ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY

2007-11-06T10:55:00.000-08:00

ANSEL ADAMS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS, HIS BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES, CAN CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION FOREVER. IT SHOWS EVERY LITTLE DETAIL OF THE MOST NATURAL OBJECTS.

THIS PICTURE MAKES ME WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS AT THE END OF THE ROAD...WHERE DOES IT GO?

PHIL ROMANS

2007-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

THESE PHOTOS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE YOU'VE TRAVELED AROUND A COUNTRY FULL CIRCLE AND THIS IS WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE TOP RIGHT PHOTO, IT LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD BE IN SOME MAGAZINE.

2007-10-11T15:08:00.000-07:00

Annie Leibovitz, BFA 1971Annie Leibovitz is a photographer known for her portraits of celebrities, who range from political figures to musicians and athletes. Her work has included magazine, fashion, and advertising photography. From 1970 to 1983 she was a freelance photographer and the chief photographer for Rolling Stone magazine, and in 1975 she served as a concert-tour photographer for the Rolling Stones band. She has been a contributing photographer for Vanity Fair magazine since 1983. In addition to her magazine work, Leibovitz has created influential advertising campaigns for American Express, Gap, Givenchy, The Sopranos, and the Milk Board. A retrospective of her work from the years 1970 to 1990 was presented at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and at the International Center of Photography in New York. The 2007 exhibition, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life, 1990-2005, was organized by the Brooklyn Museum, where it opened in Fall 2006. Among the other venues it travels to are the San Diego Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the de Young Museum, San Francisco, Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, and London's National Portrait Gallery.Leibovitz is the recipient of many honors, including the rank of Commandeur in the French government's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and the Barnard College Medal of Distinction. Her awards include the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP) Photographer of the Year Award (1984); the ASMP Innovation in Photography Award (1987); the Clio Award and the Campaign of the Decade Award from Advertising Age magazine (1987); and the Infinity Award for applied photography from the International Center for Photography (1990). She was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000 and one of the thirty-five Innovators of Our Time by Smithsonian magazine in 2005.

WINTER ROAD

2007-10-08T09:18:00.000-07:00

ALOT OF PHOTOS THAT ARE OF NATURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN TELL WHAT SEASON IT IS IS APPLEALING TO ME.

2007-10-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

THIS PHOTO HAS EVERYTHING IN NATURE COMING TOGETHER, YOU HAVE THE GREEN TREES AT THE BOTTOM, THEN YOUR EYES RISES UP TO THE WATER, THEN TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FINALLY TO THE SKY. THE COMPOSITION IS BEAUTIFUL.

2007-09-19T12:49:00.001-07:00

THIS PHOTOS OF BOSTON ARE VERY APPEALING TO ME BECAUSE THEY ARE OF MY CAPITAL CITY. ALL THE BOATS IN THE WATER WITH BOSTON LURKING BEHIND, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SITE.

THIS PHOTO OF THE BEACHES IN ANOTHER REASON I LOVE THIS AREA. IT MAY BE COLD DURING THE WINTER BUT BETWEEN BOSTON AND CAPE COD WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST VACATION DESTINATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND DURING THE SUMMER.

2007-09-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

IN MY HOUSE YOU WILL FIND MANY A VAN GOGH. ALTHOUGH HE IS A PAINTER, HE CAPTURES THE ABSTRACTNESS THAT I FIND APPEALING TO LOOK AT.

2007-09-19T12:13:00.000-07:00

THIS PHOTO KIND OF REMINDS ME OF OUR POND ON CAMPUS DURINF THE FALL, ITS SMALL AND FOGGY, BUT STILL VERY BEAUTIFUL.

2007-09-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

THIS PHOTO IS SPECIAL TO ME BECAUSE IT SHOWS THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE PRE 9/11 AND THE VIEW IS JUST AMAZING. i LIKE TO OBSERVE THE CITY FROM A DISTANCE AND PEOPLE WATCH.