Ralph Gibson

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Ralph Gibson has dabbled in many forms of photography.  He is best known as an American art photographer and is known mostly for his photographic books. Many of his photographs have a sort of mysterious and surreal undertone to them. He has done many solo exhibitions as well as group exhibitions. He has many public collections that people can go and endulge in. The majority of which are located in New York. 

BORN January 16th, 1939, Los Angeles, California
RESIDES New York, New York
EDUCATION 1967-68: Assistant to Robert Frank
1961-62: Assistant to Dorthea Lange
1960-62: San Francisco Art Institute
1956-60: Studied photography, U.S. Navy
AWARDS  
2007 The Lucie Award
2002 Appointed, Commandeur de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France
1999 Silver Plum Design Trust for Public Space
1997 Doctor of Fine Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University
1994 Grand Medal of the City of Arles, France
1991 Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, University of Maryland
1989 Eastman Kodak Grant to photography, “L’Histoire de France
“150 Years of Photography” Award, Photographic Society of Japan
1988 Leica Medal of Excellence Award
1986 Decorated, Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1985 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
1977 D.A.A.D West Berlin, Germany
C.A.P.S., New York State Council of the Arts Fellowship
1975 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1973 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

Emmet Gowin

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Emmet Gowin was born in Virginia. He is an American art photographer and teacher. Some of his best known images are black and white images taken of his family with a large format camera. He also does many landscapes and ariels he calls his working landscapes.

Herb Ritts

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Herb Ritts was born on August 13, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. He was and still to this day is one of the worlds most well known fashion photographers. He enjoyed black and white photography and often took photos to simulate Greek sculpture. He also took many nude photos as well. He died December 26, 2002.