Irving Penn

Irving Penn, 1917-2009, was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn was one of the first photographers to pose subjects against a simple grey or white backdrop. Penn's career spanned almost 70 years. He worked with Vogue as well as independent advertising for clients such as Clinique. In 1995 he donated his archive to the Art Institute of Chicago. I saw some of his work at the museum on our field trip today, and I really enjoyed the simplicity but also very close attention to detail in his photographs. 

http://www.hamiltonsgallery.com/artists/27-irving-penn/biography/

Post #10 - Sarah Jarad

Brendan Fowler

Brendan Fowler is a California based artist born in 1978. Fowler was a musician for several years before he decided to start working in the visual arts in 2008.  His signature work is combining framed pictures, "crashing" them together. He mixes photography, sculpture, and performance. His three-dimensional pictures combine snapshots of his friends, flower arrangements, his studio, mirrors, and screens in restructured narratives. I enjoy Fowler's redefinition of photography, and how he combines sculpture with photography. 

http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2013/newphotography/brendan-fowler/

Post #9 - Sarah Jarad

#8 Marc Riboud

a painter of Eiffel tower, 1953

 Marc Riboud is a French photographer, born in 1923 in Lyon, France. When he worked as an engineer, he moved to Paris where he met Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and David Seymour, the founders of Magnum Photos. By 1953 he was a member of the organization. His ability to capture fleeting moments in life through powerful compositions was already apparent, and this skill was to serve him well for decades to come.

Steel factory, China, 1957

He was one of a few photographers who had taken in China and Russia during the Coldwar.

Washington D.C, 1967

Different from the contemporary journalism photographers who tried to convey the facts dynamically, he has been taking from a few step back from the subject. Therefore, his photos have more blank space and these are more like indirect.

New York, Sep 11, 2001

 Photography should not try to prove anything, but it can convince when it is not trying to convince anyone. It can’t change the world, but it can show what the world is like, especially as it changes. 

marcriboud.com