She uses a lot of women. She likes to do portraits some posed and some
candid. She has a lot of the people frowning.

5. Master of Photography:
W. Eugene Smith
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6. Master of Photography:
Born:
Dorothea Lange
Died:
1895
Famous For:
Taking pictures of the great depression
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1965
portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
She was born from German immigrants in New Jersey. When she was 7 she
got polio and stayed limp the rest of her life. When she turned 12 her father
abandoned her family so she dropped her middle name and put her mothers
maiden name.
Description of Work:
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She captured people in distress. She took at lot of pictures that had to do with
the great depression. I see she liked to have sort of an emotional side to the
photos.

7. Master of Photography:
Alexander Rodchenko
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8. Master of Photography:
Born:
Robert Frank
Died:
1924
Famous For:
His outside view of america
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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portraits
B&W
Biographical Information:
He was born in a rich Jewish family in Switzerland. He started doing
photography to escape business and family. In 1946 he made his first hand
book of photography.
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Description of Work:
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He liked to take pictures of everyday people. He took a lot of candid photos.
He liked to show just how America is on a daily basis.

9. Master of Photography:
Lennart Nilsson
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10. Master of Photography:
Born:
Annie Leibovitz
Died:
1949
Famous For:
Working for “Rolling Stone” & Vanity Fair”
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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Portraits
Color
Biographical Information:
She was born in Connecticut. She is the third out of six siblings. She came from
Jewish descendents. She went to Roosevelt high school and that’s when she
got interested in different art styles. She used to write and play music at this
time. She ended up going to San Fransico Art Institute.
Description of Work:
She does a lot of Photoshop. She tends to use classic Disney stories for
inspiration. She also takes pictures of famous people at well though.
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11. Master of Photography:
Richard Avedon
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12. Master of Photography:
Born:
Jerry Ueslmann
Died:
1934
Famous For:
Developed photomontage
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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photomontage
B&W
Biographical Information:
He was born in Michigan. He started getting into photography at the age of 14.
He went to three different colleges and another one to teach photography
right after. Then he finally go this own exhibition for himself only at the The
Museum of Modern Art and that really started up his career.
Description of Work:
He uses a lot of different pictures and puts them all together to create
something sort of magical. You can tell he has an amazing imagination. The
pictures are all so different but he puts them together very well and likes to
play with the eyes.
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