Alfred Stieglitz

- Alfred Stieglitz was a photographer who was prominent around the turn of the century. He is credited with being one of the most influential people in photography on account of his work promoting the art as a legitimate form of art. He was not only an exceptional photographer himself, but he helped other people see the brilliance of photography. 

Alfred Stieglitz - Grapes

- This photograph is one of my favourites of his. I really dig the contrast of the hands and arms against the window; it's dramatic, and I love it. The lighting is wonderful here. The darkness of the hands against the brightness of the outside just give off a good vibe. Also, grapes. There is not often a time when you see someone holding a bunch of grapes up to a window, and the absurdity of it all pleases me a lot.

Georgia O'Keeffe - Music

- After a first marriage, Stieglitz became involved with a painter named Georgia O'Keeffe. Stieglitz first met her through her art; he was presented with a portfolio of her art and fell in love with her before he had ever met her. Eventually they were introduced, and Stieglitz went basically head over heels for her. He began having her over to photograph while his wife was away, and, after a while, he was asked to leave the house by his distressed wife. O'Keeffe became Stieglitz's photographical inspiration: he took hundreds of portraits of her. O'Keeffe, too, was inspired by Stieglitz: her paintings shifted from primarily water colour to to oil, and she was recognized as part of the American Modernist movement. They were very much in love.