“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” — Vincent van Gogh
“Success is often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” — Coco Chanel, Fashion Designer
Over her 50-year career, acclaimed American photographer Tina Barney has captured the inner dynamics and lifestyles of those around her. Known for her large-scale, color photographs of the upper class, Barney’s work intimately studies the private, social, and cultural lives of East Coast families and Europe’s upper classes.
“Green was the silence, wet was the light, the month of June trembled like a butterfly.” — Pablo Neruda
Brassaï is best known for his iconic photographs of Paris in the 1930s, capturing the city’s nightlife, streets, and inhabitants in a way that has left a lasting impact on the history of photography. His work has greatly contributed to the idea of vernacular photography, blurring the lines between street photography and fine art.
“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” — Frank Pittman
Norman Parkinson greatly influenced the world of fashion photography with his inventiveness, charm and eccentricity. Renowned for taking his subjects out of the studio and into the world, Parkinson’s easy and casually elegant style was a breath of fresh air at the time, and it has left a mark on fashion-based photography.
“May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secret of living.” — E.E. Cummings