Tag Archives: great photographers

The earliest photograph of a human figure on paper

Posted on 18 August, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

How is it to be the first human figure on a photographic image? First ever photographed and printed on a photographic paper, it is something or not?

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The first Great Masters of Photography in America

Posted on 17 August, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

Two partners in Boston–Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes–are today widely considered to be the first great masters of photography in America. Their partnership lasted from 1843 to 1862.

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men on the moon

Posted on 23 April, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

Neil Armstrong, commander of the Eagle (Lunar Module), was the first man to set foot on the moon. He was shortly followed by the pilot, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. One of the many memorable images taken at the time was that … Continue reading →

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The death of Kennedy’s killer

Posted on 17 April, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused assassin of the US president J.F. Kennedy, is escorted to the Dallas City Jail as nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot him in front of the policemen and the press. Oswald died shortly after, taking with him the … Continue reading →

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more than “like a virgin”

Posted on 8 April, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

“On 12 February, 1979, a quiet, shy young woman walked into my studio for the first time. She was the nude model for my photography class that evening. She said that she was a dancer, her name was Madonna Ciccone.”

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Why Annie Leibovitz is so well known?

Posted on 31 March, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

To take a picture of John Lennon a few hours before he will die, do you think it is a good reason?

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I have Che Guevara on my t-shirt

Posted on 24 March, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

This portrait is probably the most well known portrait in the world.

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The Robert Capa’s D-Day

Posted on 18 March, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

How to make history with a photographic camera.

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just milliseconds before death

Posted on 16 March, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

This man is not dead yet but he will be in the next few milliseconds.

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marilyn monroe’s rejected pictures

Posted on 16 March, 2006 by alex_galmeanu

An initially unwanted picture proves to be famous

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