Dan McCullin- Web Work 8

Dan McCullin

DanMcCullin is a photographer/journalist. He was born in Oct. 9th 1935, in Finsburg Park, London England. He is particaully noticed for his war photography and for images of urban strife. When his career started, which was in 1959, he specialized as examining the underside of society.

While McCullin was serving the National Service the RAF saw him posting some the Canal Zone where he worked as photographer's assistant. McCullin couldn't become as a photographer in the service because he failed to pass the written theory paper, and so he spent his service in the darkroom. By 1959, he published a image of a public gang in London and named it "The Observer".He also worked for Sunday Times Magazine between 1966 and 1984, there he was responsible as a overseas correspodent. In 1982, the british government refused to grant McCullin a press pass to cover the Falklands War. At the time McCullin thought it was because the govenment thought that his images were too disturbing but really it was because the Royal Navy have used up all the quota press passes. One of the most interesting things about McCullin is that in 1968, his Nikon Camera saved his life by stopping a bullit that was entended to go through his chest.

McCullin has many books that he has published such as The Palestinians(1980), Beirut A City Of Crisis (1983) and Don McCullin in Africa (2005) . He also has another book that came out just recently called " Shaped By Wars" that came out just last year.

McCullin has won a couple of awards during his past years such as the World Press Photo Award in 1964 for the couverage he did in the Cyprus. Then in the same year he won another award called Warsaw Gold Medal. By 1977, he was a Fellow of Royal Photographic Society, whcih placed him FRPS after his name. Lastly he was awarded the honorary doctorate from the university of Bradford and a honorary degree from the Open university.

In 1993 he was granted the CBE, he was the first photojournalist to recieve the honour. In 2006, he was awarded the Cornell Capa Award. Then Finally, in 2008 he was awrded the Honorary Doctorate of letters by the University of Gloucestershire in his recognition of his life time achievements.

Below here are a couple of McCullin's main images that you'll find, enjoy! If you would like to learn more about the images below just click here.

Web Work #8 Eve Arnold

Eve Arnold (1912 to present)

Eve Arnold was born in Philadelphia. She began photographing in 1946, and then started studying photography in 1948 at the New School for Social Research in New York City.

She started working officially for Magnum Photography in 1957, but she was associated with them since 1951. She is most known for her images of Marilyn Monroe, she is said to be the photographer than Monroe trusted the most and became quite close with over the years.

(below) Marilyn Monroe photographed by Eve Arnold

(above) Marilyn Monroe on the set of "The Misfits" Eve Arnold 1960

*Here is a link to an article on Monroe and Arnold's friendship and their careers together.

Arnold photographed many celeberties of the day in her travels. (left) Charlotte Stribling (a model, wearing Harlem fashion) 1950

(right) Malcom X 1961

She traveled across the world as a photojournalists. She worked through-out Europe and Asia as well as throughout the middle east. She spent much of her time in the United States and the UK, however she did photograph quite frequently in China as well.

(above) Eve Arnold Dubai 1971

(above) Eve Arnold Dubai 1971

Web Work #7 Lucien Clergue

Lucien Clergue (1934 to present)

Lucien Clergue was born in Arles, France. He was introduced to photography in 1949 at the age of 15. He has a wide range of subject matters, He did a series of images on gypsies in southern France as well as a series on bullfights, specifically the death and killing of the bulls, called "Toros Muertos." Other subject matters discussed below include; traveling performers in France, Pablo Picasso, and nude images.

(above) Lucien Clergue in Vienna in 2007

Clergue did a series of images documenting a group of traveling performers, including; acrobats, dancers, and harlequins called the "Saltimbanques".

(above) "Dancer aux afflches" Lucien Clergue, Arles, 1954

(above) "Violinist with dancers" Lucien Clergue, Arles, 1955

Clergue and Pablo Picasso's friendship of 30 years is what really propelled his career in photography in the first place. In 1954, Clergue showed Picasso some of his images at a Bullfighting event and Picasso was intrigued with Clergue's work. They continued to share each others work with one another after that, Clergue sent all of his images to Picasso.

(below) "Picasso" Lucien Clergue 1969

As I was looking at many of Clergue's images, I found that many are nudes, I was interested in his series of images that depict women's bodies with light strewn across them in geometric patterns. These images reminded me of another French photographer who did very similar images, Fernand Fossagrives. Fossagrives was born in 1910 in France, he worked mainly in the 1940s in New York City. Fossagrives was possibly developing his nude images of "Light and Shadow" a bit earlier than Clergue was, I am sure Fossagrives inspired him to photograph these nude images, also taken in New York City. Both photographers' images are stunning, I love how the light bends around the curves of the women's bodies and how the lines compete for your attention in the picture, rather than it just being a photograph of a nude body. You can tell both photographers tried to get the lines to line up just right on the bodies, so it creates a much more interesting line, they both wanted to showcase the curves and contours that make up a woman's body. Also, notice how none of the images have faces, they are purely body images. The essence of light and shadow is portrayed perfectly here, where dark and light co-exist, on something so primitive as a nude human body, the perfect canvas.

