Great Black and White Photographers

Imogene Cunningham- Succulent

Harry Callahan- Eleanor
Lee Friedlander -Lafayette, Louisiana
  I really liked these images because of the contrast of soft and stark, the curves and the lines. The soft curves of the humans and their shadows and the straight lines of the wood in the pole and window contrast well. I liked the top picture, the succulent, because of the sharpness, with every crease shadow and line defined.  What I liked about the middle photo though was the lack of definition and the fuzzy edges which gave it a soft and light tone.

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