Alfred Stieglitz

Born in 1864, this photographer helped make photography considered a form of art. He ran New York art galleries and put up art from European artists, which introduced that European type of art. He was married to Georgia O'Keefe.

When retired from the Union army, Alfred's father made sure his son had the best education possible. The schools that Alfred attended were not challenging enough for him, so his parents moved back to Germany with him and his 5 siblings. They put Alfred in the Realgymnasium high school. His parents traveled Europe to museums and theaters often. Through his teachers, Alfred grew to like photography and traveled the Europe countryside taking pictures of the common folk.

As Alfred came to love photography, he not only became famous for his photography, but also writing about photography being an art. He was soon offered a job at a magazine named The American Amateur Photographer.

Here are a couple photos taken by Alfred Stieglitz:

I like how the tracks are left in the snow and the buildings in the background. You can barely see the last one because of the snow.

The fog in this picture is very cool. And I also like the building in the background and how the carriage is coming around the bend.

This is my favorite photo by Alfred Stieglitz because light coming from the windows penetrates the night and the outside lights have a very cool effect on the building. Plus considering I just shot night, I can appreciate this more.

This is my second favorite photo because of the perspective of the apples to the house. I like it a lot.