Imogen cunningham photography biography
Imogen cunningham photography biography
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Imogen Cunningham
| American photographer Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Photographic Beginnings
- Return to Seattle and the "F/64 Group"
- Plant and Industrial Photography
- Street Photography and Later Years
Early Life and Education
Imogen Cunningham was born in Portland, Oregon, on April 12, At the age of 18, she purchased a camera but quickly lost interest and sold it to a friend.
In , while attending the University of Washington in Seattle, she encountered the works of Gertrude Käsebier, rekindling her interest in photography. With the guidance of chemistry professor Horace Byers, Cunningham mastered photography and earned money by photographing plants for the botany department.
Photographic Beginnings
After graduating in , Cunningham began working for Edward Curtis in his Seattle studio, gaining experience in portraiture.
In , she was awarded a traveling fellowship and, on the advice of her chemistry professor, journeyed to D