Professional Photography

Weegee, aka Arthur Fellig, is my favorite photographer of all time. Not only was his style of documentary photography amusing, entertaining, and informative; he was also quite a character. If you like these, you can read more about him and view more of his work at ICP's Weegee's World presentation.

• "Joy of Living" - Weegee combines the solemn with the sarcastic, while at the same time doing his job as a photojournalist. Amazing.
• "Simply Add Boiling Water"
• "Marilyn" - A different approach; some of Weegee's later work involved neat optical tricks and "special effects." This was done with various bent plastic lenses.

Bill Owens, now a brewer, took a detailed look at America suburbia in the '60s and '70s. See more of his work on his official site (click Suburbia on the left) or here.

• "Tupperware" - Have you ever been invited to one of these? I hope not.
• "A Toilet Broke" - This deserves more than a quick glance, else you might confuse it with poor bathroom upkeep.
• "Nixon" - The former president is presented here as a talking head, ignored by the owner of the TV and the dog as they attend to more important matters.

Walker Evans

• "Graveyard" - Beautiful composition, with social significance.

Edward Weston

• "Nude - 1936" - One of his most famous "nudes", this photo is probably not as graphic as some things you can see on TV and in fashion magazines today.

Sebastiao Salgado shows the life of hard labor through his work.

• "Serra Pelada" - Amazing pattern and impact.
• g2_4.jpg - I'm not sure of the titles of these two, but they're amazing.
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This isn't exactly professional, but I find it amusing nonetheless. Do you get it?