Bernd and Hilla Becher: Typologies, Anonymous Sculptures and the Düsseldorf School
Bernd and Hilla Becher photographed water towers, blast furnaces and gas holders for forty years. A guide to their typologies, method, critics and legacy.
Conceptual Photography
The Photograph as Contemporary Art by Charlotte Cotton: Understanding Art Photography Today
Comprehensive analysis of Charlotte Cotton’s The Photograph as Contemporary Art—editions, themes, impact on photography education, and why it remains…
The Blue Marble (1972): Apollo 17’s Full-Earth Photo That Changed How We See Our Planet
The blue marble earth photo apollo 17 captured December 7, 1972, remains the most iconic Earth image. Discover the technical details, photographer mystery,…
New Topographics (1975): The Exhibition That Redefined Landscape Photography
New Topographics made suburban sprawl a subject for serious photography. See what the 1975 show displayed and why it divided critics.
Mirrors and Windows (1978): American Photography’s Identity Crisis
Explore John Szarkowski’s influential Mirrors and Windows 1978 exhibition at MoMA—the framework that defined American photography’s subjective vs objective…
Ways of Seeing: How John Berger Changed Photography Theory Forever
Discover how John Berger’s Ways of Seeing (1972) revolutionized photography theory. Essential guide to reproduction, context, and visual literacy.
Looking at Photographs by John Szarkowski: 100 Pictures from MoMA’s Collection
Deep dive into John Szarkowski’s 1973 masterwork Looking at Photographs from MoMA’s collection. Learn how this book taught America to see photography as…
Famous Contemporary Photographers That You Really Have to Know
Cindy Sherman (b. 1954, American) Cindy Sherman is an American photographer known for her self-portraits in which she assumes a variety of personas and explores themes of identity, gender, and … Read more
Hannah Perreault
In Crossing the Pages, I visually explore the experience of reading a book. It is driven by the thought that literature and the creative escape it provides are largely being … Read more