Thích Quảng Đức became famous when he burnt himself to death. This Buddhist monk from Vietnam was doing this as a show of his hatred of oppression. The oppression he was opposing was the South Vietnamese’s pro-catholic policies and their […]
There are literally millions of different types of fauna and flora that live in the world with us and we often forget that there is another world outside of our cities. Luckily for us there are many talented wildlife photographers […]
One of the most intriguing and awe-inspiring photographs in modern history is the image of the unknown protestor standing in front of a row of army tanks in Beijing. Little is known about this man aside from his heroic interruption […]
Ansel Easton Adams was an American environmentalist and landscape photographer who became internationally famous for his black-and-white photographs that he took of the American West. Adams helped create the anti-pictorialist Group f/64, which is an association of photographers that advocate […]
Born Anna-Lou “Annie” Leibovitz on 2nd October 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut, Annie Leibovitz is an American photographer famed for her dramatic, eccentric, and emblematic portraits of a wide variety of celebrities through her crisp and well-lighted signature style. Owing to […]
We have all seen photographs which have caused us to stop short and stare in wonderment and that’s why photography is considered one of the most powerful art mediums. These photographs have all had an impact on the world in […]
Diane Arbus (14 March 1923 – 26 July 1971) was an American photographer whose preferred subjects were outsiders and those on the fringes of society such as strippers, carnival performers, dwarves, nudists, and transgender people. While her preferred subjects were […]
A regular contributor National Geographic magazine and a member of Magnum since 1986, Steve McCurry is an American photographer and photojournalist. Most well-known for his photograph of the “Afghan Girl” with the piercing green eyes, McCurry has won numerous awards […]
Born Arthur Fellig in June 1899, Weegee was a photographer and photojournalist celebrated for his striking black and white street photography. Working as a press photographer during the 1930s and 1940s, Weegee developed his signature style by following the city’s […]
French photographers have made a significant impact on the medium as both a form of art and as a way of documenting history, culture, and society. From stark, moody monochrome to works of dynamic colour, innovation and experimentation has remained […]