(above) Lucien Clergue, New York City

(above) Lucien Clergue, New York City

(above) Lucien Clergue, New York City

(above) "Light and Shadow" Fernand Fossagrives 1956

(above) "Contours" Fernand Fossagrives

Web Work #6 Margaret Bourke-White

Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971)

Margaret Bourke-White was an extremely influential female photographer. She blazed the trail for all female photojournalist after her, seeing as she was one of the first ever. She was constantly pushing the boundaries with where women could go and what they could photograph. She is a truly inspiring figure in photography!

"Gandhi walking with close advisors and family members" India, 1946

Bourke-White was the first female allowed in combat zones in World War II, as well as the first westerner allowed in the Soviet Union. She also was one of the first photojournalists to document the Nazi concentration camps. She was the first female photographer to be hired by Life Magazine and the first photographer hired by Fortune Magazine.

"Hats in the Garment District" New York City, 1930

Web work #9 - Meg Ojala

For those of you who like to support local artists, here is one for you:

Meg Ojala is a professor of art at St. Olaf College. She teaches Foundation Photography, Intermediate Photography, Senior Studies in Studio Art, and A History of Photography.

Ojala received her BA from the University of Minnesota and her MFA from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Ojala’s recent work involves closely observing and photographing the banks of the Cannon River near her studio in Dundas, Minnesota.

You can check out Ojala’s website here: http://www.stolaf.edu/people/ojala/

“Ojala is a recipient of the 2005 University of Minnesota/McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Photographers. Other earned grants include Minnesota State Arts Board Artists Assistance Grants, Film in the Cities/McKnight Photography Fellowships and Faculty Development Grants from St. Olaf College including “Place and Landscape” and “Photographing the Undine Region: Mapmaker Joseph N. Nicollet's 1838 expedition route through southern Minnesota.” (http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/art/faculty/ojala.html)

Here are some examples of her work:

Prairie Burn
Twigonometry
Scotch Pines

Web work #8 - Look Magazine

The Look Magazine photograph collection contains an astonishing 5 million photographs, most published between 1937 and 1971. It includes both color and black-and-white photographs—published and unpublished—accumulated by the magazine during its thirty-four-year history.

Look was originally a tabloid magazine (think Star or National Enquirer), full of sensational articles. After World War II, the magazine shifted its’ focus to become an interesting source of entertainment for the whole family and, especially, women. The magazine included articles about fashion, celebrities and popular culture, but also more serious topics such as the civil rights struggle, health issues, education, and international affairs.

Here are some examples from the magazine's photography collection:

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http://hardblogcafe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/marilyn_monroe_10_100710_a_p.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53035820@N02/5040297669/in/set-72157624945694927/

Web Work #7 - Ray K. Metzker

Ray K. Metzker is an American photographer (from Wisconsin) known for city scenes and landscape photography. His work has been collected and shown by prominent museums, including: the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Metzker also wrote books and received the Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a Bernheim Fellowship. (Wikipedia, 2011).

Metzker studies at the Institute of Design in Chicago. Major American museums began showing his work in the 1960’s and the Museum of Modern Art gave him his first one-man show in 1967.

Metzker’s work has a stark, mid-century modern, minimalist feel.

Here are some examples:
http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/images/Metzker91.1.jpg
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http://www.barcelonaconnect.com/Images/events/EventPic_1519.jpg

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Lynn Geesman

She was born in Cleveland in 1938. She was studying physics at Wellesley College when she discovered photography. Her images are of nature, such as landscapes, flowers, trees, water, grasses. She uses a technique that shows an imaginative interpretation of nature.

I find her images very interesting because I love nature photo's. Also the way she makes them look fuzzy like they are from a story book really makes them dynamic images.

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Bruce Gilden

I really feel his images are dynamic. They tell a story and make the audience interested. He did a piece on foreclosed homes and it really shows sadness and despair. It makes you feel for the people in the images and/or who once lived in these homes. I like photography that makes you want to know more. His work leaves you wanting more.

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• Laurie Simmons

This is a photography that I actually really enjoyed looking at her images. They are more modern and in color. Some of my favorites are shown below. She takes images with a lot of bright and contrasting colors. They would stand out if you put one of her images up next to many photographers work.

