Pennie Smith – 1949 to present (I think)
A-8 Classic Photographer – Pennie Smith
Category: Historical Photographer
A-8 Classic Photographer Presentation
I chose to write about Sigma Sreedharan as my inspirational photographer. Sigma moved to Seattle from India in 1998 and didn’t start really taking her photography journey until 2013.
I remember seeing this photo online and thinking, OMG. That must’ve been taken from Bainbridge Island. I love the moon and the ferry and I couldn’t believe such a beautiful picture was possible but after learning more about her, the more I believed this to be a real photo and wanted to learn how to take one, too. Sigma being a woman in what I viewed as a white male dominated field, it was exciting to see a local woman who produced amazing local photos. Local photography was not something I ever really noticed or paid much attention to. I wrote it off as something I wasn’t good enough for.
taken by Sigma March 2020
I started taking photos with my phone shortly after and I looked online for help from others and encouragment also with suggestions. Sigma was always first to comment what I could do to get a crisper photo or different ways to try my settings or different editing tips and tricks.
She also makes cool creations with her photos in Photoshop and I really admire her creativity as well as her eye for photography.
Because the moon aligns with the Space Needle at particular times, there are often groups of photographers taking photos of the same thing – the moon behind the Space Needle. In big groups, she is always team building and cheering others on and it is really wonderful see how helpful and kind she is to others in person and online.
Influential Photographers:
Toni Frissell
by beau
American photographer Toni Frissell or, Antoinette Frissell Bacon was born in 1907 in New York City. She is known for her journalistic photographs of WW2, and her revolutionary approach to sports fashion photography. Surprisingly, Frissell started out as an actress before she became a photographer. After attempting the stage, Frissell decided it was not for her. Her brother, a photographer and filmmaker, first introduced her to the medium which was still relatively new at the time. Eventually, she found work as a fashion photographer at Vogue. After that, she worked for various companies on a freelance basis.
Image Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toni_Frissell,_Fashion_model,_Washington,_D.C.,_1949.jpg Toni Frissell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Frissell’s main contribution to her field was her creation of the illusion of the un-staged feeling many of her photographs had. In that time, high fashion was supposed to feel glamorous, staged, and out of reach for the lower classes. However, Frissell’s images seem to capture and air of unselfconsciousness and spontaneity, that made fashion seem more realistic and attainable. She often took her models outside in plein air, sometimes even using horses to create free but majestic ambiance.
Image attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lisa_Fonssagrives_at_Paddington_Station,_London,_1951.jpg Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
DMA 136 A-8 Classic Photographer Presention
Ruben GIfford
https://monroegallery.com/gallery/default/photoDetail/soldier-marching-ottre-belgium-1944
Soldier Marching, Ottre, Belgium 1944
Michelantinio Celestino Onofrio Vaccaro, or Tony for short, was born on December 20th, 1922. in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He would be raised in both America and Italy after his parents’ deaths.
Tony returned to America in 1939 to finish high school. In 1942, Tony bought his first camera, an Argus C-3. “I’m gonna buy a camera, learn how to use it, and show the world the real pictures of the war.” – Tony Vaccaro. Drafted after high school graduation, and sent to England, then into France 8 days after D-Day. For 272 days, Tony fought on the front lines of the war and took over 8000 photos. “When I was not on a night mission, I processed my films in four army helmets and hung the wet negatives from tree branches to dry.”–Tony Vaccaro
After the war, Tony would stay in Germany working for Stars and Stripes. He logged over 100,000 miles during the rebuilding of Germany.
Returning to America in 1950. Tony would have an 80-year career as a photographer, working for many of the country’s best publications. He would die in 2022, shortly after his 100th birthday.
Tony knew what he wanted to do and did it for 80 plus year, I respect that, and he was wildly successful at it. in a different life I could see myself as a reporter.
