GET TO KNOW ME I’m Faith. Photographer based in Minnesota. |
At the moment, I'm in Minnesota, but will hopefully be moving back to Arizona soon. Photography is a new hobby I've picked up lately. Hope you enjoy!
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ALL ART IS POETRY
Philippe Halsman
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Philippe Halsman was a quirky character composed of creativity. Born in Riga during the time of the Russian Empire, he was fascinated by photography by the age of fifteen. At the age of 22, he was convicted of his father’s murder while holidaying in the Austrian Alps. Halsman was sentenced to ten years of imprisonment, but was offered a deal: Only two years if he would never visit Austria again. Of course he took it and went on his way to becoming one of the world’s most influential photographers. He attended Dresden University of Technology and soon after he studied in France while working for Vogue and Life. This helped him create a new focus of portrait photography, turning his old soft focused photos into sharp, cropped images. After years of gaining experience and relations with the more distinguished people of the era, he began working with american magazines leading up to his Art Directors Club Medal. Halsman found his voice in a dramatic, goofy way and expressed it through the abstract photos he would construct. I personally loved this because his photos portrayed a sense of innocence that has become lost in our everyday lives.
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