One of the most influential American photographers of the 20th century, Edward Weston has had a significant impact on the history of photography. His

Beaumont School: GCSE Art and Design

Edward Weston is a canonical figure in the history of photography. As a modernist pioneer, his artistic contributions changed the course of the medium. With an unparalleled ability to bring out the beauty from the most ordinary, everyday objects, Edward Weston helped define a bold new aesthetic for photography. With a long career lasting almost forty years, Edward Weston’s body of work created a distinctly American vision, expanding photography’s visual language. Spanning two world wars

Whilst Researching Irving Penn Bing suggested that i look at Edward Weston. Upon looking at some of his images i was Drawn to his unusual flair for still life imagery. He was born in 1886 and the first images he captured were of the local parks and his aunts farm in Chicago with a bulls eye #2 camera that his father got him for his 16th birthday. He then moved to California briefly working as a surveyor and going door to door for every opportunity to build onto his photography career…

Edward weston sketchbook page

Edward Weston

Inspired by Edward Weston's Cabbage Leaf from 1931. I entered it for the Martin Bailey Assignment "Homage". It came in first:)

Pepper No. 14, 1929

Audio from American Modern: Hopper to O'Keeffe.