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Photography Manifestos: Six Founding Statements, 1902 to 2009

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Photography manifestos give a movement its voice, but many lists of them mix real texts with later labels. This article keeps only statements that we could tie to a date … Read more

Categories History of Photography, Pictorialism, Theory of Photography Tags Alfred Stieglitz, Modernism

Alfred Stieglitz | Mastermind Behind Modern Photography

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Early Life and Formative Years Birth and Background Alfred Stieglitz was born on January 1, 1864, in the bustling city of Hoboken, New Jersey. The first son of German Jewish … Read more

Categories Artists, Pictorialism Tags Alfred Stieglitz, Modernism

Pictorialism | A Passionate Photography

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Pictorialism is an international aesthetic movement that characterized photography between 1890 and 1914 approximately. It followed the spread of a new photographic process called “dry plate” or “gelatin-silver bromide” invented … Read more

Categories History of Photography, Pictorialism Tags Alfred Stieglitz, Lighting

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