Over the next couple weeks, you will research your master photographer's life, work, and contributions to the art world and culture. You will discover that many of these photographer's have made significant contributions to many other art forms and studies, including fashion, advertising editorial photography, photo-journalism, conservation, science, and even anthropology. You will discover how important photographer's have been to the communication of ideas in the world.
Research Sources
Primary Sources: The most accurate research comes directly from the actual photographer. Find out if your photographer has his/her own website and look for information there. Often, these artists are sponsored by galleries, check out these galleries for bio information too.
Secondary Sources: These sources include articles written about the photographer, or reviews of his/her work. The following links will provide a good starting point. Also, check out the media center and ask Mrs. Moon for books (yes, information can still be found in books!) that might be good resources as well.
Links:
Photokaboom (A photographic image search engine, looks up master photographers all over the internet)
Masters of Photography (The traditional photo masters!)
Photography-NOW (An ultra-contemporary resource to many brand new national and international photo exhibits)
Leggat's History of Photography (A website on the history of photography, contains many facts and bios of important ProFotos (photographic search engine)
Photography Now (Great research website with elegant visual examples)
Below is the handout that states the questions you need to be able to answer after researching your photographer. Keep in mind you will also need to gather an image bank of 5-8 high quality examples of your photographer's work!
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