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Diane Arbus: The Photographer of Provocative Images
by Neha VashisthaT
The American photographer, Diane Arbus, is celebrated as one of the most unique Post-Modern American photographers.
Best-known for her intimate black-and-white provocative images, Arbus was born Diane Nemerov on March 14, 1923, in New York, NY.
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Helmut Newton: The King of Kink
by Neha VashisthaHelmut Newton is celebrated as one of the most influential photographers of all time, whose subversive approach to subject matter and form brought an edge to his editorial spreads.
Born Helmut Neustädter into a Jewish family in Berlin on October 31, 1920, Helmut Newton dubbed the “King of Kink”.
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LILLIAN BASSMAN: THE REVOLUTIONARY OF FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
by Neha VashisthaCreating reveries about the secret lives of women through high-contrast, dreamy portraits of sylphlike models, the American fashion photographer, Lillian Bassman, is celebrated as one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 20th century.
Renowned for her work at Harper's Bazaar magazine, Bassman was born on June 15, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York.
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DOROTHEA LANGE: THE GENIUS OF DOCUMENTRY PHOTOGRAPHY
by Neha VashisthaProducing beautiful, startling and often jarring images of unemployed men and migrant workers and bringing the conditions of the rural poor to the public's attention, the American documentary photographer and photojournalist, Dorothea Lange, is remembered for revealing the plight of sharecroppers, displaced farmers and migrant workers during the Great Depression.
One of the preeminent and pioneering photographer of the 20th century, Lange was born Dorothea Nutzhorn on May 26, 1895, in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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GERTRUDE KÄSEBIER: THE DAME OF ALLEGORICAL PHOTOGRAPHY
by Neha VashisthaCapturing the evocative images of motherhood and powerful portraits of Native Americans with such Pictorialist style that makes the photograph an allegory, the American portrait photographer, Gertrude Käsebier, is remembered as one of the most influential American photographer of the early 20th century.
Born Gertrude Stanton on May 18, 1825, in Fort Des Moines, lowa, Käsebier strongly advocated photography as a career for women throughout her life.