Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz was born in Hobo-ken, New Jersey, in 1864. He went to New York in 1890 determined to prove that photography was a medium as capable of artistic expression as painting or sculpture.

Alfred often made platinum prints; he achieved the desired affiliation with painting through compositional choices and the use of natural elements like rain, snow, and steam to unify the components of a scene into a visually pleasing pictorial whole.

In the final years of his life, he took photographs less and less. When he did take pictures, he did so out of the window of his gallery. These final photographs captured the various stages of his photographic development and solidified his position as the most significant figure in American photography. 


Examples of his Work:

I love pictures of hands. This one makes me think the owner of the
hands was suffering in someway.

I like this one because I find it simply beautiful. The way the lights shine off
the wet street, is captivating. 

I honestly like this one because I find the man in it a bit goofy.