Monday, August 24, 2009

Photographer of the week... Alfred Stieglitz

This may or may not become a thing but I suddenly had the urge to pay homage to a photography great: Alfred Stieglitz.

This nude of his wife, Georgia O'Keefe (famous artist in her own right), moved me as a student photographer many years ago.

Who can say why an image speaks to one person and not another? Some may see this image as clinical or impersonal (for example) but I immediately saw the intimacy, the adoration, the openess, and was emboldened and inspired.

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The intimacy where Georgia is concerned can be seen in many of his other images and she is absolutely intriguing...

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...and beguiling!

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Kick-ass photographer, kick-ass woman!

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