Artist of the week: Weegee

Weegee was born in Ascher Fellig June 12, 1899 and died in New York December 26, 1968. Weegee was known for his stark black and white street photography. Weegee was also a photographer and a photojournalist. Weegees photographs were about Urban life, crime, injury and death.

Photography of the week: Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1898. Shahn has been described as a man of uncompromising beliefs and an artist who spoke to the world. Shahn had themes to define the human condition in his time. Later on Shahn used his photographs for painting and became an artist. 

Artist of the week. Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus was born March 14, 1923 in New York City. Diane Arbus learned photography from her husband Allen Arbus. Diane Arbus was the most distinctive photographer in the 20th century. Dianne Arbus worked on fashion photography with her husband Allen and made a terrific team.

What i like about Diane Arbus photography is the light and darkness in her photos. I also like how she blurs out the background in her photos. I like Diane Arbus photography's but im more interested in nature photography.