Monthly Masters Discussion

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Monthly Masters Discussion

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Monthly Masters' Discussion - January 2019 - David Kennerly's Body of Work - and Yours

Last post by minniev « Wed Jan 02, 2019 3:44 pm
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by minniev » Tue Jan 01, 2019 3:26 pm

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This month we will look at a tiny portion of a Body Of Work rather than a single image. We’ll be considering the work of modern master...

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Monthly Masters' Discussion - December 2018 - Bruegel's "Census At Bethlehem"

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by minniev » Sat Dec 01, 2018 11:45 am

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For our December Masters, we will consider “The Census of Bethlehem” by Pieter Bruegel, an artist of the Northern Renaissance whose...

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Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:13 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - November 2018 - Fan Ho's "Approaching Shadow"

Last post by minniev « Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
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by minniev » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:38 am

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Born in Shanghai in 1931, photographer Fan Ho won nearly 300 awards from international exhibitions and competitions worldwide between...

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Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:45 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - October 2018- Stephen Shore's "Presidio, TX"

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by minniev » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:53 pm

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Stephen Shore's work has been widely published and exhibited for the past forty-five years. He was the first living photographer to...

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Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:36 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion- April 2018 - Gordon Parks' "Drinking Fountains"

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by minniev » Sun Apr 01, 2018 5:31 pm
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Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment...
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Tue Oct 09, 2018 8:10 pm
Monthly Masters’ Discussion - Sept. 2018 - Bierstadt, the Hudson River School & Us

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by minniev » Sat Sep 01, 2018 6:51 pm

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Albert Bierstadt was one of a group of American landscape painters known as the Hudson School. In the second half of the 19th century,...

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Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:42 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - August 2018 - Edward Steichen's "Moonlight"

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by minniev » Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:26 pm

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This month we'll be discussing the confluence of photography and painting. Study this image by one of the most influential...

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Mon Aug 13, 2018 4:10 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - July 2018 - From Picasso to Pulitzer, Art and Violence

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by minniev » Sun Jul 01, 2018 1:54 pm

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Art has forever had its voice to address issues of societal violence. Photography, of all the arts, has risen to the forefront in this,...

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Tue Jul 03, 2018 12:28 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion - June 2018 - Julia Margaret Cameron's "Beatrice"

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by minniev » Fri Jun 01, 2018 12:19 pm
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I confess I had never heard of Julia Margaret Cameron until last week when Steve posted this link I was astounded at her work and knew...
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Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:22 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion: Sep 2017 - Weston's Pepper

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by minniev » Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:14 am
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Edward Weston was one of the most innovative and influential of American photographers and one of the masters of 20th century photography. A couple...
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Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:28 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - JMW Turner's "Snowstorm" - Let's Talk About Water and Light

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by minniev » Tue May 01, 2018 12:17 pm
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Born in humble circumstances in 1775 in London, JMW Turner became one of Britain’s most treasured painters. His life and his body of...
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Mon May 21, 2018 4:14 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion - "Ghandi At His Spinning Wheel " by Margaret Bourke White

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by minniev » Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:42 pm
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Margaret Bourke-White was a pioneering photojournalist who started her photographic journey as a hobbyist and developed expertise in architectural...
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Tue Mar 20, 2018 4:15 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion: Nov 2017 - Vermeer's Girl With A Pearl Earring

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by minniev » Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:23 pm
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This month’s Master’s Discussion will tackle a complex subject from several different angles with a wide variety of resource materials. Pursue those...
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Tue Mar 06, 2018 12:39 am
Monthly Master's Discussion Feb. 2018 - Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World"

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by minniev » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:35 am

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This month we will look at “Christina’s World” by American painter Andrew Wyeth. Wyeth's art has long been controversial. He developed...

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Wed Feb 21, 2018 2:44 pm
Monthly Masters' Discussion- Oct 2017 - Gursky's Rhein II

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In 2011, a print of Andreas Gursky's Rhein II sold for $4.3 million at Christie's in New York. This particular print was one of an edition of...
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Monthly Masters' Discussion: Jan. 2018 - Galen Rowell's Split Rock and Cloud

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by minniev » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:45 am
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This month we will critique one of Galen Rowell’s most famous images, “Split Rock and Cloud, Eastern Sierras, California”. Rowell was...
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Monthly Masters' Discussion: Dec 2017 - Two Kinds of Christmas Images: Currier & Ives vs William Eggleston

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For our December Masters' discussion we will look at two very different kinds of Christmas Images, both from acknowledged Masters of their art....
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Monthly Masters' Discussion: June 2017 - Cartier-Bresson and The Decisive Moment

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Here is my first ever Monthly Masters' discussion for Photomentoris. Please join in the discussion. There is no right and wrong, just a chance to dig...
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Tue Dec 05, 2017 1:35 am
Monthly Masters' Discussion: Aug 2017 - Composites: Art, Photo or Heresy? "Journey Into Night" by Jerry Uelsmann

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One of the most enduring controversies in photography concerns the classification of photographic composites. Are they photography? Are they heinous...
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Monthly Masters' Discussion: July 2017 - The Amazing Career of Irving Penn - "Rochas Mermaid Dress"

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by minniev » Sun Jul 02, 2017 3:56 am

Irving Penn’s seven decades of photographic work spans a dizzying array of genres: fashion, still life, portraiture, advertising, ethnographic...

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