Photographer of the week- Edward Weston

Born on March 24, 1886 in Illinois Edward Weston grew up in Chicago. He began doing photography at the age of 16 when his father gave him his first camera. He started out taking photos of parks and his aunt's farm. He moved to California in 1906 where he started being a traveling photographer, taking pictures of children, pets, and funerals. In 1908, he went to the  the Illinois College of Photography. He finished the 12 month long course in 6 months, and then went back to California. In 1909, he started working in portrait studios. He got married and had 4 kids, and then opened his own studio in 1911. He won many awards for his portraits.
In 1922, he visited the ARMCO Steel Plant in Middletown, Ohio, and  the photos he took there “marked a turning point in [his] career.” He went from doing portraits do doing more abstract photos. In 1923, he moved to Mexico City and opened up a photographic studio. He moved back to California in 1926 where he started the work that he was most well known for: natural forms, close-ups, nudes, and landscapes. He took photos of normal everyday things in an abstract way and he made them look like things we’ve never seen before.
My favorite image is the one that I included. I really like it because when you first look at it, you have no idea what it is, and it takes a second to realize what it is. He makes a simple object, like a seashell, look like something that is not from this planet.
I got all of the information, and the photo from the Edward Weston website
Here is some more of his work as well.

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