Edward Weston
Edward Weston (March 24, 1886 - January 1, 1958) was an American photographer,
and co-founder of Group f/64. Most of his work was done using an 8 by 10 inch
view camera. Edward Weston was born in
Highland Park, Illinois on March 24, 1886. In 1902, he received his first camera for
his sixteenth birthday, a Kodak Bull's-Eye #2, and
began taking photographs in parks in Chicago and at his
aunt's farm. The young Weston met with quick
success, and his photographs were already being exhibited at the Chicago Art Institute merely a year later, in 1903.
• The Bull's-Eye camera, first manufactured by the Boston Camera Mfg. Company in 1892, holds a very important place in photographic history. It was the very first camera to use numbered paper-backed film rolls, invented by S. N. Turner. In August 1895, Eastman bought the company and continued to manufacture the cameras under the Kodak name.
8 x 10 inchView Camera
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Edward’s life and family• In 1906, Weston moved to California, where he ultimately decided
to stay and pursue a career as a photographer. He married his first wife, Flora May Chandler, in 1909, and she bore him four sons: Chandler (1910), Brett (1911), Neil (1914) and Cole (1919). In 1911, Weston opened his first photographic studio in Tropico, California (now Glendale) and wrote articles about his unconventional methods of portraiture for several high-circulation magazines.
• 1922 marked a period of transition for Weston. Renouncing pictorialism in favor of straight photography, he began regular visits to Mexico with his professional and romantic partner, Tina Modotti, whose relationship with Weston was the cause of much gossip in the media. They were often accompanied by one of Weston's sons, who received a sound instruction in photography. Brett and Cole later embarked on their own, successful careers in this field.
Why does this look unusual?
Excusado 1925
What do you think this is?
Nude 1925
What does this look like?
Dunes, Oceano 1936
Shells 1927
Pepper No. 30 1930
Woodlawn Plantation 1941
Tina Modotti
(August 16 (or 17) 1896 – January 5, 1942) was an Italian photographer, model, actress, and revolutionary political activist.