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 Christian Vogt is a Swiss photographer born in 1946, who is known for his amazing prints and series. It is known that Vogt is a part of photographers who push the agenda and step out of what is considered the norm or acceptable. There is a style of photography called Sachfotographie which translates to non-subjective photography. Example of this style of photography can be still-life photography. It is this type of photography that Christian Vogt wanted to step away from and it is because of this reaction that Vogt got into the works that he did and has changed the way amateurs and professionals go about capturing the perfect shot or what the inspiration behind an image is.  Christian Vogt has made his way through editorial photography and advertisements. With experience in that, many of his work and series always has a theme behind it. One of his works that I've taken appreciation of is "Skinprints". "Skinprints" is a collection of photos with thoughts and per...

 Who is Irving Penn? A man with exemplary vision. Irving Penn is one of the most well known photographers in the history of photography. Recognized by Vogue for more than 60 years, Penn creativity and masterful thinking allowed him to hold this spot and to continue breaking ground within the world of photography. Before pursuing photography, Penn started off as a painter. He traveled around some, and at some point ended up in Mexico where he realized painting wasn't for him. From there, Penn went to New York and was able to get hired as an associate to Alexander Liberman who was the new Vogue Director. It was Liberman who saw talent in Penn's eyes and encouraged him to start taking photographs. From there on, modern photography has become what it is and it all happened because of the collaboration between Liberman and Penn. Irving Penn finds more comfort in photography when he is in a studio compared to environmental photographies. Working with Vogue, Penn was able to Travel al...