"A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words."
- Ansel Adams
"Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was in the process of unrolling itself before my eyes."
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
The quotes above are from two of the most renowned photographers in the world. I will be showcasing some of their work in future post but for know I wanted to post those quotes because to me they sum up photography better than I ever could. Photography has many meanings; to a mom it captures the memories, and the stories she will tell to others, in the future; To an artist it’s a vehicle to communicate the story the mom might tell but without the mom being there. So where do I start on a subject that has only been around for 200 years but has had many advances and voices to guide it to what it is today? I’m not sure. Let's start from the beginning!
Many scientists attempted to create photographs but failed on one aspect, making the picture stay once it was developed.
The first photograph ever is by a man named Niepce. It has an exposure time of 8 hours! 8 hours!
