The Photography of Edwin Rosskam, Chicago, 1941

Farm Service Administration (FSA) photographer Edwin Rosskam is not as widely known as some of the FSA’s other artists. However, his work (and that of his wife, Louise Rosskam) needs to be known and preserved. Rather than waste a great deal of space detailing Rosskam’s history, I’ll let his own words speak for him :…

Photo of the Day: Vivian Maier, 1956

Young woman in a car, Vivian Maier, Chicago, Illinois, US, August 16, 1956

Track A, History of Street Photographers, Part 6

Read Part 5 or view Index to start at the beginning. Part 6 – Brandt to Doisneau Hermann Wilhelm “Bill” Brandt (UK) – 1904 – 1983 Hermann Wilhelm Brandt, known as Bill, was born in Germany just after the turn of the twentieth century. Brandt is widely considered one of the most important British photographers…