Some of my favorite photographers

Imogen Cunningham

"Frida Kahlo, Painter."

1931

This striking image of Frida Kahlo was taken during Frida and Diego Rivera's visit to the San Francisco Bay Area. Dressed in traditional Mexican attire, this print captures Frida's beauty and intensity.

Magnolia Blossom, 1925

Imogen made this image for her own pleasure. With three small children in the house, she said she had "one hand in the dishpan, the other in the darkroom."

Imogen Cunningham was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She began her photographic studies at the University of Washington and went on to become one of photography's early pioneers and commenced what became one of the longest photographic careers in the history of the medium.
In the 1920's, Cunningham turned her attention to artistic nudes of friends and family and the study of plant forms found in her garden. The results are staggering; an amazing body of work comprised of bold, contemporary forms.

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