A US Soldier of the 83rd Infantry Division near a roadside crucifix in Belgium, Devember 25, 1944
https://monroegallery.com/gallery/default/photoDetail/farmer-with-hay-rhine-river-1947
Farmer with Hay, Rhine River, 1947
A C-54 plane during the Berlin Airlift, Germany, 1949
Underfire: The untold Story of PFC Tony Vaccaro
https://tubitv.com/movies/701493/underfire-the-untold-story-of-pfc-tony-vaccaro?startPos=6
Francesca Woodman 1958-1981
A classic photographer by Jeanne S.
I chose to share the work of Francesca Woodman. I have been a fan of her work for many years. I’m attracted to Woodman’s photography for many reasons. Like Woodman, I enjoy merging my models with their environments. I am attracted to her use of long exposure times, the effect of blurred movements, and her use of self-portraiture. I believe that she felt called to do the deep work of a true artist, and I am drawn to her exploration of her medium. She was profoundly dedicated to her craft.
Woodman apparently believed that she wasn’t receiving the acclaim that she deserved, likely due to sexism. She has, however, received a great deal of acclaim in recent decades. I enjoy sharing her work and lifting her up, as I view her to be an important artist and photographer. Unfortunately, her depression overcame her, and she died a tragic death at the early age of 23.
Untitled, 1980
From Space 2, 1976
My House, 1976
Self-Deceit, 1978
Untitled, 1977-78
Untitled, 1980
Studio in Providence, 1976-77
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was a pioneering landscape photographer
He was born in San Francisco in 1902
Originally, he had wanted to become a piano player and spent his earliest years learning this. He only ended up becoming a photographer after falling in love with a girl in Yosemite who was a photographer.
He is most known for his work with black and white landscapes such as these.
He took these pictures because he hoped to bring awareness to environmental conservation. This was very ahead of his time.
He was contracted by the U.S. Department of the Interior to photographs of nature within the country’s many national parks.
His first ever photos were published in 1921.
Then, he took his very famous photo, Monolith. Monolith is a photo of the Half-Dome at Yosemite looking very mighty and tall.
This photo was taken on a Korona View Camera.
At the time he took the photo, he only had one plate left, so it was very important he got it right.
Later on in his life he was a founder of the magazine Aperture. It is a journal of photography with a serious tone.
Then, in the 1950’s he would start teaching groups how to take better photos at Yosemite. These lessons happen continuously up until 1981.
He then died soon after in 1984, but he didn’t go without leaving a legacy on the photography world.
Ansel Adams transformed photography through his pioneering technical systems, advocacy for the medium as a fine art, and iconic imagery that catalyzed the American conservation movement.
Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams was an American photographer and environmentalist best known for his black-and-white images of the American West, particularly Yosemite National Park. He helped develop the photographic technique known as the Zone System, which allowed photographers to achieve precise control over exposure and contrast. Throughout his career, Adams published numerous books, including Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail, and This Is the American Earth. His photographs and conservation efforts played an important role in promoting the preservation of America’s natural landscapes, making him one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century.
The reason why I choose Ansel Adams is because I really enjoy landscape photography especially in the mountains, and his photography inspires me to go hiking and off roading and take pictures in Olympic National park. Also aspiring me to take a road trip to Glacier National park and Oregon coast this summer and document my trip.
Richard Avedon
Richard Avedon is a famous photographer who had many styles from fashion, to portraits, to capturing still movement in his photos. I found him by stumbling across a photo of Marilyn Monroe who I enjoy her beauty.
Below is some of his work I found that I was drawn too. It has so many levels at the same time being so basic in black and white. I’m drawn to his creativity in telling a story with a basic photo. He quoted, “A great photographer doesn’t need bells and whistles.”
I love Elephants so this photo stood out. It also shows how he was known as a photographer. he shot this photo for her Dior dress in Paris in 1955.
This was a beekeeper. I read a story about his dad’s farm and bee’s always being in his home.
Shoe by Perugia, Paris for Harper’s Bazar.
Robert Dixon, Meat Packer. I love this simple photo that captures the tan or dirt on his skin while also bringing out the sharpness and beauty in his eye.
classic photographer: Rinko Kawauchi
added by Elle Victor
In the Beginning 
