19th C Photography Key Image: Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing his Wings
Julia Margaret Cameron (British, born India, 1815 - 1879)
Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings, 1872, Albumen silver print
32.4 × 27.3 cm
See it in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Venus Chiding Cupid and Removing His Wings, 1872, Albumen silver print
32.4 × 27.3 cm
See it in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
20th Century Photography
Unlike painting, photography wasn't always defined in terms of movements (isms). Often it is discussed in terms of subject matter.
Straight: Edward Weston and Imogene Cunnigham
These photographers rejected the idea of Pictorialism (making photos "look like art").
Surrealism: Ilse Bing and Hans Bellmer
Ostranenie: The practice of making the world unrecognizable, using strange angles and juxtapositions, to shock the viewer so they would see the world with fresh eyes.
Documentary: Sebastaio Selgado and Dorothea Lange
These are photographers who take pictures to show us the world as it is, often with the hopes of sparking awareness and change.
Landscape: Ansel Adams
Landscape photography also becomes linked to environmentalism and the creation of National Parks
Scientific: Berenice Abbott and Harold Edgarton
Portraiture: Yousuf Karsh and Philippe Halsman
A portrait is not just a record of someone's features--ideally it should convey something about the person's inner being.
War: Robert Capa and Lee Miller
When exposure times became fast enough and cameras and film became more portable, photographers began to document war. (Note: some images can be upsetting)
Social Issues/Outsiders: Larry Clark and Diane Arbus
Unlike documentary photographers who wanted social change, some photographers pictured the fringes of society without a particular agenda.
Fashion and Celebrity: Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon
Fashion photography started off quite static, but, as technology advances, it becomes more dynamic. And who can resist taking pictures of celebrities if given the chance? :)