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Richard Learoyd is a British photographer. He is known for his large-scale, camera obscura photographs that capture incredibly detailed, lifelike images of people and objects.
Learoyd studied fine art painting before transitioning to photography, and his work often blurs the lines between photography, painting, and sculpture. He constructs his own camera obscura by building a room and attaching a large, convex lens to one wall, which projects an upside-down image of the subject onto a sheet of photographic paper. He then uses traditional darkroom techniques to develop and print the final image.
Learoyd's photographs often feature portraits of friends and family members, as well as still lifes of everyday objects such as fruit, flowers, and animals. His work has been exhibited widely and is included in the collections of many major museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Learoyd has received numerous awards and honors for his photography, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and a commission to create a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II for the Diamond Jubilee of her reign.
Joel Meyerowitz is an American street, portrait and landscape photographer and a pioneer of color photography. He lives and works in New York and London.
Meyerowitz became interested in color photography in 1962, when color photography was not yet considered serious art. There have been documentaries about him, and he is the author of 43 books, including one on the art of photography. Meyerowitz was the only photographer who received official permission to photograph the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York.
Meyerowitz continues to be an inspiration and a leader in photography today.
Norman Parkinson was a renowned British photographer who is considered one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 20th century. Parkinson began his career in the 1930s and continued to work until his death.
Throughout his career, Parkinson worked for numerous fashion magazines, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Queen. He was known for his use of vibrant colors and his ability to capture his subjects in dynamic poses and interesting settings. Parkinson's photographs often had a sense of humor and playfulness, and he was known for his ability to put his models at ease, resulting in natural and spontaneous photographs.
Parkinson's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, and he has been the subject of numerous books and documentaries. He received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Royal Photographic Society's Centenary Medal in 1985.
John Rankin Waddell, known as Rankin, is a British portrait photographer, fashion photographer, director, and publisher.
He works in fashion and portrait photography and has created portraits of many famous personalities of the world. Rankin also shoots music videos, documentaries, feature films, and commercials. He publishes his own photography magazines and books.