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Eisenstaedt: RemembrancesEisenstaedt: Remembrances by Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Eisenstaedt is my favorite. His style is personal and photojournalism at its best. I was fortunate to meet him before he left us.
America and Lewis Hine: Photographs, 1904-1940 (Aperture Monograph)America and Lewis Hine: Photographs, 1904-1940 (Aperture Monograph)
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I wrote a paper on Lewis Hine as a college photo student. From there, he became my ideal as the photo documentarian. His work on immigrants, child labor, and the Empire State are his legacies.
AtgetAtget by John Szarkowski
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I was born in the early 60s when existentialism had a great influence on visual arts. Eugene Atget is the father of existential atmosphere to which so many aspired to capture.
Robert Capa: The Definitive CollectionRobert Capa: The Definitive Collection by Richard Whelan
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If you were born in the early or mid 20th century, WWII photography influenced your vision of the world. Robert Capa's pictures tell the story. His pictures were the real thing.
With The Beatles (Op91961)With The Beatles (Op91961) by Pearce Marchbank
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The Beatles culture influenced my early memory and Dezo Hoffman was their defining photographer. Masses would follow his style (e.g. musicians at locations).
The Beatles: A Private ViewThe Beatles: A Private View by Robert Freeman
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Along with Hoffman, Robert Freeman was the other Beatle's era influence. He turned record covers into art.
The Print (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 3)The Print (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 3) by Ansel Adams
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My parents gave me this book. I spent lots of hours and money trying to make the perfect print. Ansel Adams taught me that it was more than the right film or paper.