Thinking Rene Burri. 04 09 1933
“Be curious, pushy and diplomatic. Everyone takes pictures, so you need to have your own opinion.” René Burri was born on the 9th of April 1933 in Zurich, Switzerland. He started his education at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts under Hans Finsler who gifted Burri his first Leica camera. The strict formalist of...
Thinking Paul Himmel. 04 01 1914
Paul Himmel was born on April 1, 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1923, Himmel met Lillian Bassman for the first time and later on they were married in 1935. In 1932 he finished his degree in Science and started to teach. In 1945, he started working as a professional photograper and a year later...
Thinking Pino Musi. 03 18 1958
Pino Musi was born on 18th March 1958 in Salerno, Italy. Since in the very early age Musi has been interested into photography. Musi was inspired to the avant-garde theater pieces. He develops specific to the black and white photography with a lot of great contras between light and shadow. He has been interpreting many...
Thinking Lothar Wolleh. 01 20 1930
“my work is never accidental, even if it sometimes looks like a ‘blow up’ ”
Thinking Julius Shulman. 10 10 1910
“Don’t dangle photographic [prepositions, propositions].” Julius Shulman was born on October 10, 1910 in Brooklyn. He moved to California with his family at the age of 10. He Attended UCLA and Berkeley but have never formally registered at those school. He only took classes that appeals to him. in 1936, he returned to Los Angeles...
Thinking Mimmo Castellano. 09 24 1932
Mimmo Castellano was born in Gioia del Colle, Italy on September 24 1932. Please check my post last year with combination of logo, posters and exhibition designs. Today I want to feature his another expertise, photography.
Thinking Ray K. Metzker. 09 10 1931
“I have always looked for a certain naturalness, people going about their everyday lives”
Thinking Elliot Erwitt. 07 26 1928
“You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.”
Thinking Lee Friedlander. 07 14 1934
Lee Friedlander was born on July 14, 1934 in Aberdeen, WA. He first interested in photography in 1948 and he went to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA in 1953. He moved to New York in 1956. He supported himself by taking pictures of jazz musician and producing record jackets. His inspiration came...
Thinking Lillian Bassman. 06 15 1917
Today marks the 94th anniversary of the birth of Lillian Bassman. A year ago she looked at her page on Thinking Form happily at her living room. If you miss to see the page, please take a look here. It was the time that I was dreaming to met her. Finally, I got a chance...
Thinking Richard Avedon. 05 15 1923
“My photographs don’t go below the surface. I have great faith in surfaces. A good one is full of clues.”
Thinking Werner Bischof. 04 26 1916
“I felt compelled to venture forth and explore the true face of the world. Leading a satisfying life of plenty had blinded many of us to the immense hardships beyond our borders.” Werner Bischof was Born on April 26th 1916 in Zurich, Switzerland. Like Rene Burri, he studied under Hans Finsler at the School for...