American photography

A look back at the iconic images of Life magazine, presented by Getty Images.

With “Half and the Whole,” Jack Shainman Gallery presents a trove of Gordon Parks’s photographs, many of which have rarely been exhibited.

The six photographers in the Black Chicago exhibition cover the period from 1940 to the present. Their photos are a shocking and highly artistic testament to life in the city

William Eggleston / Supermarket Boy with Carts

“This photograph could be the opening line of a joke: ‘So, a girl rides up to a bar on a horse...’” says Joel Meyerowitz. “But really what happened was that I was there getting some ice cream for my kids when this girl rode up to the window on her horse and ordered two lobster rolls and some fries; as soon as I saw the girl, the horse, and the ice cream sign, I saw the photograph.”

Andrea K. Scott on the mysterious photographer Vivian Maier, whose work in color is getting its turn in the limelight at Howard Greenberg Gallery.

View the work of William Eggleston, regarded as one of photography’s most uncommonly talented practitioners.

80's midwestern location

From 1972-1979, a 30-something Stephen Shore traversed the United States by road, stopping along the way to set up his tripod and 8x10 camera. When he got tired over long drives, he recited Shakespeare to himself, often adopting the role of Hamlet as he made his way from one in-between place—a parking lot, a crossroads—to the next.

if the man wasn't there this photograph wouldn't have the same feeling. adding a single individual makes the world feel closer 🕊

PORTFOLIO on PAOLO STEVE

Outside of the Blue Mosque during Ramadan. Istanbul, Turkey. 2001.

i have featured images by photographer Gordon Parks many times on the blog, but have never done a post dedicated solely to his work. which is weird, considering he’s such a legend. he was the first…