Alfred Stieglitz

Alfred Stieglitz was one of American early photographers who witness the radical change in the landscape of American society and culture. He saw New York go from a sleeping giant to a vibrant symbol of the modern metropolis. The body of his works were filmed in the first full length film that was entitled “Alfred Stieglitz - The Eloquent Eye“. As a photographer, and through the use of the medium, he was able to open a window onto many crucial developments of the time. He rebelled against the academic assumption that photography, though useful to the artist, was inferior to painting. He strived to have his photos equal to paintings. There were two kinds of pictorials: soft and hard. Alfred was a hard in the way he wanted infused photographic prints to predominate; he allowed his images to evoke the character of painting. He was interested in the condition of life in America and using a black and white format to depict his images of the New York environment.