History of Photography Podcast 11 : The Cyanotype
The cyanotype was one of the earliest photographic processes and with its rich, blue color, remains one of the most beautiful. Invented in 1...
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20 of 42 episodesHistory of Photography Podcast 10 : The Kodak Brownie
The Kodak Brownie camera was one of the most popular cameras in the history of photography. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and...
History of Photography Podcast 9 : Latent Image and Immediate Image
When light sensitive material is exposed to light, a chemical change happens, but this change isn’t necessarily visible. This idea is perhap...
History of Photography Podcast 8 : Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky
The photographs of pioneer color photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorsky (1863–1944) give us a remarkable view into a world that is...
History of Photography Podcast 7 : Tina Modotti
Tina Modotti (1896 – 1942) was an Italian photographer who was most active in Mexico between 1923 and 1930. Known for her romantic and...
History of Photography Podcast 6 : Looking at Photographs
John Szarkowski’s book Looking at Photographs: 100 Pictures from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art is one of the best ways to...
History of Photography Podcast 5 : Gordon Parks
Photographer Gordon Parks, born 1912 and died 2006, was one of the most important figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian w...
History of Photography Podcast 4 : James Van Der Zee
Photographer James Van Der Zee was active from the 1920s through the late 1970s, working primarily in his native Harlem neighborhood in New...
History of Photography Podcast 3 : The Family of Man
When the exhibition The Family of Man opened in January of 1955, 60 years ago this month, visitors were greeted by more than 500 photographs...
History of Photography Podcast 2 : Lisette Model
Photographer Lisette Model, born in Vienna, Austria in 1901 and died 1983, was an important street photographer of the early 20th century, d...
History of Photography Podcast 1 : Photo History 2.0
Welcome to the History of Photography Podcast 2.0! Having retired from my college teaching job, I’m no longer teaching the photo histo...
Photo History – Class 15 – Photograph as Document, Concept as Photograph
The 15th and final class session examines documentary and conceptual photography, looking at the motivation and rationale behind them. We al...
Photo History – Class 14 – Szarkowski: How To See
During his 29-year tenure as Director of the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the great curator and photograp...
Photo History – Class 13 – The Atomic Age and New Frontiers
The middle of the 20th century was a time of tremendous change in all areas of the world and especially in the world of photography. This cl...
Photo History – Class 12 – The Manipulative Impulse
Is any photograph real? This question comes up as we trace the trajectory of the manipulated image in this class session. We also try to see...
Photo History – Class 11 – Women in Photography
Is anatomy destiny? This class session looks at women’s photography by examining the work of various female photographers as well as b...
Photo History – Class 10 – Cameras Big and Small
This week, we examine photographers using large cameras and those using small cameras and try to examine the importance of the choice of too...
Photo History – Class 9 – Stieglitz and the Photo Secession
One of the great characters in the history of the medium, Alfred Stieglitz was also one of the most influential photographers and promoters...
Photo History – Class 8 – Muybridge, Marey and the Movies
Stop-motion photography as practiced by Edweard Muybridge and Etienne-Jules Marey and others is the topic of this class session. These scien...
Photo History – Class 7 – Stereography and Standard Subjects
A slightly shorter class session, as we cover three smaller topics: 1) the ideas surrounding stereoscopic photography, 2) the way 19th centu...