Coney Island

Coney IslandArtwork Info About the Artist Artist Docs Artist News 1962 Gelatin silver print Initialed L. D. 1962, in ink, au recto Signed and titled, in pencil, with artist stamp, in ink, au verso Printed in 1995 Unframed Lutz Dille fled Germany after WWII and after travelling through Europe, settled in Canada in the 1950s. Working as a cinematographer, he practiced photography on his own time, trying to capture moments of intrigue and delight that he found while

The image illustrates many of the key elements found in Clark’s work: it romanticizes the criminal activity his subjects were engaged in

was playing cards with other photographers while waiting for news of an event that they could try to capture in a photograph good enough to sell to newspapers and magazines

He served as chief photographer for Condé Nast from 1923 to 1938 while also doing freelance advertising work

Her work is in the collections of prominent institutions worldwide

While Muybridge’s motion sequences helped revolutionize still photography

celebration and devastation

rustbelt revitalization

Printed circa 1906

Silver bromide print

and countless more all have their place in Barrie Wentzell’s vast archive

this time as a staff photographer for his newly conceived Life magazine

In the 1940s he often played with scale to underline the strength of character in his subjects