Saturday, December 3, 2011

Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist who is best known for his photographs of the American West. He was especially interested in Yosemite National Park.


Jeffrey Pine

Snake River

Arthur Fellig

Arthur Fellig, better known as Weegee (the phonetic spelling of the the spirit-talking board), was a photojournalist and tabloid photographer. He is famous for his New York street and crime photography in the 30s and 40s. Fellig took the nickname Weegee because he was often at a scene before authorities.

Criminals in the back of a patty-wagon 

Summer in New York

Tyler Hicks

Tyler Hicks is an American journalist and staff photographer for The New York Times. Hicks has won several awards for his coverage of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Although he now resides in Turkey, he started out as a freelance photographer in Africa and the Balkans.

Soldiers


South Sudan Independence


Ron Galella

Ron Galella is an American photographer and pioneer paparazzo. Galella's photos can be seen in hundreds of publications nationwide. He is willing to take any risk to get the shot he wants often angering celebrities.

Charlize Theron 

Jackie Kennedy

Pete Turner

Pete Turner is an American photographer who is best known for his master of color photography when it was first introduced. He has many permanent collections in museums around the world including Paris and Tokyo.
Sewer Cover

Unknown

Martin Parr

Martin Parr is a British photojournalist and documentary photographer. He is known for his projects that take a critical look at modern life. Parr is known for using humor and high saturation in both his film and digital photography.


Sunburned Woman


Leaning Tower of Pisa

Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White was an American documentary photographer and the first female war correspondent. During WWII Bourke-White took photos in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and North Africa.

Gandhi Spinning Wheel 

Bread Line

Ken Rockwell

Ken Rockwell has been taking pictures since he was 5 years old. He documents his family/ personal life, putting images, tips, and other posts on his website www.kenrockwell.com. Rockwell is not a professional photographer, but instead makes a living in broadcasting.

Empire State Building
San Diego Christmas

Karen Kasmauski

Karen Kasmauski's company, Little Black Dog Productions, focuses on global health and global change issues. Also a writer, Kasmauski has done over 25 major stories for National Geographic.

Refugee Child

Mali Health Nurse

John Vachon

John Vachon, a St. Paul, Minnesota native, was another photographer that worked for the FSA. Graduating from St. Thomas in 1934, Vachon eventually became a staff photographer for Life magazine. He also publish a book documenting Marilyn Monroe.

Marilyn Monroe

Worker at Carbon Black Plant

Horst Faas

Horst Faas is a German photojournalist who is best known for his work during the Vietnam War, which caused some controversy. He is also a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.

American Soldier

Vietnam

Chris Johns

Before becoming and Editor in Chief at National Geographic, Chris Johns was a photographer at the magazine. He traveled the world and took pictures of of almost everything, making him very versatile.

Giraffes, Botswana
Lion in a Sandstorm

Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was an American documentary photographer and photojournalist. Her most famous work comes from the Great Depression and her involvement in the FSA (Farm Security Administration).

Migrant Mother

Japanese American Children Pledge Allegiance 

Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz, an American portrait photographer, is best known for her work with celebrities. Her creative and out-of-this-world portraits have been topic of many controvercies over the years.

Queen Elizabeth


Nicole Kidman