![]() In order to avoid the appearance of bias in his opinions and because Photochrome was now printing the photogravures for the magazine, Alfred Stieglitz refused to draw a salary. In the spring of 1893, he became co-editor of The American Amateur Photographer. Prior to that, he used an 8×10 plate film camera that required a tripod.Īlfred Stieglitz gained a reputation for his photography and his magazine articles about how photography is a form of art. In late 1892, Alfred Stieglitz bought his first hand-held camera, a Folmer and Schwing 4×5 plate film camera, which he used to take two of his best-known images, Winter, Fifth Avenue and The Terminal. He won awards for his photographs at exhibitions, including the joint exhibition of the Boston Camera Club, Photographic Society of Philadelphia, and the Society of Amateur Photographers of New York. ![]() He regularly wrote for The American Amateur Photographer magazine. Because Alfred Stieglitz demanded high-quality images and paid his employee high wages, the Photochrome Engraving Company rarely made a profit. His father purchased a small photography business for him so that he could earn a living in his chosen profession. In 1890, his sister Flora died while giving birth, and Alfred Stieglitz returned to New York.Īlfred Stieglitz considered himself an artist, but he refused to sell his photographs. The next year he won both first and second prizes in the same competition, and his reputation began to spread as several German and British photographic magazines published his work. He then wrote articles on the technical and aesthetic aspects of photography for magazines in England and Germany.Īlfred Stieglitz won first place for his photography, The Last Joke, Bellagio, in 1887 from Amateur Photographer. In 1887, he wrote his very first article, "A Word or Two about Amateur Photography in Germany", for the new magazine The Amateur Photographer. Through his self-study, he saw photography as an art form. In 1884, his parents returned to America, but 20-year-old Alfred Stieglitz remained in Germany and collected books on photography and photographers in Europe and the U.S. Photography, he later wrote, "fascinated me, first as a toy, then as a passion, then as an obsession." Alfred Stieglitz bought his first camera and traveled through the European countryside, taking photographs of landscapes and peasants in Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. German artists Adolf von Menzel and Wilhelm Hasemann were his friends. (age 82) Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
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