Josef Koudelka, the master of street photography
Josef Koudelka, born in 1938 in Czechslovakia, is the master of street photography. Every corner of the frame is important in his work
The Moment Décisif: The work of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson articulated the goal of street photography: Le Moment Decisif: the decisive moment.
The first photograph of a human!
Louis Dagurre made the first photograph of a human. The exposure took 30 minutes.
The first selfie!
The first PORTRAIT photograph ever taken in America.
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Line of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor GalleryLine of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor
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Line of Work: A Gallery Exhibition of Portraits by Phil Cantor
Opening June 1st, my latest personal art project will be on view at The Gallery at Berkshire Hathaway in Montclair, NJ. "LINE OF WORK" is a series of portraits highlighting the jobs that we choose for ourselves and how they shape us into who we are. The exhibit consists of over 40 portraits of working men and women who live or work near my studio in Montclair. I am drawing a straight line from this [...]
Maine coast: Exploring with a camera
One morning this summer, while everyone slept late, I went out with my Panasonic Lumix GX8 to fish for photographs during my travels this summer to Blue Hill, Maine. The fog had rolled in with the tide, and before it burned off as the sun came up, I made some photographs trying to capture the ruggedness, the isolation and quiet of the landscape. I opted for black and white, even though the waves had brought [...]