Paul Strand was born in New York City in 1890 to Jewish Bohemian immigrants. During his childhood, he witnessed the rapid expansion and industrialization of the city. Strand’s parents owned… read more →

Martin Munkacsi, the father of fashion photography, was born in Hungary in 1896 under the last name Mermelstein or Marmostein. Their new name was solely Hungarian, because his family was… read more →

Paul Strand’s portrait, photographer unknown Paul Strand was born in New York in 1890 to Jewish Bohemian immigrants. His interest in photography began in his late teens when he took… read more →

According to Susan Sontag as mentioned in Photo Icons: The Story Behind the Pictures “[Paul] Strand is simply the biggest, widest, most commanding talent in the history of American photography”… read more →

  Martin Munkácsi was a Hungarian photographer who is widely known for his innovative fashion photography. Born as ‘Lipot Mermelstein’ Munkáski changed his name in order to avoid anti-semeticdiscrimination. Martin… read more →

Dabbling with a relatively new form of picture taking called “straight” photography, Paul Strand captured the image of an unsuspecting New York beggar in his photograph titled Blind Woman.  Using the… read more →

Andre Keresz was born to a middle-class Jewish family in Budapest.  Although Andre’s father was a bookseller, he pressured his children to learn about the stock exchange.  Andre’s older brother… read more →

    Paul Strand is one of my favorite artists we have studied this year. He was born in 1890 in New York City, and was one of the beginning… read more →

  In this depiction of a newlywed husband and wife, Robert Frank captures the joy at the very beginnings of a marriage. The man and woman immediately grab the eye… read more →

      After looking at multiple photographs by Paul Strand, this particular photograph had an effect on me because the attitude of all of the men.  All of the… read more →