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content, as opposed to their content as documentation such as news, or portraiture, etc. It can mean
ultra-careful and creative printing to satisify the most exacting demands and taste, using a variety of
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Ansel Adams
Adams is one of the most well known photographers in America and was a commercial photographer for 30
years. He made visionary photos of Western landscapes that were inspired by a family vacation to
Yosemite National Park when he was a young boy. Adams wanted his work to be seen by many, not just
the few who could afford to buy his work. His photographs pose as a guide to the beauty of our
country's landscapes, both past, present, and what we must not lose in the future.
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James Blakeway
One of the world's premier skyline photographers, Blakeway's makes it his business to get the shot nobody
else dares. His panoramic pictures are just as impressive as the unconventional ways he goes about
getting the shot he desires. He has hung from a helicopter and been suspended 800 feet in the air from
a crane. The result of his aerobic exploits is an impressive collection of more that 120 panoramic
lithographs of U.S. and world cities, historic landmarks and golf courses. Hang one of his panoramic
photos of your home city and won't feel so far away.
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Imogen Cunningham
Cunningham began to take photographs in 1901 while she was a student at the University of Washington.
For years she worked on assignments for magazines, conducted a portrait studio, and even taught at the
California School of Fine Arts. She had made her living as a portrait photographer, and she had also
photographed people just for fun. She once stated a philosophy which has guided her ever since:
"One must be able to gain an understanding at short notice and close range of the beauties of
character, intellect, and spirit so as to be able to draw out the best qualities and make them
show in the outer aspect of the sitter. To do this one must not have a too pronounced notion of
what constitutes beauty in the external and, above all, must not worship it. To worship beauty for
its own sake is narrow, and one surely cannot derive from it that esthetic pleasure which comes from
finding beauty in the commonest things."
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Hulton/Getty
The Hulton Getty Picture Collection is perhaps the world's greatest library of illustrative material.
Hulton Getty became organized along commercial lines in 1947. Between 1958 and 1988 the Hulton was part
of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), during which time major press archives from the Daily
Express and the London Evening Standard were acquired. There are now over 18 million images in Hulton
Getty, which is actually made up of over three hundred separate collections. The archive begins with
illustrations and engravings from the 14th century although its major strengths lie in its unparalleled
collection from the years of 1840 through 1985. Hulton Getty is actually made up of over three hundred
separate collections and is one of the greatest resources of evocative original imagery in the world.
The archive begins with illustrations and engravings from the 14th century. Hulton Getty captures real
people, real moments, and real life.
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Jim Brandenburg
Renowned National Geographic photographer Jim Brandenburg is considered one of the premier wildlife
photographers in the world. However, this Minnesota-based artist doesn't measure his success all of
the national and international awards and honors he has received. Rather, he gains satisfaction from
his long-term commitment to his quest to explore and understand the wilderness. As he says, "Ever
since I was a boy, I have had a passion for telling stories about the forest and the prairies."
Brandenburg took his first photograph at age fourteen, and ever since then, the force that continues
to fuel Brandenburg's photography is his ever-deepening fascination with the wolf. Brandenburg speaks
of the "elusive" nature of wolves, and the challenge that creates in photographing them.
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