"We all know that if the language isn't eloquent, no one bothers to finish the story" - Rosalie Gwathmey Gwathmey was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was the daughter of successful architect, Charles C. Hook, and Ida MacDonald Hook. Rosalie married painter, Robert Gwathmey in 1935. She gave birth to their son, Charles Gwathmey, in 1938. He is another [...]
Whether you've been to London or not or seen it in the movies, most of us recognise the building in the image below. St Paul's Cathedral is one of the most known and iconic cathedrals in the world. St Paul's cathedral sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the city of London. Its [...]
"You will never make a photograph that everyone likes, so make sure you will like every one of your photographs" - Oliver Gagliani Oliver Gagliani (1917–2002) was an American photographer, a master of large format photography, darkroom technique, and the Zone System. Upon seeing a retrospective of Paul Strand's work in 1945 at the San Francisco Museum of [...]
Hope everyone is well and is keeping well. Instead of talking about this pandemic (I do not have any insights other than what I’ve read from the WHO) so I just thought to share another image with you. I am not able o create anything new as I am on bed rest after a surgery [...]
"You try to develop the sensitivity and the 'eye' to see that very special mood of the moment. You develop the discipline to block out everything but you, the camera and the subject" - Moneta Sleet Jr Moneta J. Sleet Jr. was an African American press photographer best known for his work as a staff [...]
Josiah Johnson Hawes was a photographer in Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in Wayland, Massachusetts in 1808. At seventeen he was apprenticed to a carpenter and practiced the trade for six years, which he gave up to be an artist. He began his career as a portrait painter. “I purchased books, colours and brushes and commenced the study [...]
I was one of those kids that loved reading and loved maths and geometry. Later on, when I became interested in photography, composition to me became about seeing patterns. Patterns that are pleasing to the eye. Seeing things that stand out easily to me. On the other hand, I also avidly go out of my [...]
