André Kertész -- Master Photographer

André Kertész

André Kertész was born on July 2nd, 1894 and died the 28th of september, 1985. Kertész was a Hungarian-born photographer known for his photographic composition and his photo essay. In the early years of his career his techniques and camera angles were preventing him from being recognized. Kertész never felt that he had gained the worldwide recognition he deserved. Today he is considered one of the seminal figures of photojournalism. Kertész pursued photography independently, his early work was published primarily in magazines; which was a huge market back than. This continued until much later in his life, when Kertész stopped accepting commissions. He served briefly in World War I and moved to Paris in 1925. In Paris he worked for France's first illustrated magazine called VU. Involved with many young immigrant artists he became a huge commercial success. Due to German persecution of the Jews and the threat of World War II, Kertész decided to emigrate to the United States in 1936, where he had to rebuild his reputation through commissioned work. In the 1940s and 1950s, he stopped working for magazines and began to achieve greater international success. His career is generally divided into four periods, based on where he was working and his work was most prominently known. They are called the Hungarian period, the French period, the American period and, toward the end of his life, the International period.


This is A SX-70 ( A VERY Similar Camera Kertesz Used )










Over all his photography seems very "in the moment" none of them are staged. He catches people in the act of their everyday lives.

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I Wanted A Modern A Black & White Portrait Look. In My Head I Had A Vision Of Her With The Heart On Her Back, So I Painted It On Her And Did Kind Of A No Face Picture. The Diamonds On Her Eye Were To Give The Pictures A Wonder About The Picture. They Make You Want To Know A Story.

Irving Penn Photographer # 1

Irving Penn was born on June 16th, 1917 in Plainfield, New Jersey. His parents Harry and Sonia Penn. From 1934 to 1938 he attended the Philadelphia Museum and School of Industrial Art. He studied drawing, painting and industrial arts. He died at age 92 on October 7th, 2009 at his home in Manhattan. In 1950, he married his favorite model, Lisa Fonssagrives. They met at a photo shoot in 1947 and had one son together. Penn photographed still life objects and found objects in unusual arrangements and great quality. His photographs were so "futuristic" they would not be released to the public until months later. For example, he did a series of posed nudes whose physical shapes range from thin to plump and were shot in 1949-1950, but were not exhibited until 1980. His still lifes are skillfully arranged of food or objects; at once spare and highly organized, the objects articulate the abstract interplay of line and volume.

His portrait photographs are my favorite because thats the kind of photography i like to shoot. these are some of my favorites.