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Robert Frank




Born November 9th 1924 in Switzerland, Robert Frank is an important figure in American photography and film. He created "The Americans" which was a series oh photo books. They were images from his travels on a cross-country road trip. Some criticized how his images showed some people at first. After awhile it was seen as a masterpiece.

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William Van Dyke

He grew up on a farm in Denver. He helped found the group F/64 with a man named Weston. Also who helped found the group was Ansel Adams, John Paul Edwards, Imogen Ciningham, Sonra Noskowiak and Henry Swift. This group believed in sharp-focus, "straight photography".


His techniques involved a lot of dodging to make certain objects stand out. Such as the one rock in the photo above.

W.W. 9 Justin Newhall

Out of all the artists I researched for this web work I found Justin Newhall to be the most interesting and intriguing. One of the reasons is because it seems he's a history buff just like me. He believes we need to connect to our past and shape up and quit acting like we're untouchable. Or at least that's what I get out of it.
Newhall is from the Twin Cities and the picture you see is from his latest series called "Axis and Allies". I find the way he carefully set out to capture these incredible photos is amazing. The one you see is a reenactment of an American solider in WWII taken at Fort Snelling in the Cities.
I think what Newhall is trying to do by this is to make war seem familiar and acceptable. I believe the "Axis and Allies" series was taken in 2004, so it seems like Newhall felt he had to take these color photos because of the war we are in. Maybe he thought it would better help people understand that war is okay by taking us back into history. I know the war over seas has run its course, but that's why I believe he shot this series. War takes time and precession; something the U.S. could have learned from what we did in WWI and WWII.

I especially like the photo on the top right because it's a photo of German officers sitting around thinking they're going to win the war, but little do they know they're going to get destroyed. It's supposed to be a reenactment of "The Battle of Stalingrad" and it's taken in the woods in Rosemount MN. Just the precision and tactical elements it takes to create these photos is what I really love. It takes a lot of time to think of what battles or pictures to take for a successful reenactment stage, and Newhall did a great job.

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Part A:

Alec Soth

Alec Soth was born in 1969 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended school at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. He then became a professional photographer. In 2003, he received the Santa Fe Prize for Photography. Your can see many of his photographs in museums around the United States, including: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and the Walker Art Center. In 2004, his photographs were featured at the Whitney Biennial. In 2004, he published his first book, Sleeping by the Mississippi. This book included landscapes and portraits of the Mississippi River. His second book, published in 2006, was titled Niagara. In addition to publishing books, Soth has worked as a photographer for The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, and Newsweek. In 2010, he went to the United Kingdom to take photographs, but was unfortunately denied a work visa. So instead of taking pictures there himself, he had his young daughter take pictures. As of 2008, Soth is a member of the Magnum photos agency. He primarily takes photos of the midwest. His photographs are known for the cinematic feel and stories that seem to lie within. He is also interested photographing numerous other things, including: hermits, Scarlett Johansson, happy people, the Amazon, unusually tall people, and the Welsh countryside. Currently, he is living with his family in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Here is a Alec Soth's web site.

Part B:

These photographs by Henry Peach Robinson utilize lighting to create an angelic effect. In the top photograph, the girl is lit up very well, but the background is dark, this draws the viewers eye immediately to the girl. In the bottom picture, The Lady of Shalott, the scene is very still and tranquil and the trees reflect clearly in the river. This peace makes the lady seems even more angelic.

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Part A:

James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey was born on March 14, 1948. He first started working in photography for the Albuquerque Journal in 1976. He then move to New York in 1980 and started working as a freelance photographer. In 1981, he traveled to Northern Ireland to photograph the civil strife there for his first overseas assignment. Since then he has documented a vast variety of conflicts and social issues in countries around the world, including: South Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, Western Europe, and the United States. Since 1984, Nachtwey has worked for Time magazine and was also a member of Magnum Photos from 1986 to 2001. In 2001, Nachtwey helped found the VII Photo Agency. He has photographed extensively on the War on Terrorism, produced a well-known work from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and created a photo essay based on the effects that the Sudan conflict has had on civilians. He has received many prestigious awards for his photographic work. Among them are: the World Press Photo Award (1994), the Overseas Press Club’s Robert Capa Gold Medal (1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1998), the Dan David Prize (2002), the Heinz Award (2006), and the TED Prize (2007). A documentary, War Photographer, was made in 2001, focusing on Nachtwey’s work. It received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary film. Recently, in 2008, Nachtwey presented a series of his photographs entitled “Struggle For Life.” This series focused on tuberculosis and AIDS, particularly the toll they are taking on human life.

Part B:

Lewis Carroll was not only a writer, but also a photographer, mathematician, logician, priest, and inventor. Many of his photographic images are of children, often portraying scenes from his book Alice in Wonderland. Here is a wikipedia article about Lewis Carroll.