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Master of Photography: Ansel AdamsBorn: Died:

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1902 1984

B&W Landscapes

Lands capes & The Zone System

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Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco. He was born into a upper – class family. He produce his portfolio in 1927.

They are all black and white. They are all landscapes. The pictures are very hilly and very crisp.

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Master of Photography: Mathew BradyBorn: Died:

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1822 1896

American Civil War Documentation & Portraits

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He was born in Warren County, New York. He was the youngest of three children. In 1844 he opened his first studio.

His work is mostly portraits. He did a lot of portraits of famous people during the war. He only used black and white.

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Master of Photography: Julia Margaret Cameron Born: Died:

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1815 1879

Fancy Portraits (Made her portraits look like Oil Paintings)

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She was born in Calcutta, India. 1863, She received her first camera. Her work became more popular later on.

They are all portraits. All of the portraits are sepia or black and white. The subject of the portrait is in the middle.

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Master of Photography: Alfred Stieglitz Born: Died:

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1864 1946

Modern Art

American photographer andmodern art

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He was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. He was the first son of German-Jewish immigrant Edward Stieglitz. He bought his first camera and traveled the European country side.

They are all portraits in black and what and the subject is normally in the middle. The characters are very interesting to look at.

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Master of Photography: W. Eugene Smith Born: Died:

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1918 1978

World War II Photographs

Photojournalism

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He was born in Wichita, Kansas. He began his career for taking photos for the newspaper. He died from a stroke in 1978.

W. Eugene’s work was a lot of action shots. He mixed those in with portraits. But he did them tastefully.

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Master of Photography: Dorothea LangeBorn: Died:

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1865 1965

Portraits

Photojournalism & Documentary Photography

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Born in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her father abandoned her family when she was 12. She died of esophageal cancer in 1965.

Her work tells a story. It shows the hardship of what people go through. I like how the pictures can be serious and carefree.

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Master of Photography: Alexander RodchenkoBorn: Died:

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Master of Photography: Robert Frank Born: Died:

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Master of Photography: Lennart NilssonBorn: Died:

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