The photo can be an extremely powerful medium and one of the photographers of the 20th century which constantly pushed the envelope and uncovered the many layers of America was Diane Arbus. Diane Arbus is considered to be one of the great photographers of the 20th century. While little known when she was alive, after her death, many of her photos became renown and today are considered to be works of art.
Diane Arbus was born in 1923, married at 18 and had a relatively uneventful, quiet life. Unfortunately, she suffered from depression and in 1971 she committed suicide. Like so many great artists, her work was only discovered by the masses after her death, making her photos even more in demand.
Diane Arbus is known for her intensity. She was able to see the quirks and inconsistencies of personalities with her camera catching some of the most extraordinary insights of what would normally be regular people. Diane Arbus is affectionately referred to as the photographer of freaks and by viewing her many photographs, one can see just how talented she was at capturing the intensity and oddness of an individual.
The Smithsonian Magazine offers an insightful article on Diane Arbus. You can read it at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com
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