My friend Julianne Parkinson had an awesome visitation from a Northern saw-whet owl – (This doll-like species is a demure 6-8 inches long and is one of the smallest owls found in North America. These creatures earned their name because their … Continue reading
Category Archives: Photos That Inspire
Photos that have inspired me: Minamata 1972 Eugene Smith, (1918-1978) was an American photojournalist who documented WWII, and was known for his powerful photo essays which were often published in Life Magazine. He also worked with Magnum photo agency. The … Continue reading
Photographs that have inspired me: Edward Weston (1886-1958) belonged to the influential Group F/64 which began in 1932 and which advocated the use of pure photography without any manipulation or altering of the images through special effects, diffusion filters … Continue reading
Photos that have inspired me: Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971) This image of a child with a toy grenade in central park by Diane Arbus is not pretty. In fact it scared the beejezus out of me when I first saw … Continue reading
Photos that have inspired me: IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM (1883-1976) Magnolia Blossom, 1925 This amazing image of a magnolia blossom made in 1925, which has become the iconic image of the subject, inspired me in its beauty, simplicity, clarity and purity. Cunningham … Continue reading
Matisse in his Studio, Nice, France 1949 by Robert Capa. (Robert Capa: 10/22/1913 – 5/25/1954 famous war photographer and founder of magnum, died at 41 when he stepped on a land mine in Spain.) In August 1949 Capa photographed Henri Matisse in his … Continue reading
Photos that have inspired me: Frozen Food by Irving Penn, 1977. (Irving Penn: 1917-2009) Although Irving Penn will long be remembered for his iconic celebraity and fashion photogarphs for Vogue Magazine, he produced a beautiful and creative series of photos … Continue reading
Photographs that have inspired me: Bill Brandt-nudes-1952-1953 (Bill Brandt: 1904-1983) These two nudes by Bill Brandt opened up a new way of seeing the human form to me. This British photographer made these stark images of two different … Continue reading
Photographs that have inspired me. Pablo Casals by Yousuf Karsh (1954)I’ve been looking at fine art photography for over 50 years since I was a child. This portrait of Casals by Yousuf Karsh, (1908-2002) a Canadian who was arguably … Continue reading
Photographs that have influenced me: This week, I’m looking at a photograph of Igor Stravinsky seated at his piano made by Arnold Newman (1918-2006) in 1946. Newman’s daring crop of the image opened up my mind to step out of the … Continue reading