The document provides brief biographies of 12 famous photographers - Ansel Adams, Mathew Brady, Julia Margaret Cameron, Alfred Stieglitz, W. Eugene Smith, Dorothea Lange, Alexander Rodchenko, Robert Frank, Lennart Nilsson, Annie Liebovitz, Richard Avedon, and Jerry Ueslmann. For each photographer, it lists their birth year, what they were famous for, the type and color of their photography, along with sample images and short descriptions of their biographical information and body of work.

1. Master of Photography:
Ansel Adams
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Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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2. Master of Photography:
Mathew Brady
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Type of Photography:
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3. Master of Photography:
Julia Margaret Cameron
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B&W or Color:
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4. Master of Photography:
Alfred Stieglitz
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B&W or Color:
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5. Master of Photography:
W. Eugene Smith
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6. Master of Photography:
Dorothea Lange
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Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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7. Master of Photography:
Born:
Alexander Rodchenko
Died:
1897
Famous For:
One of the founders of constructivism
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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1956
Varied, weird angles
Black and white
Biographical Information:
He studied at the Kazan school of art. He then became a member of the
productivist group in 1921. He left his painting behind and went to creating his
own photography in 1923.
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Description of Work:
He took his photos of different angles. He took them either above or below
something. He emphasized dynamic diagonal composition, and he got rid of details
that weren't needed. He created new art after the Russian Revolution.
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8. Master of Photography:
Born:
Robert Frank
Died:
1924
Famous For:
Documented photos
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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NA
Took pictures on class differences
Blank and white
Biographical Information:
He started his photography after he went to America. He got a job
where he traveled to Paris and England to take pictures. He then took
a two year trip to America and took over 28,000 pictures. He switched
to filing in the 1960’s but then returned to still photography in the late
1970’s. He traveled around the world to many museums, and his last
piece was at a gallery in 2009.
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Description of Work:
He took black and white pictures. He cropped them in different ways. And he
took many pictures that portrays to class differences.
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9. Master of Photography:
Born:
Lennart Nilsson
Died:
1922
NA
Famous For: takings picture of the fetus/embryo
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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Humans
Black and white
Biographical Information:
He began photography in the 1940’s, and published books and magazines. He
was encouraged to take more photos of the human and embryo. He punished
things on the heart and heart attacks. He won awards for many of his essays. A
lot of his work is in many museums now.
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Description of Work:
He took pictures of the human embryo. Since he captured them at the earliest
stage, he used macro lenses and wide angled lenses. He is known for human
embryos and other midical things.
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10. Master of Photography:
Born:
Annie Liebovitz
Died:
1949
Famous For:
Bold colors
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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NA
Portraits
Color and blank and white
Biographical Information:
She took a job at rolling stone magazine in 1970, but then started working at
the vanity fair magazine in 1983. she had many other accomplishments and in
2005 the Brooklyn museum did a display of her work. She is now still doing
photography.
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Description of Work:
She used many bold colors, and took portraits of famous people. She had black
and white and color. More of her pictures were in color because of her use of
colors.
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11. Master of Photography:
Born:
Richard Avedon
Died:
1923
Famous For:
Fashion photography
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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2004
portraits
Black and white
Biographical Information:
He joined the young mans Hebrew association at only age 12. He first studied
poetry and philosophy but then went to photography. He worked multiple
times for magazines, was chief editor and staff editor.
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Description of Work:
He did portraits , that involved them looking straight into the camera. He
would ask the people personal or uncomfortable questions so his pictures
would be more interesting. He also made very large photos.
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12. Master of Photography:
Born:
Jerry Ueslmann
Died:
1934
Famous For:
Developer of photomontage
Type of Photography:
B&W or Color:
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NA
Fantasy pictures
Black and white
Biographical Information:
He joined the faculty department of art after he graduated. His first major
piece was at the Jacksonville art museum. He began teaching at the university
of Florida.
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Description of Work:
He made weird pictures with hands, eyes, and body parts along with other
parts of the picture. He made the, dark, and black and white.
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