James Nachtwey is the first of the younger Photographers featured in this Photography Course spotlight. These younger photographers have lived during a time of great evolution for the medium of photography. They co-exist with software that allows you to easily tell lies with your photographs. James Nachtwey is a wonderful example of a Photo Journalist [...]

He was the son of German-Jewish immigrants and married the famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe. His work as a photographer showcased the Early American immigrants. One of his most famous photographs is on a ship from New York to Bremen.

Cindy Sherman is a famous actress and photographer who turned the camera on herself: something that had been done before her, but not not in the innovative manner of Cindy Sherman. Typically we call the works Self Portraits when the artist turns the camera on oneself.

Ansel Adams is much different from the common photographer today, who takes hundreds of images in order to find one shot that was just right after being modified in Photoshop.  Ansel Adams believed it only took one shot to get a masterpiece. Photographers can learn from him the need for sensitivity. In our world, we [...]

Spotlight on Famous Photographers Photography has changed substantially in the last decade alone. Tools on the computer, such as Photoshop, allow us to create virtually anything at all. Adjustments can be made to photographs long after the photos have been taken. However, many of the famous photographs and portraits came before the past decade of [...]