Ruth Bernhard, Draped Torso with Hands

Ruth Bernhard’s Draped Torso With Hands

Ruth Bernhard, the German-American photographer whose career has spanned almost 7 decades is considered a true icon of modernist photography. She has influenced and inspired many with her mastery in use of light, and combining graphic elegance with sensual subject matters.

Michael Eastman, Fremont Theater, San Luis Obispo, CA, 2006

Michael Eastman: Vanishing America

Photographer Michael Eastman, renowned for his striking architectural photography, as he calls it, “portraits of the inhabitants of the space even though they are not actually present,” has taken the cause to capture these incredible edifices teeming with American identity.

Elliott Erwitt, Provence, France, 1955, Silver Gelatin Photograph

Elliott Erwitt’s Provence, 1955

Elliott Erwitt, the American documentary photographer who has had a substantial impact on contemporary photography, is best known for the offbeat humor in his pictures. With a humanist approach to photography, his best-known images present the viewer candid and often playful scenes.