VIVIAN MAIER

LEE FRIEDLANDER:

BACKGROUND

Pursue a life-long journey of self-study.

Many of us have never gone to photography school. I personally haven’t. I was fortunate enough to be born in the era of the internet in which I learned everything through the web. Now I am blessed enough to make enough money through my workshops, I can now purchase more photography books to continue my self-study in the world of photography.

Understandably, the faculty of the school was upset that Friedlander wasn’t attending his photography courses. Friedlander then decided to drop out of school. Fortunately enough, Kaminski (seeing potential in the young Friedlander) invited him to rent a room above his studio and to live with his family. Through these years, Friedlander got a great source of mentorship and advice from Kaminski on photography, painting, and other forms of art that Friedlander probably found more interesting.

As Friedlander got older, he continued his passion for self-knowledge and education. In the book Friedlander, Peter Galassi chronicles how Friedlander would visit libraries and analyze as many photography books as he could in his free time.

 

 

DUANE MICHAELS

Duane Michals was born in Micheesport Pennsylvania and started photography when he visited Russia. what i really like about him is that his work is about looking inside yourself. He is entirely self-taught which really inspired me. And i like that he is doing work about himself it makes me want to explore that more and make more work that reflects who i am