Mike Disfarmer was an American photographer whose portraits of everyday people in rural Arkansas gave them a sense of dignity. Born Mike Meyers, he changed his surname to "Disfarmer" to break with his family's agrarian roots, the first move in a maverick career that embraced both obscurity and a rigorous aesthetic.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Edward Weston
Edward Weston was born in 1886 in Highland Park, Illinois.When he was sixteen years old his father gave him a Kodak Bulls-Eye #2 camera and he began to photograph at his aunt's farm and in Chicago parks. In 1903 Weston first had his photographs exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute. Weston had his own portrait studio in Tropico, California and also began to have articles published in magazines such as American Photography, Photo Era and Photo-Miniature where his article entitled "Weston's Methods" on unconventional portraiture appeared in September, 1917. In 1952 his Fiftieth Anniversary Portfolio was published with his images printed by Brett. In 1955 Weston selected several of what he called "Project Prints" and began having Brett, Cole and Dody Warren print them under his supervision. Lou Stoumen released his film The Naked Eye in 1956 of which he used several of Weston's print as well as footage of Weston himself. Edward Weston died at home on January 1, 1958.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Mark Holthusen
Mark Holthusen is a San Francisco-based photographer most-recognized for his set-work on Roger Water's Opera, Ca ira, and his "As I See It" advertising series for Kohler
Holthusen received the 2008 Lucie Award for International Photographer of the Year in the Advertising category. He was named among Lurzer's Archives 200 Best Ad photographers of 2008/2009. Holthusen also received the 2009 Hasselblad Masters Awards for Product. Clients of his advertising work include Honda, Microsoft, Target and HBO.
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