Imogen Cunningham

Imogen was born in Portland, Oregon in 1883, where every summer she took reading and art lesson paid for by her father. Majoring in chemistry in 1906, she was inspired by Gertrude Käseb, to take up photography again. With the help of her chemistry professor, she began to study the chemistry behind photography and she subsidized her tuition by photographing plants for the botany department. Later she opened a portrait studio in Seattle which won acclaim for portraiture and pictorial work. Most of her work at the time consisted of people in their  homes, in her living room, or in the woods surrounding her cottage. The next year, she married Roi Partridge, an artist. He posed for a series of nude photographs, which were shown by the Seattle Fine Arts Society. Imogene took a greater interest in pattern and detail and became increasingly interested in botanical photography, especially flowers. Between 1923 and 1925 she produced an in-depth study of the magnolia flower. Later she turned her eye towards industry, creating series of industrial landscapes in Los Angeles and Oakland. I like this artist because i love taking pictures of plants and growth. I also would like to further my knowledge in botany.

this is photographer Ansel Adams, i chose this picture because it was a more free and fun looking pose than some of the others photographed by Imogen Cunningham.

succulent plant

I like this image because I enjoy its organic nature and have photographed similar subjects.

 A Visit to Dr Sooy, 1973

I think this image is very intense. Now i don't think this is the case but when i first look at the image I think of  a creepy mental hospital with evil doctors with fake smiles, and suffering patients. this image is just so mysterious and draws you in.


















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