What is alfred stieglitz best known form
What is alfred stieglitz best known form!
Alfred Stieglitz (1864 – 1946) was an advocate for the Modernist movement in the arts, and, arguably, the most important photographer of his time. A photographer, publisher, writer and gallery owner, he played a key role in the promotion and exploration of photography as an art form.
Alfred stieglitz quotes
"Photography fascinated me, first as a toy, then as a passion, then as an obsession."
Alfred Stieglitz
Stieglitz was a student in Germany when he bought his first camera, an 8 × 10 plate film camera that required a tripod.
Despite its bulk, Stieglitz travelled throughout Europe, taking photographs of landscapes and labourers in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. In 1892, Stieglitz bought his first hand-held camera, a Folmer and Schwing 4 × 5 plate film camera, which he used to take two of his best known images, Winter, Fifth Avenue and The Terminal.
Stieglitz collected books on photography and photographers in Europe and the US and wrote articles on the technical and aesthetic