Photography

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Photography
as ART
A photograph is a visual record. But when it
expresses a feeling or idea, and has all the
qualities of good composition, it is more
than a record.
It is ART!
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Here are some classic examples of photographs
that are valued as art
by Edward Steichen
Rodin, the Thinker
Rodin
Self Portrait
Flower Pots
Garbo
Miss Sawyer
Matisse
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by Alfred Stieglitz
Photos of his wife, Georgia OKeeffe
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by Walker Evans
Junked Car
Alabama Tenant Farmer Wife
Self Portrait
Shop Front
Lunchroom Window
Torn Movie Poster
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Helen Levitt
W. Eugene Smith
William Klein
Garry Winogrand
W. Eugene Smith
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by Robert Mapplethorpe
Louise Bourgeois
Tulip
Ken Moody
Orchid and Leaf in White Vase
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Color photography is harder to make look like
ART. . . . It can look like an industrial
photo, or a family album snap, or a calendar
picture.
William Eggleston
William Eggleston
Steve Payne
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Special Effects
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. in color
David Hockney
John OBrien
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by Stephen Lawson
Bonaventure
A Circular Drive Around Edinburgh
Clear Cutting the Cherry Woods
Spring Plumage