Photography – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:27:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Photography – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Photography Always Needed the Presidents https://brewminate.com/photography-always-needed-the-presidents/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 15:36:48 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=148492 The daguerreotype was the first practice of photography to become popular in the United States. In 1848, the

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]]> Alexander Rodchenko: Constructivist Art in Early-20th Century Revolutionary Russia https://brewminate.com/alexander-rodchenko-constructivist-art-in-early-20th-century-revolutionary-russia/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 18:19:49 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=167956 Russian Constructivist artists were concerned with making a new socially productive, utilitarian art. Introduction Alexander Rodchenko’s 1928 photograph At

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]]> Portrait of the Artist as a Businesswoman: Dorothea Lange’s Lost San Francisco Years https://brewminate.com/portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-businesswoman-dorothea-langes-lost-san-francisco-years/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:10:47 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=163985 Lange was part of the bright patchwork of new ideas and new people that spelled the spirit of

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]]> Photography Helping to Build Peace and Justice in War-Torn Communities https://brewminate.com/photography-helping-to-build-peace-and-justice-in-war-torn-communities/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:40:18 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=160424 People wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also to

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]]> Eadweard Muybridge: Photos in Motion Are Born in 1878 https://brewminate.com/eadweard-muybridge-photos-in-motion-are-born-in-1878/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:02:15 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157753 After experimenting with different camera systems, Muybridge made a series of photographs at Stanford’s Palo Alto horse track.

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]]> Nadar: The Birth of Aerial Photography in 1858 https://brewminate.com/nadar-the-birth-of-aerial-photography-in-1858/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:01:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157736 For Nadar his name was attached not only to his art, but also to a persona that he

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]]> Louis Daguerre and the Birth of Commercial Photography in 1837 https://brewminate.com/louis-daguerre-and-the-birth-of-commercial-photography-in-1837/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:00:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157713 Daguerre—a Parisian theatrical scene-painter/designer and showman—saw his new medium as part-art, part-science. By Dr. Kris Belden-AdamsAssociate Professor of

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]]> Preserving a Piece of Abolitionist History https://brewminate.com/preserving-a-piece-of-abolitionist-history/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:07:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=148056 A Getty conservator discusses how she protects a rare and important photograph. In late August 1850, Cazenovia, New

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]]> The Reel Story of the Great War: Videography during World War I https://brewminate.com/the-reel-story-of-the-great-war-videography-during-world-war-i/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:01:39 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=143574 Soldiers were assigned to capture the action and sacrifice on camera for purposes of both patriotism and propaganda.

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]]> Black Photography as a Tool for Social Change in the 19th Century https://brewminate.com/black-photography-as-a-tool-for-social-change-in-the-19th-century/ Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:57:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=148633 Cameras played a critical role in the quest for social equality for Black Americans in the post-slavery era.

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