We lost two giants of photography
We recently lost two greats of the photography world. Robert Frank (1924 – 2019 – aged 94) was born in Switzerland but came to the US in the 1950s, where …
The extraordinary (but sad) life of Carleton Watkins, the first great photographer of Yosemite
Carleton Watkins set the standard by which all other Yosemite photographers were measured If I say the words “great Yosemite landscape photographer,” you’ll probably think of the legendary Ansel Adams. …
Fascinating backstory behind a popular IKEA wall art photograph [Video]
Watch: This IKEA Amsterdam photograph has a unique backstory, and also provides insights to how art buyers at IKEA do their work I had been taking pictures seriously for a …
Paradise on Earth: The art of the landscape on Netflix
This is my landscape photograph of the Yahara River in Madison, Wisconsin, photographed at the place where it flows into the frozen lake. But I only used it as an …
historic photographs by Detroit Publishing Company
Historic photographs of great cities by Detroit Publishing Co., accessed from the Library of Congress These beautiful images are in the public domain, which means they’ve aged out of copyright, …
The Landscape in Art: Part 1 — Beginning at the Beginning
Does Landscape Photography Matter? As a photographer and artist — Hell, as a human being — I have always been drawn to the landscape. The experience of nature is restorative. …
Have You Ever Looked at a Great Photograph Up Close?
Portrait of Groucho Marx by Richard Avedon examined up close I recently read an article where a photographer said — about photo exhibitions — that he can always identify the …
From my personal photo collection: An antique albumen print of Eqypt
Using a historic print from my own collection to introduce the albumen process This small albumen print of a photograph of Egypt attributed to P. Sebah and Lekagian is one …
Stunning 19th Century photography now on view at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam [Video]
Enjoy this sample of historic 19th century photographs From the Rijksmuseum website about the exhibition: The exhibition New Realities will feature work from leading photographers including William Henry Fox Talbot, …