Three Inspirational Film Photographers
Film Photographers Who Inspire Today, I wanted to share some of my favorite photographers who used film to tell unique stories and inspire my own work. Robert Frank Robert Frank was the first film photographer I ever studied. Born in Switzerland, Frank started studying photography at a young age in order to escape the confines of his business-oriented family. He moved to the United States in 1947, where he picked up a job as a fashion photographer for Harper's Bazaar in New York City. At first, he was very optimistic about his new life in America, but quickly found that it was not all he chalked it up to be. He loathed the lack of creative control he had working for publications, and began to confront the fast-paced, money-hungry attitude of American capitalism. Frank's perspective on the U.S. changed from optimistic to bleak and lonely, an attitude that is very clear in his later work. Frank received a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundat...
