Magnum Photos
"I felt that ignorance had made wars, and if I could use photography to help dispel ignorance, the future might be a little brighter." Before his deeply human portraits of American life, @waynemillerphotoarchive was a combat photographer in the US Navy, capturing life at sea in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as the devastating aftermath of the bombing of Hiroshima. Following WWII, Miller turned his lens to the South Side of Chicago, creating an intimate document of the daily lives of Black communities at the height of the city's industrial growth. In 1958, he published The World is Young, a self-described “photographic exploration of the world of childhood,” inspired by and featuring photographs he created of his own children. 🔗 Discover the selection of Miller’s fine prints at the link in the @magnumphotos bio. PHOTOS (left to right): (1) Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. New York City, USA. 1948. (2) Orinda, California. USA. 1956. (3) A girl "reading" Ebony magazine. Chicago, Illinois. USA. 1947. (4) Photographer Robert Frank in the home of Wayne Miller while shooting for his book The Americans. California, USA. 1956. (5) Orinda, California. USA. 1950. © @waynemillerphotoarchive / Magnum Photos
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Ansel Adams Photographer, Artist & Activist
Back in the day, Ansel’s fellow photographer and friend Edward Weston lived a few hours south of San Francisco, in Carmel, and Ansel often drove down the coast to visit him and his wife, Charis. On one visit he recalled, “I told Charis I was looking for a place to make a really good photograph of Edward. She said there was a big eucalyptus tree nearby that he liked.” Earlier that year Edward had photographed the tree’s “exciting roots.” When Ansel eventually moved to Carmel many years later, he built a home not far from it. In ‘Examples: The Making of 40 Photographs,’ he wrote, “At first I was not satisfied with the location and I began to explore nearby. Edward sat down at the base of the tree to await my decision.” After initially gravitating towards the picket fence, Ansel “suddenly saw the inevitable image. . . . The relatively small figure at the base of the huge tree, the convoluted roots, and the beautiful quiet light” of a foggy coastal day. “I pleaded, ‘Edward please just keep sitting there.’ I was very excited and fumbled my meter, dropped my focusing cloth and inadvertently kicked the tripod leg. Edward was amused and relaxed.” Image 1: ‘Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California,’ 1945. Photograph by Ansel Adams. ©️The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust Image 2: ‘Eucalyptus Tree and Roots, Carmel Highlands, California,’ 1945. Photograph by Edward Weston © 1981 Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona, Arizona Board of Regents