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This illustrated autobiography focuses on Adams' dedication, adventures, achievements, friendships, wisdom, and concern for human beings and nature.

Born in New York in 1923, Richard Avedon dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marine's photographic section. Returning in 1944, he found a job as a photographer in a department store, was 'discovered' and began working for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Look, and other magazines. Although making his living in advertising, his real passion was portraiture. Avedon's portraits are well lit, minimalist, and free, resulting in images of intimate...

"Depicts Alice Austen's poignant career as a photographer of New York's Lower East Side, the elegant parlors of society, and the immigrant masses at Ellis Island, and presents a representative selection of her works."-- "Born into comfortable circumstances on New York's Staten Island, Alice Austen felt no need to pursue her 'career' for fame or fortune. In her old age, neither, tragically, was to be hers. Except for a fleeting and fortuitous moment...

This critical analysis of the life of Ansel Adams (1902 - 1984) emphasizes how his photographs were treated as icons of the environmental movement. The text portrays a man tackling the question of how art and nature intersect in the modern world.

Presents essays, notes, darkroom recipes, and more than eighty photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, the man regarded as the father of American photography.

A photojournalist bored with daily newspaper work, Dianne Hagaman set out to do a project that would be freer and more complete. She began by photographing alcoholics on the Seattle streets, then moved to the missions where they seek food and shelter and to the churches whose members volunteer to work in the missions. Hagaman's understanding of her subjects grew more complicated as she started to reconsider the nature of religion in America more generally...

Many know her as the reclusive Chicago nanny who wandered the city for decades, constantly snapping photographs, which were unseen until they were discovered in a seemingly abandoned storage locker. When the news broke that Maier had recently died and had no surviving relatives, Maier shot to stardom almost overnight. Bannos contrasts Maier's life with the mythology that has been created, mostly by the men who have profited from her work. Maier was...

Examines the achievements and legacy of photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Includes an interview with Georgia O'Keeffe as well as film footage of other artists he inspired including Edward Steichen and John Marin.