Showing posts with label black and white photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label black and white photography. Show all posts

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Irving Penn

My focus today is on the late great American photographer named Irving Penn. For many years, he did fashion photography for Vogue magazine. During his time at Vogue he was known for "glamour photography. (His photographs appeared on over 150 covers in the last 50 years.) Penn was also known for his amazing photographs shot against simple white or gray backdrops. He had a way of making the subject pop. The result-amazing photographs. His images seem effortless and are absolutely timeless. He also focused on still life photos, which are filled with beauty and elegance. Irving Penn passed away at the age of 92 on October 7th, 2009. He was one of the 20th century's most influential photographers.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Josef Hoflehner



Josef Hoflehner is an Austrian photographer who is well known for his black and white landscape images. He was also voted Nature Photographer of the year in 2007. I was looking for photographs by Josef Hoflehner and I was in awe. I love black and white photography and you know this is my weakness! He has amazing nature photos and these aren't your average nature shots of tree bark and spiders. He captures moments that people pass by and beautiful serene places. He just happens to be at the right place at the right time. For example the Air France Airbus A340-300 that had a super low arrival into the Charles De Gaulle airport.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Mert and Marcus

Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott became a team in 1994. Both photographers were born in 1971 in Turkey and Wales. They are well known fashion photographers and known for their portraits. "Mert and Marcus work deeply with the light with visual results that often end up a little strange, disconnected of the reality, but of an incomparable beauty"

Friday, February 19, 2010

David Field


Talk about amazing photography, David Field is one amazing photographer.
He is a young photographer based in NY. His work honestly has me speechless. "concept and composition are the key"
The concepts and images are so intriguing.
The angle, in which, he captures these images are perfect.

Flawless is yet another word I could use. You should check out all his portfolios at thephotofield.com